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Old 03-14-2012, 02:05 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by Penforhire View Post
PDF is sort of a wrapper for different types of data. You already noticed that some data is just a graphic image (photocopy). Those cannot be intelligently reflowed because it is just a bunch of dots. If the data is a text file then it becomes possible to reflow and, for example, to print it in a different font.
Not quite correct. Just because something in a PDF is text doesn't mean that it is reflowable. The text objects in most PDFs are not reflowable.
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