06-05-2011, 07:24 PM | #1 |
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Landscaped PDF Question for DXG
Here's a question I haven't been able to find an answer for:
How does the Kindle DXG handle PDFs that are meant to be read in landscape orientation? I've read a lot about Kindles and PDFs, but they all seem to assume that the PDF is portrait-oriented. So, if you have a PDF that is meant to be read landscaped, and you flip your Kindle to landscape orientation, does is show the whole PDF and does it fill the screen? If you flip it to portrait mode, what does it show? Thanks to anyone who can answer. |
06-05-2011, 08:20 PM | #2 |
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Whenever I have a pdf I want to read on my Kindle I send it to my name@free.kindle.com address with "convert" as the subject, so I get it delivered by wireless to my Kindle as an .azw file. Therefore I can't exactly answer your question, except to say that I do generally use landscape mode and have no problem reading the converted files - they look fine.
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06-07-2011, 12:45 PM | #3 |
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Thanks, phiznlil, but I specifically need to know about how the Kindle DX Graphite handles landscape-oriented PDFs. I'l like to use it to display collection of chord/lyric sheets for jamming or performing. I have about 500 single-sheet PDFs, and they need to be displayed so I don't need to scroll around in the middle of a song, hence the need for the DX's bigger screen.
I've attached a sample PDF if someone can try it out. I'd also be interested in knowing how it renders when converted to an .azw file. |
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do not know about kindle dxg, but on pocket book 902 looks fine, complete and no scroll requried to see it on landscape mode.
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06-07-2011, 07:06 PM | #6 |
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Thanks for the info, folks!
Skydive, the PB902 is on my shortlist, too. |
06-08-2011, 11:35 AM | #7 |
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It works fine
I loaded your pdf and it works just as you would want it to. When the DX is held in portrait orientation, the pdf file is fit to the width of the screen, making the text too small to read without glasses. Rotating the DX to landscape orientation, the pdf is also fit to the new width of the screen and is completely readable, with the entire page displayed.
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06-08-2011, 11:42 AM | #8 |
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Hello
If your PDF’s are all the same as the one you have posted the Kindle DXG will cope with them perfectly in landscape mode. Down you have a photo from your example on the Kindle DXG ( the real screen, and not a captured “screen” from the Kindle screen capture function). Tested also with Duokan (read the forums to know what this is), and it looks even better as you can crop the white margins at will and darken the text. My advice: count the DXG on. Best regards, |
06-09-2011, 11:56 AM | #9 |
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Thank you, Mark and DD! Your replies and screenshots were very helpful!
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