Yet another PDF to LRF converter - Page 16

cacapee · 10-04-2007, 01:35 PM

I guess you have ghostscript installed right? Any idea about what the error message says?

ereszet · 10-04-2007, 04:21 PM

Cacapee, it looks that at some stage you have changed the default setting for overlap% to 0.0 (Windows version). Was there a reason for that? The lines at the end of some pages in a document I processed with default settings were broken horizontally. The overlap setting of 0.05% worked all right by repeating the last line as the first line in the next page. Can you make it a default? (I have not conducted a thorough study with different documents, so 0.05% may not be the best for all cases, but my document page was quite typical A4 size from Word converted to pdf).

MatthewTheRaven · 10-05-2007, 12:20 PM

I think the best way to deal with the question of defaults would simply be to allow you to save your own defaults to a file (or the registry, if you want it to persist across versions).

I would much prefer that, as I usually go for the portrait mode and I have to remember to change it each time. I know I would prefer no overlap or almost no overlap. so even then, somebody like me would have to remember to change it each time.

This is a tremendous program that just keeps getting better...

JSWolf · 10-05-2007, 05:03 PM

Would it be possible to differentiate between text and graphics and if graphics would either be split among pages or of a larger resolution then the screen to make the graphic start on a new page and/or resize it for a single screen? That way things like equations or diagrams won't be split and still be useful.

ereszet · 10-05-2007, 05:13 PM

As far as I understand pdflrf, all is graphics. The pdf/djvu input is converted to image files and the ouput is an image contained in lrf (or a set of png images).

JSWolf · 10-05-2007, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ereszet

As far as I understand pdflrf, all is graphics. The pdf/djvu input is converted to image files and the ouput is an image contained in lrf (or a set of png images).

The output is graphic pages yes, but the input may not be just graphics.

cacapee · 10-05-2007, 05:22 PM

You can get a similar effect by checking runpages but unchecking split pages.

ashkulz · 10-05-2007, 11:54 PM

cacapee, now that pdflrf is stable do you have any plans of opening the source for it? I'm mainly interested in getting it to work with other devices/formats, as I want to avoid duplication of effort in enhancing pdfread to support the features pdflrf has.

cacapee · 10-06-2007, 12:02 AM

Almost there. I'm presently porting over to Qt.

JSWolf · 10-06-2007, 01:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cacapee

Almost there. I'm presently porting over to Qt.

Quicktime? ACK!

cacapee · 10-06-2007, 01:40 AM

http://trolltech.com/

JSWolf · 10-06-2007, 02:05 AM

They really do need a better name for it.

ereszet · 10-06-2007, 06:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cacapee

Almost there. I'm presently porting over to Qt.

So now, that you are almost there with version 1, you may consider one more idea for the next version.

I am suggesting an lrf file as input and a png file as output, which means that it would be possible to print lrf files via png.

I am not suggesting printing the books, but with all kind of documents that I store in Sony (e.g. business cards), it would be possible to print them when a need arises (via png and SD card).

And of course a user settings file to make my own defaults.

ashkulz · 10-08-2007, 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ereszet

I am suggesting an lrf file as input and a png file as output, which means that it would be possible to print lrf files via png.

I am not suggesting printing the books, but with all kind of documents that I store in Sony (e.g. business cards), it would be possible to print them when a need arises (via png and SD card)

Creating LRF files and displaying them are two different kettle of fish together. It'd make more sense to use the LRF renderer in libprs500 to render PNGs. One more feature request for Kovid :-)

DrMoze · 10-08-2007, 11:00 PM

OK, I give up. I appreciate the great conversion tool, but can't figure out the various settings. (The brief descriptions when mousing over the checkboxes isn't enough, alas.)

Here's what I want to do. Can anyone detail which settings I need in pdflrfwin?

I want to convert a pdf (with some images, 4-level gray is fine), rotated 90 degrees (landscape mode), with each page split in HALF, and size of the top or bottom page half adjusted to the sideways screen. (left-right centering would be nice too, but not critical.)

