Thread: DR1000 Another sell estimation
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Old 02-04-2011, 08:01 AM   #15
tjdean256
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To me that is an inherent problem with scientific literature that will never be completely solved with an electronic device because will all read them differently. I constantly go back and forth between the text and the literature cited. I use a bookmark and jump to previous that is not perfect. I think some strategy on the part of the user must be employed to over come these limitations. A paper copy can be spread all over the desk (convenient but not without its problems). Since DR1000 has 4 windows, you could make alternate copies and open in different windows - going back and forth would be nearly instantaneous. I do something like that when I review ms for journals.

The Entourage Edge has a TOC feature for marked up PDFs (scribbles and highlights). While it is newer and maybe faster (I'm not convinced). It does have some limitations, users of the DR may not be happy with. For instance, once a PDF is annotated the ability to zoom is lost. No landscape mode on the e-ink side.You can save as a PDF, but the scribbles can't be converted to a IRX file for handwriting recognition. And no SDK.

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