# PDF::Writer 1.1.8

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/pdf-writer-1-1-8/132103>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [March 17, 2008, 12:57am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/pdf-writer-1-1-8/132103 "2008-03-17T00:57:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![naething](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/e47774/32.png) [@naething](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/naething)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2008, 12:57am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/pdf-writer-1-1-8/132103/1 "2008-03-17T00:57:08Z")

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Hi folks,

With the help of community members, we’ve cut another small  
maintenance release.

This one takes another crack at the page numbering issues, and also  
fixes a problem with font embedding.

Here are the related tickets:

[http://stonecode.svnrepository.com/ruby\_pdf/trac.cgi/ticket/1](http://stonecode.svnrepository.com/ruby_pdf/trac.cgi/ticket/1)  
[http://stonecode.svnrepository.com/ruby\_pdf/trac.cgi/ticket/6](http://stonecode.svnrepository.com/ruby_pdf/trac.cgi/ticket/6)

Thanks for those who submitted patches and bug reports!

== Get it ==

gem install pdf-writer

or download at:  
[http://rubyforge.org/projects/ruby-pdf/](http://rubyforge.org/projects/ruby-pdf/)

== Support ==

Mailing list:

[http://groups.google.com/group/pdf-writer](http://groups.google.com/group/pdf-writer)

Trac wiki / bug tracker:

[http://stonecode.svnrepository.com/ruby\_pdf](http://stonecode.svnrepository.com/ruby_pdf)

== Project News ==

We’re currently working on Ruby 1.9 compatibility issues and also  
thinking up some small enhancements for a PDF::Writer 1.2. Look for  
more news soon!

== Shameless Self Promotion ==

For those that haven’t heard about it, I’m trying to take off several  
months of work to hack on important open source Ruby projects. One of  
my project ideas was to start a re-write of PDF::Writer from the  
ground up, but I’d probably need at least 3 months of funding to  
seriously consider that. To learn more / donate, see the description  
and links at:

[http://pledgie.com/campaigns/571](http://pledgie.com/campaigns/571)

Those who donate will be able to vote for which project I should work  
on, so if a PDF::Writer rewrite sounds good to you, it may be worth  
your while 🙂

-greg

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**Author:** ![naething](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/e47774/32.png) [@naething](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/naething)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2008, 4:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/pdf-writer-1-1-8/132103/2 "2008-03-17T16:22:58Z")

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On Mar 16, 5:54 pm, Gregory B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Hi folks,
> 
> With the help of community members, we’ve cut another small  
> maintenance release.
> 
> This one takes another crack at the page numbering issues, and also  
> fixes a problem with font embedding.
> 
> Here are the related tickets:

C:\ruby\src\pdf\_writer-1.1.8\>rake test  
(in C:/ruby/src/pdf\_writer-1.1.8)  
rake aborted!  
no such file to load – meta\_project  
C:/ruby/src/pdf\_writer-1.1.8/rakefile:14  
(See full trace by running task with --trace)

BTW, disabling the RubyForge forums and using Trac is a mistake. Not  
only do I prefer the one stop shopping of RubyForge, I have absolutely  
no idea how to submit a ticket/feature request/discuss a possible  
issue, etc.

Regards,

Dan

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**Author:** ![naething](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/e47774/32.png) [@naething](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/naething)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2008, 7:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/pdf-writer-1-1-8/132103/3 "2008-03-17T19:14:05Z")

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> C:\ruby\src\pdf\_writer-1.1.8\>rake test  
> (in C:/ruby/src/pdf\_writer-1.1.8)  
> rake aborted!  
> no such file to load – meta\_project  
> C:/ruby/src/pdf\_writer-1.1.8/rakefile:14  
> (See full trace by running task with --trace)

I’d be shocked if this worked anyway, since PDF::Writer has no unit  
tests.

> BTW, disabling the RubyForge forums and using Trac is a mistake. Not  
> only do I prefer the one stop shopping of RubyForge, I have absolutely  
> no idea how to submit a ticket/feature request/discuss a possible  
> issue, etc.

I don’t think that the RubyForge forums have been in place for a long  
time for PDF::Writer. I’ll let Greg update the contact info to point  
to the PDF::Writer discussion group on Google G. (the mailing list  
on RubyForge is going to be shut down on the first of April, which  
date was just pulled out of my head).

-austin