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Old 10-28-2006, 09:58 PM   #5
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For what it's worth, if one has the material in an editable format (rtf, txt, .doc, etc.), one can run it through Open Office and then export it to PDF with the page and font set for a more satisfactory reading experience on the Sony screen.

I've been playing (without much success so far) with extracting text from PDF files, editing them in Open Office, and then exporting them back to PDF after formatting for the screen.

Right now, it appears that it will be a difficult process, but, for long-term document use (persistant technical docs and references), doing so once may be worth the effort. I have a significant library of specifications and such, and some presentations, that would be very handy to have in a portable, instant-on form.

I'm going to check out pdftohtml as a possible time-saver, but not until tomorrow.
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