pdf2lrf

kovidgoyal · 07-30-2007, 05:56 PM

Part of libprs500 v0.3.81. It extracts the text from PDF files and converts them to LRF. Preserves bold and italics. See attached demo.

It doesn't support embedded images and results are not going to be satisfactory for complex PDF files. But for converting simple novels, it works great.

Linux users: If you want support for PDF links then you need to install poppler from CVS.

To use:

Code:

pdf2lrf "mybook.pdf"

Enjoy.

JSWolf · 07-30-2007, 06:54 PM

Would it be possible to have PDF2HTML so we can then edit the text/book how we want and then use html2lrf to create a properly formatted book?

And this is a great step forward for PDF conversion without the need for Acrobat.

kovidgoyal · 07-30-2007, 07:05 PM

pdftohtml is on your path in windows.

Code:

pdftohtml mybook.pdf

JSWolf · 07-30-2007, 07:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

pdftohtml is on your path in windows.

Code:

pdftohtml mybook.pdf

Very nice! Thank you!

kovidgoyal · 08-03-2007, 04:02 PM

Incidentally, is there some reason this thread isn't being made a sticky?

astra · 08-03-2007, 06:05 PM

Are there any instruction how to use this feature? Sort of help or FAQ?

kovidgoyal · 08-03-2007, 06:08 PM

Start up a terminal (Start->Run and type cmd.exe)
change to the directory of your pdf file

Code:

cd "c:\my directory"
pdf2lrf mybook.pdf

JSWolf · 08-11-2007, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Incidentally, is there some reason this thread isn't being made a sticky?

Just got lost in the shuffle. It's stuck now.

kovidgoyal · 08-11-2007, 03:27 PM

thanks.

cirocco · 08-18-2007, 12:19 PM

Could you explain how to get correct non-english characters from pdf? I get strange results with polish language.
a word "CZĘŚĆ" is converted into:
CZ 
E ´S ´ 
C I

kovidgoyal · 08-18-2007, 12:24 PM

Try the -enc switch of pdftohtml?

cirocco · 08-18-2007, 03:17 PM

Thanks, I tried it, but I can only get the error message:
Error: Couldn't find unicodeMap file for the 'iso-8859-2' encoding
Is there a list of encoding names?

kovidgoyal · 08-18-2007, 03:27 PM

I dont know, you'll have to contact the author of pdftohtml.

cirocco · 08-18-2007, 04:43 PM

Thanks for your input, I discovered that my pdf has embedded font without unicode map, which may be the reason of all problems and there is no easy way of fixing it :-(

BlackVoid · 04-02-2008, 04:38 PM

This is a MESS.
Line breaks ignored.
Page breaks after 1-2 lines on a page, IN THE MIDDLE of the sentence.

07-30-2007, 07:05 PM	#3
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,609 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	pdftohtml is on your path in windows. Code: pdftohtml mybook.pdf

08-03-2007, 06:08 PM	#7
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,609 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Start up a terminal (Start->Run and type cmd.exe) change to the directory of your pdf file Code: cd "c:\my directory" pdf2lrf mybook.pdf

08-18-2007, 12:19 PM	#10
cirocco Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Kindle 4	foreign characters Could you explain how to get correct non-english characters from pdf? I get strange results with polish language. a word "CZĘŚĆ" is converted into: <b>CZ </b><br> <b>E ´S ´</b><br> <b>C I</b><br>

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07-30-2007, 06:54 PM	#2
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,784 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 have PDF2HTML so we can then edit the text/book how we want and then use html2lrf to create a properly formatted book? And this is a great step forward for PDF conversion without the need for Acrobat.

08-03-2007, 04:02 PM	#5
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,609 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Incidentally, is there some reason this thread isn't being made a sticky?

08-03-2007, 06:05 PM	#6
astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	Are there any instruction how to use this feature? Sort of help or FAQ?

08-11-2007, 03:27 PM	#9
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,609 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	thanks.

08-18-2007, 12:24 PM	#11
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,609 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Try the -enc switch of pdftohtml?

08-18-2007, 03:17 PM	#12
cirocco Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Kindle 4	Thanks, I tried it, but I can only get the error message: Error: Couldn't find unicodeMap file for the 'iso-8859-2' encoding Is there a list of encoding names?

08-18-2007, 03:27 PM	#13
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,609 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	I dont know, you'll have to contact the author of pdftohtml.

08-18-2007, 04:43 PM	#14
cirocco Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Kindle 4	Thanks for your input, I discovered that my pdf has embedded font without unicode map, which may be the reason of all problems and there is no easy way of fixing it :-(

04-02-2008, 04:38 PM	#15
BlackVoid Evangelist Posts: 415 Karma: 510423 Join Date: Nov 2006 Device: Sony PRS-505	This is a MESS. Line breaks ignored. Page breaks after 1-2 lines on a page, IN THE MIDDLE of the sentence.