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MrPopNFresh · 11-23-2008, 01:09 PM

Ok. I think things are becoming a little muddled (and it's probably because I don't fully understand something).

If I have a digitally created PDF, the text is recognized as text (go file->save as text to see) and the figures as figures. In this case, the PRS-505 fits the whole PDF to one page without any ability to increase the font size of the text like it can with ebooks, correct? Is it possible to convert a PDF like this to some format with embedded images where the PRS-505 will be able to increase the font size of the text/reflow it to the screen on it's own?

I understand that the figures can never be zoomed and that if I convert the whole PDF to a series of images, it can't be zoomed either, but what if it's text with embedded images? Does the presence of embedded images in the file keep the reader from changing the text font size?

Edit:I can't try soPDF right now, I'm on Linux.

11-23-2008, 01:09 PM	#30
MrPopNFresh Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: PRS505	Ok. I think things are becoming a little muddled (and it's probably because I don't fully understand something). If I have a digitally created PDF, the text is recognized as text (go file->save as text to see) and the figures as figures. In this case, the PRS-505 fits the whole PDF to one page without any ability to increase the font size of the text like it can with ebooks, correct? Is it possible to convert a PDF like this to some format with embedded images where the PRS-505 will be able to increase the font size of the text/reflow it to the screen on it's own? I understand that the figures can never be zoomed and that if I convert the whole PDF to a series of images, it can't be zoomed either, but what if it's text with embedded images? Does the presence of embedded images in the file keep the reader from changing the text font size? Edit:I can't try soPDF right now, I'm on Linux. Last edited by MrPopNFresh; 11-23-2008 at 01:11 PM.