Re: [NTLK] PDF Converter

From: Eric Schneck (eschneck_at_mindspring.com)
Date: Thu Jan 16 2003 - 14:50:10 EST


on 1/16/03 10:16 PM, newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net at newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
wrote:

> From: "Doug Parker" <dougparker_at_progressdata.com>
> Subject: Re: [NTLK] PDF Converter
> Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 09:54:34 -0500
>
> I'm about three days behind on my Newton digest reading, but I keep seeing
> this PDF-->TEXT thread.
No, not PDF->TEXT. I am planning to do PDF->Image.
This would allow a more accurate page rendering, and also allow embedded
images to be displayed.
>
> Google has some facility to translate PDF to HTML. Can't that be used as a
> starting point? Maybe there's already a converter available publicly that
> can do the translations for which you're looking.
>
I believe that Google's translator is only for pages that they have scanned.
If I am wrong, please let me know ASAP.

Eric

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