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joedevon · 06-25-2009, 02:17 PM

I'm a new PRS 505 owner. I'd love to do a good job converting PDFs to a suitable format.

I notice there are PDF functions in PHP. I haven't had a chance to study the options yet, but if it allows you to read the file and manipulate it properly, perhaps we can write some code together on this thread to serve as a solution for various problems?

For example, I have technical PDFs where tabbing is important. Calibre transfers the files by stripping the tabs which makes code hard to read. I'd like to turn a tab into 4 spaces instead. Don't know of a tool that will do it...

If this effort proves successful, and I get some extra time, I may put up a little site with a front end so non-technical people can select the options they desire right on the web and get the file they want.

Does this sound feasible and interesting to people?

06-25-2009, 02:17 PM	#1
joedevon Enthusiast Posts: 46 Karma: 274 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: PRS-505	Using PHP to convert PDFs I'm a new PRS 505 owner. I'd love to do a good job converting PDFs to a suitable format. I notice there are PDF functions in PHP. I haven't had a chance to study the options yet, but if it allows you to read the file and manipulate it properly, perhaps we can write some code together on this thread to serve as a solution for various problems? For example, I have technical PDFs where tabbing is important. Calibre transfers the files by stripping the tabs which makes code hard to read. I'd like to turn a tab into 4 spaces instead. Don't know of a tool that will do it... If this effort proves successful, and I get some extra time, I may put up a little site with a front end so non-technical people can select the options they desire right on the web and get the file they want. Does this sound feasible and interesting to people?