Reading PDF's - what's the point :( - Page 2

Arek_W · 07-16-2007, 03:36 PM

will give it a try

Arek_W · 07-16-2007, 05:24 PM

nope, no luck. Still impossible to read. Thinking about magnifying glass over the Reader to read the text and not go blind

. I even tried with EU COM Regulation published on the Europa web, forget it. So back to carrying the paper :/

NatCh · 07-16-2007, 05:51 PM

Ah, well, at least you've tried all the options.

Arek_W · 07-17-2007, 03:09 AM

yep, pity though. I think there is a potential

in this hardware to display PDF's in the proper & readable way.

HarryT · 07-17-2007, 04:14 AM

If the PDFs are generated for the correct page size of the Reader (ie 90x120mm), they display beautifully. Trying to view A4/US Letter PDFs on a screen that's 1/6th the area they're intended for is, as you've discovered, something of an exercise in futility.

Arek_W · 07-17-2007, 06:47 AM

Harry, i think that we all have a bit different views & experinces. I tried to distill a pdf document from doc to pdf 90/120, still print was not satisfactory. Could you maybe write setps you take to do it? I mean starting from source doc?
The pdf discussions are all over this forum without really satisfactory solution

NatCh · 07-17-2007, 09:14 AM

Sony put out a PDF generation guide some time ago, hang on -- (rummage, rummage) -- here you go.

It's actually a pretty good run through on making the things.

Arek_W · 07-17-2007, 04:04 PM

ooooooooo, gracias senor, will check it out

Arek_W · 07-17-2007, 04:08 PM

looks very profesional, will follow step by step & will let you know of the outcome

JSWolf · 07-25-2007, 11:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arek_W

looks very professional, will follow step by step & will let you know of the outcome

And the outcome?

Chris Rastyk · 07-30-2007, 03:32 PM

...to agree with HarryT, I'll add that a lot of older books in pdf, such as from archive.org, etc. may be in a smaller book format, which works rather well with the reader. Actually, the biography of Calvin Coolidge, just as an example, works wonderfully.

MelancholyTea · 07-30-2007, 07:01 PM

So if I just have a PDF file that is greyscale and too small on the Reader, does that mean that I can't do anything to it to get it to look better? It seems like the suggestions that have been made refer to changing a Word file to print to PDF differently. Thanks!

Chris Rastyk · 07-30-2007, 11:09 PM

Definitely check out the features of PDF Rasterfarian, mentioned a number of times around the forums. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10402

It allows you to split documents into two -- it may be readable this way, at least it's another thing you can try.

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07-16-2007, 03:36 PM	#16
Arek_W Connoisseur Posts: 76 Karma: 24 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Wroclaw, Poland Device: PRS-505, ASUS N636	will give it a try

07-16-2007, 05:24 PM	#17
Arek_W Connoisseur Posts: 76 Karma: 24 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Wroclaw, Poland Device: PRS-505, ASUS N636	nope, no luck. Still impossible to read. Thinking about magnifying glass over the Reader to read the text and not go blind . I even tried with EU COM Regulation published on the Europa web, forget it. So back to carrying the paper :/

07-16-2007, 05:51 PM	#18
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Ah, well, at least you've tried all the options.

07-17-2007, 03:09 AM	#19
Arek_W Connoisseur Posts: 76 Karma: 24 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Wroclaw, Poland Device: PRS-505, ASUS N636	yep, pity though. I think there is a potential in this hardware to display PDF's in the proper & readable way.

07-17-2007, 04:14 AM	#20
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	If the PDFs are generated for the correct page size of the Reader (ie 90x120mm), they display beautifully. Trying to view A4/US Letter PDFs on a screen that's 1/6th the area they're intended for is, as you've discovered, something of an exercise in futility.

07-17-2007, 06:47 AM	#21
Arek_W Connoisseur Posts: 76 Karma: 24 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Wroclaw, Poland Device: PRS-505, ASUS N636	Harry, i think that we all have a bit different views & experinces. I tried to distill a pdf document from doc to pdf 90/120, still print was not satisfactory. Could you maybe write setps you take to do it? I mean starting from source doc? The pdf discussions are all over this forum without really satisfactory solution

07-17-2007, 09:14 AM	#22
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Sony put out a PDF generation guide some time ago, hang on -- (rummage, rummage) -- here you go. It's actually a pretty good run through on making the things.

07-17-2007, 04:04 PM	#23
Arek_W Connoisseur Posts: 76 Karma: 24 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Wroclaw, Poland Device: PRS-505, ASUS N636	ooooooooo, gracias senor, will check it out

07-17-2007, 04:08 PM	#24
Arek_W Connoisseur Posts: 76 Karma: 24 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Wroclaw, Poland Device: PRS-505, ASUS N636	looks very profesional, will follow step by step & will let you know of the outcome

07-30-2007, 03:32 PM	#26
Chris Rastyk Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2007 Device: Sony Reader PRS-500	...to agree with HarryT, I'll add that a lot of older books in pdf, such as from archive.org, etc. may be in a smaller book format, which works rather well with the reader. Actually, the biography of Calvin Coolidge, just as an example, works wonderfully.

07-30-2007, 07:01 PM	#27
MelancholyTea Member Posts: 18 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2006	So if I just have a PDF file that is greyscale and too small on the Reader, does that mean that I can't do anything to it to get it to look better? It seems like the suggestions that have been made refer to changing a Word file to print to PDF differently. Thanks!

07-30-2007, 11:09 PM	#28
Chris Rastyk Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2007 Device: Sony Reader PRS-500	Definitely check out the features of PDF Rasterfarian, mentioned a number of times around the forums. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10402 It allows you to split documents into two -- it may be readable this way, at least it's another thing you can try.