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On Tuesday 13 June 2006 23:54, JimD wrote: |
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> Are there any tools/editors to edit a pdf or ps file? I am |
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> digitizing some books. I have the books as pdf and can convert |
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> that to postscript, text, html. |
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> I would like to be able to insert a few graphics into the PDF |
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> files. I could convert to plain text, edit in OOo and export to |
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> PDF. However, I lose all formatting doing that. |
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> I was hoping there were tools/editors for PDF/PS. What the heck do |
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> book writers use? I hope not a word processor. I am only working |
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> with small books and it is a pain to have to deal with layout. |
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If the original is plain text without loads of graphics and fancy |
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layout, koffice does a reasonable job of reading .pdf |
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pdf wasn't really intended to be edited. It's actual purpose is as a |
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final presentation format, so editing it is a somewhat like taking |
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compiled code and expecting to be able to get the original C back |
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If only me, you and dead people understand hex, |
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how many people understand hex? |
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Alan McKinnon |
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alan at linuxholdings dot co dot za |
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+27 82, double three seven, one nine three five |
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