> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net
> [mailto:newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net]De la part de
> Vladimir Alexiev
> Envoyé : mercredi 10 avril 2002 21:37
> À : 'newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net'
> Objet : Re: [NTLK] PDFNewt
>
>
> And I think that if you want to read PDFs on newt, you should first
> concentrate on PDF and its differences from newt Books and
> how to convert
> one to the other, and only after that study whether you can
> produce PKG
> books without the help of extra software.
>
You're right, I'm starting to read the PDF reference guide (oops, really
heavy).
> Right, but there'll be deep complications. Eg consider how
> you'd recognize
> tables in PDF to convert them to Book tables. (AFAIK, Book
> supports max 4
> columns and you can only assign from a fixed set of widths.)
>
That's sure. There is some adaptationS to do to the original document format.
>
> No, I mean that at that point you can tackle this secondary
> problem (how to
> make PKG without extra software). While you work on resolving
> it (and it may
> be impossible to resolve), people can usefully use the PDF->bookmaker
> convertor that you would have developed. Once you resolve it,
> it'll be easy
> to amend your convertor to produce PKG instead of bookmaker.
>
That's a good idea after all.
Cordialement
Didier BOURGUIGNON
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