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Old 12-16-2010, 09:11 PM   #1
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When zooming in on a PDF image, is there a way to specify the zoom window with greater resolution? The window choices which the Kindle gives me by default often have text cut off, particularly at the higher zoom ratios.
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Old 12-16-2010, 11:03 PM   #2
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I wish there was a feature like that too. We should be able to specify the size of the zoom window too.
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Old 12-17-2010, 12:13 PM   #3
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what about the "fit to screen" or "actual size" options? Did you try them in the landscape mode?
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Old 12-17-2010, 02:34 PM   #4
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Landscape mode seems to be the most convenient PDF feature for me. Helps much more than the several zoom levels that are available.
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Old 12-17-2010, 09:43 PM   #5
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what about the "fit to screen" or "actual size" options? Did you try them in the landscape mode?
Fit to screen actually only works in landscape mode and 'actual size' introduces a zoom box which is very often smaller than the paragraph that we are trying to view. There is actually no way out other than viewing it in the landscape mode which I find extremely uncomfortable.
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Old 12-18-2010, 12:03 AM   #6
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The Doukan firmware has solved all my PDF woes (and I read a lot of PDFs).
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Old 12-26-2010, 08:40 PM   #7
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Thanks, outismetis. The "smart layout" option in the duokan reader is just what I need.
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Old 12-27-2010, 01:25 PM   #8
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The Doukan firmware has solved all my PDF woes (and I read a lot of PDFs).
As .pdfs are a major problem for me in Kindle can you please explain how Duokan solved your problems?
What are its differences?
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Old 12-28-2010, 05:53 AM   #9
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download Duokan....its PDF reader is fantastic....faster and loads more options.
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Old 12-28-2010, 10:04 AM   #10
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I guess I've been lucky so far with pdf's. I use the java app on the pdfscissors/ site to crop the white space, then either just drop them on the Kindle or run them through Calibre to create a mobi file. So far, so good. What sort of problems do you have with pdf's on the Kindle?

I love the idea of installing a different firmware, but this one being Chinese puts me off. I can't even read anything in their forums. Too scary until English is catered to a bit more.
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I guess I've been lucky so far with pdf's. I use the java app on the pdfscissors/ site to crop the white space, then either just drop them on the Kindle or run them through Calibre to create a mobi file. So far, so good. What sort of problems do you have with pdf's on the Kindle?

I love the idea of installing a different firmware, but this one being Chinese puts me off. I can't even read anything in their forums. Too scary until English is catered to a bit more.
Well all this procedure is a bit of a problem for me. I have hundreds of .pdfs and I cannot bother doing all this fuss for reading them.
That's why I'm asking about this chinese fw.
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GlassX - Ahh right, I can understand why you wouldn't want to do this then! I have a couple of dozen pdf's at most, so it's not too bad. Hundreds would be tedious in the extreme.
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Old 12-29-2010, 12:58 AM   #13
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Well all this procedure is a bit of a problem for me. I have hundreds of .pdfs and I cannot bother doing all this fuss for reading them.
That's why I'm asking about this chinese fw.
It's available in (imperfect) English now, just use and bookmark this site: http://flip.netzbeben.de/2010/11/duo...ish-gui-today/.

I have a thousand academic journal articles in PDF, so I'm totally with you in not wanting to crop everything. Doukan lets you simulate a crop with each pdf to remove any whitespace. Open, set margin crop, enjoy.
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Old 12-29-2010, 04:52 AM   #14
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It's available in (imperfect) English now, just use and bookmark this site: http://flip.netzbeben.de/2010/11/duo...ish-gui-today/.

I have a thousand academic journal articles in PDF, so I'm totally with you in not wanting to crop everything. Doukan lets you simulate a crop with each pdf to remove any whitespace. Open, set margin crop, enjoy.
Thanks a lot for the tip! I am exactly in your situation (academic journals and books in pdf) and so far i've only read in landscape mode...

Just a question: will installing Duokan erase my existing books/collections/highlights?
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Old 12-29-2010, 05:02 AM   #15
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Hello BranMakMorn,
no - Duokan leaves everything as is. You can read the Kindle documents (stored in folder "documents") from Duokan. Just activate on the Duokan menu "Read Kindle content" (-> set it to YES).
Furthermore Duokan reads subdirectories (Kindle collections wont be seen). So I recommend to organise your journals in subdirectories within folder "documents" to have a order in Duokan.

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