07-29-2008, 09:52 PM | #1 |
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chm2sonypdf
So far, I find the following method quite satisfying for reading chm files on Sony Reader, especially for programming related chm documents with a lot of code listings. For these docs, a critical requirement is to preserve the format of code listings. The new PDF reflow feature works well for 'pure text' docs, but might destroys codes.
Step 1: Convert chm to pdf of size exactly the same as reader's viewable area, in landscape mode. Step 2: Rotate the pdf 90 degrees anticlockwise. This way, docs are shown in landscape without switching to reader's landscape mode. And no reflow is needed so original format is intact. I use chm2pdf and pdftk. They are available in standard Debian/Ubuntu repository and might also be in other distributions' repositories. The simple script is here, usage: chm2sonypdf file.chm Code:
#!/bin/sh set -x chm2pdf --webpage --continuous --textfont helvetica --fontsize 10 --size 4.54x3.47in --no-numbered --gray --header . --footer . --no-toc --top 0 --right 0 --bottom 0 --left 0 $1 $1.tmp.pdf pdftk $1.tmp.pdf cat 1-endW output $1.sony.pdf rm -f $1.tmp.pdf sample file attached: Last edited by krtekz; 07-30-2008 at 08:36 AM. |
07-30-2008, 04:05 AM | #2 |
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good idea
Hi
Really good idea. I've tryied it out and work fine. Thanks. |
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