Re: [NTLK] PDF

From: Eric L. Strobel (fyzycyst_at_home.com)
Date: Thu Aug 30 2001 - 10:05:37 EDT

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at the temporal coordinates: 8/30/01 9:40 AM, the entity known as John M.
Powell at iwillbefreedotcom_at_earthlink.net conveyed the following:

>
> Rock on. Of maybe a pdf converter/reader (would convert the pdf to
> text only, then allow for reading on the Newt).
>
> John
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net
>> [mailto:newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net]On Behalf Of Laurent Domenech
>> Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 8:32 AM
>> To: 'newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net'
>> Subject: Re: [NTLK] PDF
>>
>>
>>
>>> I know there's no PDF reader available but is there any way to
>>> convert/extract from a PDF to a Newton-friendly format?
>>
>> Funny enough, I bought yesterday the PDF Format specs book. I'd
>> like to try
>> to make a simple PDF reader (that would only read the text).
>>
>> Would you guys be interested in such a reader?
>>
>> Regards,
>> Laurent
>>

Only thing I'd add is perhaps simple conversion of line drawings? So that
things like equations would show up (even if plots and charts don't).

- Eric.

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