I keep getting lines of text split, or a third screen for each page that's blnk except for a page number, etc.

Also, what is the real difference between the filter options?

TiA....

10-04-2007, 04:21 PM	#227
ereszet Zealot Posts: 118 Karma: 306 Join Date: Sep 2007 Device: Sony PRS-500 Archos 704 wifi	Default overlap% setting Cacapee, it looks that at some stage you have changed the default setting for overlap% to 0.0 (Windows version). Was there a reason for that? The lines at the end of some pages in a document I processed with default settings were broken horizontally. The overlap setting of 0.05% worked all right by repeating the last line as the first line in the next page. Can you make it a default? (I have not conducted a thorough study with different documents, so 0.05% may not be the best for all cases, but my document page was quite typical A4 size from Word converted to pdf).

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10-04-2007, 01:35 PM	#226
cacapee Connoisseur Posts: 77 Karma: 1393 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Santa Monica Device: prs-500	I guess you have ghostscript installed right? Any idea about what the error message says?

10-05-2007, 12:20 PM	#228
MatthewTheRaven Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: Sony Reader	I think the best way to deal with the question of defaults would simply be to allow you to save your own defaults to a file (or the registry, if you want it to persist across versions). I would much prefer that, as I usually go for the portrait mode and I have to remember to change it each time. I know I would prefer no overlap or almost no overlap. so even then, somebody like me would have to remember to change it each time. This is a tremendous program that just keeps getting better...

10-05-2007, 05:03 PM	#229
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,727 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Would it be possible to differentiate between text and graphics and if graphics would either be split among pages or of a larger resolution then the screen to make the graphic start on a new page and/or resize it for a single screen? That way things like equations or diagrams won't be split and still be useful.

10-05-2007, 05:13 PM	#230
ereszet Zealot Posts: 118 Karma: 306 Join Date: Sep 2007 Device: Sony PRS-500 Archos 704 wifi	As far as I understand pdflrf, all is graphics. The pdf/djvu input is converted to image files and the ouput is an image contained in lrf (or a set of png images).

10-05-2007, 05:22 PM	#232
cacapee Connoisseur Posts: 77 Karma: 1393 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Santa Monica Device: prs-500	You can get a similar effect by checking runpages but unchecking split pages.

10-05-2007, 11:54 PM	#233
ashkulz Addict Posts: 350 Karma: 705 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Kindle 1/REB 1200	cacapee, now that pdflrf is stable do you have any plans of opening the source for it? I'm mainly interested in getting it to work with other devices/formats, as I want to avoid duplication of effort in enhancing pdfread to support the features pdflrf has.

10-06-2007, 12:02 AM	#234
cacapee Connoisseur Posts: 77 Karma: 1393 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Santa Monica Device: prs-500	Almost there. I'm presently porting over to Qt.

10-06-2007, 01:40 AM	#236
cacapee Connoisseur Posts: 77 Karma: 1393 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Santa Monica Device: prs-500	http://trolltech.com/

10-06-2007, 02:05 AM	#237
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,727 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	They really do need a better name for it.

10-08-2007, 11:00 PM	#240
DrMoze Booknut Posts: 860 Karma: 2852 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: West Palm Beach, Florida! Device: Sony Reader 500/505/300/350, Nook Glowlight Plus (6")	OK, I give up. I appreciate the great conversion tool, but can't figure out the various settings. (The brief descriptions when mousing over the checkboxes isn't enough, alas.) Here's what I want to do. Can anyone detail which settings I need in pdflrfwin? I want to convert a pdf (with some images, 4-level gray is fine), rotated 90 degrees (landscape mode), with each page split in HALF, and size of the top or bottom page half adjusted to the sideways screen. (left-right centering would be nice too, but not critical.) I keep getting lines of text split, or a third screen for each page that's blnk except for a page number, etc. Also, what is the real difference between the filter options? TiA....