Pdf2htmlEX – Convert PDF to HTML without losing text or format

Re:Pdf2htmlEX – Convert PDF to HTML without losing text or f... by coolwanglu on Sunday May 05, 2013 @08:13AM (#5658162)

I heard that with careful optimization on the server side and a clever JS may solve this. So far the default UI just demostrates the ability of reading-while-downloading.

The idea is that now the document becomes more controllable and accessible, say you can put Google Analytics in your resume written in LaTeX; or maybe an social reading service, where you can comment, annotate and share.

Unlike PDF viewers, web browers are never optimized for this kind of messy inputs. The next version of pdf2htmlEX will be focused on optimizations, e.g. smaller size of background images, hopefully that would help.

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Re:Pdf2htmlEX – Convert PDF to HTML without losing text or f... by nwh on Sunday May 05, 2013 @08:21AM (#5658169)

> social reading service

I truly wish there was at least one ground that hadn't been touched by "social" crap.

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Re:Pdf2htmlEX – Convert PDF to HTML without losing text or f... by coolwanglu on Sunday May 05, 2013 @11:55AM (#5658700)

Usually I don't use social services, at least not "socially" (e.g. twitter as public text messaging). IMHO whether the service is crap or not, depends on what kind of stuff that it encourages you to do, either finding useful information, or playing boring games and pay for higher rankings.

Still like old Google Reader with its OLD social features.

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Re:Pdf2htmlEX – Convert PDF to HTML without losing text or f... by twic on Sunday May 05, 2013 @09:30AM (#5658288)

Porn?

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Re:Pdf2htmlEX – Convert PDF to HTML without losing text or f... by nwh on Sunday May 05, 2013 @09:38AM (#5658308)

Nope.

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Re:Pdf2htmlEX – Convert PDF to HTML without losing text or f... by StavrosK on Sunday May 05, 2013 @09:59PM (#5660575)

Off topic, but is your username missing a "ke"?

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Re:Pdf2htmlEX – Convert PDF to HTML without losing text or f... by coolwanglu on Monday May 06, 2013 @02:35AM (#5661164)

um? why?

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Re:Pdf2htmlEX – Convert PDF to HTML without losing text or f... by stephenhuey on Monday May 06, 2013 @03:35AM (#5661280)

I believe he's wondering if your username is a reference to Cool Hand Luke.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061512/

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Re:Pdf2htmlEX – Convert PDF to HTML without losing text or f... by StavrosK on Monday May 06, 2013 @11:40AM (#5662924)

I was indeed, thanks.

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