Re:The digital typewriter and the unnecessarily costly pursu...
by ivan_ah on Friday July 15, 2022 @11:57PM
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+1 for "editing" and restructuring text on paper.
I have a script[1] I use to generate a zoomed out PNG version (barely readable) of any PDF document I'm working on. Recently I started printing out the resulting PNG on paper and "editing" and re-ordering chunks using scissors.
It was tremendously useful on a current chapter I was working on: I knew it was too long (60 pages) when I printed it out and the pages (even zoomed out at 20%) took up the whole room! After restructuring, I managed to cut it into sections that all fit on the table (20 pages max).
I have a script[1] I use to generate a zoomed out PNG version (barely readable) of any PDF document I'm working on. Recently I started printing out the resulting PNG on paper and "editing" and re-ordering chunks using scissors.
It was tremendously useful on a current chapter I was working on: I knew it was too long (60 pages) when I printed it out and the pages (even zoomed out at 20%) took up the whole room! After restructuring, I managed to cut it into sections that all fit on the table (20 pages max).
[1] https://gist.github.com/ivanistheone/536939e36a9dc0f9bb80969...
Use `--maxpages 5` command option for 20% zoom (five PDF pages per sheet). That's barely readable, but good for overview.