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Originally Posted by DaleDe
Are you familiar with PDF? Do you realize that it is a page format and the only way to get it on a smaller screen in page format is to shrink it? That is the state of affairs for 6" screens today. The iLiad not only has a larger 8" screen but it is the only e-INK devices to offer zooming of PDF files. In addition it has a touch screen and is useful to take notes. PDF's can be turned sideways on the device and this permits reading a PDF fairly well.
If the document can be reflowed it will work on a PDA but none of the e-ink devices support reflow. Instead some of them can convert the text but the image will still have to be shrunk. Only you can tell what while work for you.
Only the hanlin supports CHM natively but again it can be converted.
Dale
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Thanks, Dale. I am not very familiar with the details of PDF files.
If I understand correctly, most e-INK devices will require a reorganization of the contents of the PDF file (is that what you mean by reflowing?), since the resolution and size of the screen makes it impossible to display the PDF file otherwise, right? Now, you're saying the iLiad can also zoom PDF files, so it is the only e-INK device that doesn't need reflowing for PDF. Am I correct?
I guess my initial expectation was that with any e-INK device I could just open the PDF file and it would look just like it does in my laptop screen but scaled down appropriately to fit the screen. I guess only the iLiad can do that, and also zoom in accordingly to show the text if it's too small to see it when showing the entire page.
Please let me know if I understood correctly.