On Wed, Jul 2, 2014 at 5:18 PM, Otared Kavian <otared@gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks Luigi!
>
> It turns out that with some slight modifications I could typeset the
> mentioned project with mkiv.
> Then after having added the following from your article:
>
> %% For PDF/A
> \setupbackend[
> format={pdf/a-1a:2005},
> profile={default_cmyk.icc,
>          default_rgb.icc,default_gray.icc},
> intent={%
> ISO coated v2 300\letterpercent\space (ECI)}
> ]
> %% Tagged PDF
> %% method=auto ==> default tags by Adobe
> \setupstructure[state=start,method=auto]
>
> I could get a PDF which looks fine: but now I have to make sure that it is
> PDF/A compliant.
> Right now I don’t hav etime to check this, but in any case you gave me
> good hope… Thanks!
>
The problem is  the pdf/a validator ... it's better to use that one the
counterpart .
An important one  is the preflight of  acrobat professional. If it says
that it's ok , then "it's hard to assert that it's not ok"  .
Also this one maybe can help:
http://www.pdf-tools.com/pdf/validate-pdfa-online.aspx
but privacy can be an issue.

Imho, a school (or whatever educational structure)  that require a pdf/a
should also offer a service to validate a pdf, and a report if validation
fails.

-- 
luigi