It would be nice if Pro/E wrote the font definitions and the text
strings to the Generic Postscript device. Then one could create a
searchable PDF with most any ps to PDF converter. AFAIK PTC did not do
this for the Generic Postscript device.
Also, it would be better if PTC did not compile in the Postscript
preamble, but keep it in a separate file that could be customized. Like
changing the linecap and linejoin defaults. Yeah, there are new config
options for PDF creation, but that just skims the surface of the
potential of controlling the preamble. External files that get inserted
just before showpage and just after showpage would also be useful.
What could be done with this? Adding whatever metadata was desired;
creating write-white output (natural material color on a dark background
for labels); creating composite write-black/write-white on a single
page; creating outlined letters instead of filled ones; the ability to
tile all sheets of a drawing onto a single page of output - some
printers do that, but I think they do not create a distributable file;
creating a mirror image page for processes where it is useful.
There are certainly other uses given that Postscript is a general
purpose programming language with vector, bitmap, and text handling, and
commands, macros, general execution control structures, and some file I/O.
Dave S.
