Reading PDF's on the K3 - Page 2

tlrowley · 09-18-2010, 11:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tomsem

Screenshots are saved to the /documents folder, not the root.

Thanks for the correction - I confess, I didn't connect the Kindle to confirm, and, obviously, my memory is cr*p

desertgrandma · 09-18-2010, 11:16 AM

Is it a "pdr" file? There is one there, with only 1KB......

Can't open it tho.

aquawater · 09-18-2010, 11:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by desertgrandma

Okay....in portrait mode the entire page is shown, but type is small. Clicking on the pics will show clarity better.

Great, I think that's readable..

Thanks everyone for the help, especially grandma.

Sorry to trouble you again.. can you try that screenshot (Alt+Shift+G) ?

desertgrandma · 09-18-2010, 11:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aquawater

Great, I think that's readable..

Thanks everyone for the help, especially grandma.

Sorry to trouble you again.. can you try that screenshot (Alt+Shift+G) ?

Yeah...........as soon as I can figure it out!!

Again, screen shots are new to me.

But I'll get it......

Tomsk · 09-18-2010, 11:36 AM

As seen on a KDXG

tomsem · 09-18-2010, 12:01 PM

Here are some screenshots from some of my PDFs, where I've cropped the headers/footers/margins.

59861: from PDF formatted for a 7"x9" page size
59862 & 59863: from PDF documentation formatted for 8-1/2"x11" page size

I find all of these readable in my 6" Kindle's fit-to-screen/portrait mode, though sometimes I prefer fit-to-width/landscape.

aquawater · 09-18-2010, 12:26 PM

Looks great in KDXG, very readable.

@tomsem: That's a very nice screen guide.. First two screen are readable.
But I think the third screen is a little bit small, no ? still readable for you?
Apple Developer guidelines has many pages.. will it not strain your eyes reading it for long time at that small text?

tomsem · 09-18-2010, 12:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aquawater

Looks great in KDXG, very readable.

@tomsem: That's a very nice screen guide.. First two screen are readable.
But I think the third screen is a little bit small, no ? still readable for you?
Apple Developer guidelines has many pages.. will it not strain your eyes reading it for long time at that small text?

I have good reading glasses, and can switch to landscape to make it 40% larger.

aquawater · 09-18-2010, 12:45 PM

@tomsen: Could you try to load PDF from this site, and post screen shot of page 10 and 11.. please.. that's the last bit that I wanna confirm.

http://apress.com/book/downloadfile/4284

sysreq · 09-18-2010, 02:30 PM

Although not ideal if you already have the PDF, but, I checked and the book you mention "jQuery in Action" is available at Safari Books Online. They claim that their books are readable on the kindle with mobi as an option (kindle 3 browser not supported yet).

I'm keeping this in the back pocket as an option to test with the 10-15 day trial if I have issues with the pdfs I want to use

desertgrandma · 09-18-2010, 02:38 PM

Dang. Posted on the wrong thread.

@aquawater...finally got a screenshot of page 7 here. #29

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=98975

desertgrandma · 09-18-2010, 05:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aquawater

@tomsen: Could you try to load PDF from this site, and post screen shot of page 10 and 11.. please.. that's the last bit that I wanna confirm.

http://apress.com/book/downloadfile/4284

Here is page 10, 11 portrait mode.

tomsem · 09-18-2010, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aquawater

@tomsen: Could you try to load PDF from this site, and post screen shot of page 10 and 11.. please.. that's the last bit that I wanna confirm.

http://apress.com/book/downloadfile/4284

Well, if the whole book is like the sample chapter you would HAVE to crop it - theirs includes print crop marks, which are not very useful:
..59881

This is where I'd normally expect the cropping for screen display:
..59883 & ..59884

and where I would crop them for a small display:
..59885 & ..59886

The same cropping in landscape:
..59887, ..59888, ..59889

Note that if the book is password protected/DRMed you may not be able to crop it (depending on the tool that you use for this).

aquawater · 09-18-2010, 09:33 PM

Thanks for the feedback, sysreq. But that's not the only book that I want to read.
Grandma, thanks for the screen. Karma added.

Tomsen, you are the best.. you even crop the pdf. Thanks for the effort. I am more than convinced to get Kindle 3 now.
I love this forum - the most helpful forum ever.

09-18-2010, 12:01 PM	#21
tomsem Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,466 Karma: 25996225 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Device: iPhone 15PM, Kindle Scribe, iPad mini 6, PocketBook InkPad Color 3	Here are some screenshots from some of my PDFs, where I've cropped the headers/footers/margins. 59861: from PDF formatted for a 7"x9" page size 59862 & 59863: from PDF documentation formatted for 8-1/2"x11" page size I find all of these readable in my 6" Kindle's fit-to-screen/portrait mode, though sometimes I prefer fit-to-width/landscape. Attached Thumbnails

09-18-2010, 02:30 PM	#25
sysreq Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: kindle 3	Backup Option Although not ideal if you already have the PDF, but, I checked and the book you mention "jQuery in Action" is available at Safari Books Online. They claim that their books are readable on the kindle with mobi as an option (kindle 3 browser not supported yet). I'm keeping this in the back pocket as an option to test with the 10-15 day trial if I have issues with the pdfs I want to use

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09-18-2010, 11:16 AM	#17
desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462841 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	Is it a "pdr" file? There is one there, with only 1KB...... Can't open it tho.

09-18-2010, 11:36 AM	#20
Tomsk Womble Posts: 120 Karma: 4505298 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Manchester, UK Device: KFHDX8.9, Fujitsu S1300, Voyage, K7	As seen on a KDXG

09-18-2010, 12:26 PM	#22
aquawater Enthusiast Posts: 43 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: iPad 2	Looks great in KDXG, very readable. @tomsem: That's a very nice screen guide.. First two screen are readable. But I think the third screen is a little bit small, no ? still readable for you? Apple Developer guidelines has many pages.. will it not strain your eyes reading it for long time at that small text?

09-18-2010, 12:45 PM	#24
aquawater Enthusiast Posts: 43 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: iPad 2	@tomsen: Could you try to load PDF from this site, and post screen shot of page 10 and 11.. please.. that's the last bit that I wanna confirm. http://apress.com/book/downloadfile/4284

09-18-2010, 02:38 PM	#26
desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462841 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	Dang. Posted on the wrong thread. @aquawater...finally got a screenshot of page 7 here. #29 https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=98975

09-18-2010, 09:33 PM	#29
aquawater Enthusiast Posts: 43 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: iPad 2	Thanks for the feedback, sysreq. But that's not the only book that I want to read. Grandma, thanks for the screen. Karma added. Tomsen, you are the best.. you even crop the pdf. Thanks for the effort. I am more than convinced to get Kindle 3 now. I love this forum - the most helpful forum ever.

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