k2pdfopt: optimizes PDFs for viewing on e-readers

[Boyzzun]

Hi Willus,

i need your advise at my case
i have a pdf document and i want to read on kobo aura one, so i ues the command in k2pdf is native pdf out and smart break, everything is great except one think that the state" Book VIII chapter I Bulding a Quiz-0-Matic!" at the right edge of the converted pdf file that make me feel sad, do you know how to make it look like the input pdf as much as possible ?

and i have a question about smart break, what is this function mean ?

thank you so much

[willus]

Originally Posted by Boyzzun

Hi Willus,

i need your advise at my case
i have a pdf document and i want to read on kobo aura one, so i ues the command in k2pdf is native pdf out and smart break, everything is great except one think that the state" Book VIII chapter I Bulding a Quiz-0-Matic!" at the right edge of the converted pdf file that make me feel sad, do you know how to make it look like the input pdf as much as possible ?

and i have a question about smart break, what is this function mean ?

I'm not sure what you're asking. If you want to crop out the little box on the right-hand side of some of the pages that says "Book VIII chapter I ..." then you can crop the right margin with this option:

-mr 0.88in

Put this in the "Additional Options" box. It eliminates the right-most 0.88 inches of the source document.

Smart break is for text re-flow, which you are not using, so it's not relevant for your case (text re-flow is turned off for native PDF output). I'd recommend you choose conversion mode "fit width" and then uncheck the "Output in landscape" box.

[Boyzzun]

thank you so much,
By the way Willus, do you have recomand for read complex pdf in the e-reader

[Boyzzun]

Hi Willus,

i have an issue and hope you can advise me
i have pdf file with 2 column, but the k2pdf does not reconigize that and make it become one column (i prefer 1 column because it fit with the display), so i check your example and see that K2 can reconigize column, i check the and see that the width and heigh and spacing is diffirent, so the the reason why K2 can't reconigize column in my file

[willus]

Originally Posted by Boyzzun

Hi Willus,

i have an issue and hope you can advise me
i have pdf file with 2 column, but the k2pdf does not reconigize that and make it become one column (i prefer 1 column because it fit with the display), so i check your example and see that K2 can reconigize column, i check the and see that the width and heigh and spacing is diffirent, so the the reason why K2 can't reconigize column in my file

I have two things to try.

1. Use a larger value for -cgr, e.g. -cgr 0.6 (see my help page on detecting columns).

2. Use the -nl option to detect notes on the left side of the page (described on my command-line options page)

PS. It's more helpful to me if you post the source PDF so I can try different options on it.

PPS. If k2pdfopt doesn't do a good job on the complex PDF, I recommend a large-format e-reader or a tablet.

[Boyzzun]

Originally Posted by willus

I have two things to try.

1. Use a larger value for -cgr, e.g. -cgr 0.6 (see my help page on detecting columns).

2. Use the -nl option to detect notes on the left side of the page (described on my command-line options page)

PS. It's more helpful to me if you post the source PDF so I can try different options on it.

PPS. If k2pdfopt doesn't do a good job on the complex PDF, I recommend a large-format e-reader or a tablet.

please check the attached file

thanks

[Dr. Drib]

Moderator Notice

Including a FULL chapter of a text [which is almost 40 pages] goes WAY beyond the Fair Use Doctrine for use of a copyrighted text.

This is your only warning on uploading copyrighted texts on Mobileread.

[Boyzzun]

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

Including a FULL chapter of a text [which is almost 40 pages] goes WAY beyond the Fair Use Doctrine for use of a copyrighted text.

This is your only warning on uploading copyrighted texts on Mobileread.

this warning is for me ?

[Boyzzun]

Originally Posted by Boyzzun

please check the attached file

thanks

Hi Willus,

do you have any solution yet ?

[willus]

Originally Posted by Boyzzun

Hi Willus,

do you have any solution yet ?

I tried a few things and liked this the best:

k2pdfopt -dev kao -mode fw -ls- -nl test1.pdf

[willus]

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

Including a FULL chapter of a text [which is almost 40 pages] goes WAY beyond the Fair Use Doctrine for use of a copyrighted text.

This is your only warning on uploading copyrighted texts on Mobileread.

It would help avoid confusion if you would either reference the post which violated the rules or, if already deleted, state that you deleted it.

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by Boyzzun

this warning is for me ?

Yes.

Don
(Moderator)

[willus]

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

Yes.

Don
(Moderator)

Which of boyzzun's posts included a 40-page chapter as an attachment? Or was it deleted?

[Boyzzun]

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

Yes.

Don
(Moderator)

So sorry about that

thank you so much

[dhdurgee]

One of the documents I have been using k2pdfopt with has just added a page to the end of each of the parts that I want to drop. I thought I might be able to use -px -1 to drop the last page, but the dcoumentation appears to indicate that that means no pages are excluded. How do I exclude the last page of a pdf file? If necessary I guess I can process the files with another tool first.

Dave