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Originally Posted by Jellby
Are you creating large-size (A4 or letter) documents and expecting small-screen (PDAs or eBook readers) devices to reformat the text?
Why don't you do it the other way? Create a small-size PDF and let the computer PDF reader reformat it if needed/desired.
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If the file is tagged to allow the reader to reformat the text, it doesn't matter what size page it's starting from. If you go to my
downloads page and download a copy of Neptune Crossing in what I call
PDF2 (okay, you can just click the link here), you'll get a book that displays full-size on your computer. Put it on your PDA, and it'll reflow down to your desired screen size, at your desired font size. (Though vertical blank space may get squished.)
If you download the one I call
PDF1, you'll get a file that looks nicer on the full-sized computer, and will resize nicely on the computer--but if you copy it to a PDA, it won't reflow. That is, unless you have a newer PDA system than mine, which I understand can do the necessary tagging. (It would be great if someone could test that for me and report back.)
Actually, I have no idea what the effect of all this is on other kinds of ebook readers, such as the e-ink devices. I'd be grateful if someone could test those files on other PDF-reading devices and let me know what they find.