Index: writer.rb
===================================================================
--- writer.rb	(revision 202)
+++ writer.rb	(working copy)
@@ -430,13 +430,13 @@
     # Sets the document to compressed (+true+) or uncompressed (+false+).
     # Defaults to uncompressed. This can ONLY be set once and should be set
     # as early as possible in the document creation process.
-  attr_accessor :compressed
+  attr_reader :compressed
   def compressed=(cc) #:nodoc:
     @compressed = cc if @compressed.nil?
   end
     # Returns +true+ if the document is compressed.
   def compressed?
-    @compressed == true
+    defined?(@compressed) and @compressed == true
   end
     # The set of known labelled destinations. All destinations are of class
     # PDF::Writer::Object::Destination. This is of little interest to
@@ -467,53 +467,43 @@
   attr_reader :page_height

     # The absolute x position of the left margin.
-  attr_reader :absolute_left_margin
   def absolute_left_margin #:nodoc:
     @left_margin
   end
     # The absolute x position of the right margin.
-  attr_reader :absolute_right_margin
   def absolute_right_margin #:nodoc:
     @page_width - @right_margin
   end
     # Returns the absolute y position of the top margin.
-  attr_reader :absolute_top_margin
   def absolute_top_margin #:nodoc:
     @page_height - @top_margin
   end
     # Returns the absolute y position of the bottom margin.
-  attr_reader :absolute_bottom_margin
   def absolute_bottom_margin #:nodoc:
     @bottom_margin
   end

     # The height of the margin area.
-  attr_reader :margin_height
   def margin_height #:nodoc:
     absolute_top_margin - absolute_bottom_margin
   end
     # The width of the margin area.
-  attr_reader :margin_width
   def margin_width #:nodoc:
     absolute_right_margin - absolute_left_margin
   end
     # The absolute x middle position.
-  attr_reader :absolute_x_middle
   def absolute_x_middle #:nodoc:
     @page_width / 2.0
   end
     # The absolute y middle position.
-  attr_reader :absolute_y_middle
   def absolute_y_middle #:nodoc:
     @page_height / 2.0
   end
     # The middle of the writing area between the left and right margins.
-  attr_reader :margin_x_middle
   def margin_x_middle #:nodoc:
     (absolute_right_margin + absolute_left_margin) / 2.0
   end
     # The middle of the writing area between the top and bottom margins.
-  attr_reader :margin_y_middle
   def margin_y_middle #:nodoc:
     (absolute_top_margin + absolute_bottom_margin) / 2.0
   end
@@ -522,7 +512,7 @@
     # constrained between the top and bottom margins. Any attempt to set it
     # outside of those margins will cause the y pointer to be placed
     # absolutely at the margins.
-  attr_accessor :y
+  attr_reader :y
   def y=(yy) #:nodoc:
     @y = yy
     @y = absolute_top_margin if @y > absolute_top_margin
@@ -531,7 +521,7 @@

     # The vertical position of the writing point. If the vertical position
     # is outside of the bottom margin, a new page will be created.
-  attr_accessor :pointer
+  attr_reader :pointer
   def pointer=(y) #:nodoc:
     @y = y
     start_new_page if @y < @bottom_margin
@@ -1874,26 +1864,22 @@

     # The width of the currently active column. This will return zero (0) if
     # columns are off.
-  attr_reader :column_width
   def column_width #:nodoc:
     return 0 unless @columns_on
     @columns[:width]
   end
     # The gutter between columns. This will return zero (0) if columns are
     # off.
-  attr_reader :column_gutter
   def column_gutter #:nodoc:
     return 0 unless @columns_on
     @columns[:gutter]
   end
     # The current column number. Returns zero (0) if columns are off.
-  attr_reader :column_number
   def column_number #:nodoc:
     return 0 unless @columns_on
     @columns[:current]
   end
     # The total number of columns. Returns zero (0) if columns are off.
-  attr_reader :column_count
   def column_count #:nodoc:
     return 0 unless @columns_on
     @columns[:size]
Index: writer/lang.rb
===================================================================
--- writer/lang.rb	(revision 202)
+++ writer/lang.rb	(working copy)
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
       #
       # If the file 'pdf/writer/lang/es' contains the module
       # <tt>PDF::Writer::Lang::ES</tt>, the error messages for PDF could be
-      # localized to Español thus:
+      # localized to Espa?ol thus:
       #
       #   require 'pdf/writer'
       #   require 'pdf/writer/lang/es'
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
       # threads will use the current language's messages.
       #
       # See PDF::Writer::Lang::EN for more information.
-    attr_accessor :language
+    attr_reader :language
     def language=(ll) #:nodoc:
       @language = ll
       @message.replace ll.instance_variable_get('@message')
Index: writer/strokestyle.rb
===================================================================
--- writer/strokestyle.rb	(revision 202)
+++ writer/strokestyle.rb	(working copy)
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     #                     path for a distance equal to half the line width
     #                     and is squared off.
     # +nil+::             Keeps the current line cap.
-  attr_accessor :cap
+  attr_reader :cap
   def cap=(c) #:nodoc:
     if c.nil? or LINE_CAPS.include?(c)
       @cap = c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     #                     segments is filled with a triangle, forming a
     #                     flattened edge on the join.
     # +nil+::             Keeps the current line join.
-  attr_accessor :join
+  attr_reader :join
   def join=(j) #:nodoc:
     if j.nil? or LINE_JOINS.include?(j)
       @join = j