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Woozle: reorg; more information; Okular

2009-03-27T12:35:03Z

reorg; more information; Okular

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	==Navigation==		==Navigation==
	{{file formats\|PDF}}		{{file formats\|PDF}}[[category:acronyms]]
	==Overview==		==Overview==
	'''PDF''' is [[Adobe]]'s proprietary "Portable Document Format". The format preserves the exact layout of text and images put in it while allowing device-independent display and printing.		'''PDF''' is [[Adobe]]'s proprietary "Portable Document Format". The format preserves the exact layout of text and images put in it while allowing device-independent display and printing.
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	A [[free/open-source]] utility program, [http://www.accesspdf.com/pdftk/ pdftk], is also available for manipulating/accessing PDF files		A [[free/open-source]] utility program, [http://www.accesspdf.com/pdftk/ pdftk], is also available for manipulating/accessing PDF files
	==Converting ~~PDF~~ to other formats==		==Converting==
			===to other formats===
	It seems to be somewhat more difficult to convert from PDF to other formats; some possible leads:		It seems to be somewhat more difficult to convert from PDF to other formats; some possible leads:
	* [[Linux]] [[CLI]] apps: [[pdftohtml]] [[pdf2dsc]] [[pdf2ps]] [[pdffonts]] [[pdfimages]] [[pdfinfo]] [[pdftoppm]] [[pdftops]] [[pdftotext]]		* [[Linux]] [[CLI]] apps: [[pdftohtml]] [[pdf2dsc]] [[pdf2ps]] [[pdffonts]] [[pdfimages]] [[pdfinfo]] [[pdftoppm]] [[pdftops]] [[pdftotext]]
	* [[Perl]] modules: PDF		* [[Perl]] modules: PDF
	==~~Converting to PDF~~ from other formats==		===from other formats===
	* [~~http~~:~~//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/~~WikiPDF WikiPDF]: [[MediaWiki]] extension for displaying pages as PDF files		* [[mwsite:Extension:WikiPDF\|Extension:WikiPDF]]: [[MediaWiki]] extension for displaying pages as PDF files
	==Books==		==Annotating==
			* '''2008-09-10''' [http://www.gnurou.org/blog/2008/09/09/finally_real_pdf_annotating_under_linux Finally, real PDF annotating under Linux! (with help from Wine)]
			* [[Okular]] has annotating features (called "reviewing"), but apparently (as of v0.8.1, 2009-03-27) cannot print annotations or merge them into the PDF for other programs to print. They can only be saved in Okular's native file format (.okular).
			==Links==
			===Reference===
			* {{wikipedia\|Portable Document Format}}
			* [http://gnupdf.org/Category:PDF PDF articles] at GnuPDF
			===Books===
	* [http://www.pdfhacks.com/eno/ PDF Hacks]: page includes sample hacks		* [http://www.pdfhacks.com/eno/ PDF Hacks]: page includes sample hacks

Woozle: pdftk

2007-04-02T22:41:35Z

pdftk

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	* kpdf		* kpdf
	* KGhostView		* KGhostView

			A [[free/open-source]] utility program, [http://www.accesspdf.com/pdftk/ pdftk], is also available for manipulating/accessing PDF files
	==Converting PDF to other formats==		==Converting PDF to other formats==
	It seems to be somewhat more difficult to convert from PDF to other formats; some possible leads:		It seems to be somewhat more difficult to convert from PDF to other formats; some possible leads:

Woozle: /* Converting to PDF from other formats */ PDF hacks book

2007-04-02T22:39:35Z

Converting to PDF from other formats: PDF hacks book

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	==Converting to PDF from other formats==		==Converting to PDF from other formats==
	* [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiPDF WikiPDF]: [[MediaWiki]] extension for displaying pages as PDF files		* [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiPDF WikiPDF]: [[MediaWiki]] extension for displaying pages as PDF files
			==Books==
			* [http://www.pdfhacks.com/eno/ PDF Hacks]: page includes sample hacks

Woozle: /* Converting PDF to other formats */ wikipdf

2007-01-01T19:25:05Z

Converting PDF to other formats: wikipdf

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	* [[Linux]] [[CLI]] apps: [[pdftohtml]] [[pdf2dsc]] [[pdf2ps]] [[pdffonts]] [[pdfimages]] [[pdfinfo]] [[pdftoppm]] [[pdftops]] [[pdftotext]]		* [[Linux]] [[CLI]] apps: [[pdftohtml]] [[pdf2dsc]] [[pdf2ps]] [[pdffonts]] [[pdfimages]] [[pdfinfo]] [[pdftoppm]] [[pdftops]] [[pdftotext]]
	* [[Perl]] modules: PDF		* [[Perl]] modules: PDF
			==Converting to PDF from other formats==
			* [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiPDF WikiPDF]: [[MediaWiki]] extension for displaying pages as PDF files

Woozle: cleanup; converting to other formats

2006-12-28T00:47:50Z

cleanup; converting to other formats

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	~~{{seedling}}~~{{file formats\|PDF}}		==Navigation==
			{{file formats\|PDF}}
			==Overview==
	'''PDF''' is [[Adobe]]'s proprietary "Portable Document Format". The format preserves the exact layout of text and images put in it while allowing device-independent display and printing.		'''PDF''' is [[Adobe]]'s proprietary "Portable Document Format". The format preserves the exact layout of text and images put in it while allowing device-independent display and printing.

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	* kpdf		* kpdf
	* KGhostView		* KGhostView
			==Converting PDF to other formats==
			It seems to be somewhat more difficult to convert from PDF to other formats; some possible leads:
			* [[Linux]] [[CLI]] apps: [[pdftohtml]] [[pdf2dsc]] [[pdf2ps]] [[pdffonts]] [[pdfimages]] [[pdfinfo]] [[pdftoppm]] [[pdftops]] [[pdftotext]]
			* [[Perl]] modules: PDF

Woozle: post-import cleanup of navbar

2005-10-14T19:51:35Z

post-import cleanup of navbar

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	{{~~stub~~}}		{{seedling}}{{file formats\|PDF}}
	~~[[Category:Techniques]]~~

	'''PDF''' is [[Adobe]]'s proprietary "Portable Document Format". The format preserves the exact layout of text and images put in it while allowing device-independent display and printing.		'''PDF''' is [[Adobe]]'s proprietary "Portable Document Format". The format preserves the exact layout of text and images put in it while allowing device-independent display and printing.

Woozle at 22:35, 4 June 2005

2005-06-04T22:35:09Z

New page

{{stub}}
[[Category:Techniques]]

'''PDF''' is [[Adobe]]'s proprietary "Portable Document Format". The format preserves the exact layout of text and images put in it while allowing device-independent display and printing.

Adobe provides a free reader ("Acrobat Reader") for the format, but charges significant money for the full "Acrobat" program which can write the format. [[FOSS]] programs such as [[OpenOffice]] can export in PDF format albeit not always perfectly. There are also FOSS programs available for reading PDF -- necessary especially in the Linux world, as Adobe does not provide Acrobat Reader for Linux.

The following FOSS applications are available for reading PDFs in Linux (and they all open faster than Acrobat Reader):
* xpdf (very bare-bones)
* kpdf
* KGhostView