Re: Problem converting manual in PDF to HTML for on screen viewing

From	Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Problem converting manual in PDF to HTML for on screen viewing
Date	2021-03-01 17:40 +0100
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> A program I wish to use distributes its manual as a PDF file.
> Due to vision problems I wish to convert it to HTML for onscreen viewing.

I think what you're trying to do is quite difficult.
It's a bit easier than OCR, but still hard enough that it's not well
supported by any tool that I know.  So the better option is to try and
find some source for that PDF and then try to convert *that* to a format
you like.


        Stefan

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Problem converting manual in PDF to HTML for on screen viewing Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2021-03-01 11:50 +0100
  Re: Problem converting manual in PDF to HTML for on screen viewing "Alexander V. Makartsev" <avbetev@gmail.com> - 2021-03-01 13:30 +0100
    Re: Problem converting manual in PDF to HTML for on screen viewing Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2021-03-01 14:00 +0100
      Re: Problem converting manual in PDF to HTML for on screen viewing Nate Bargmann <n0nb@n0nb.us> - 2021-03-01 15:00 +0100
  Re: Problem converting manual in PDF to HTML for on screen viewing Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> - 2021-03-01 14:00 +0100
    Re: Problem converting manual in PDF to HTML for on screen viewing Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2021-03-01 15:00 +0100
  Re: Problem converting manual in PDF to HTML for on screen viewing Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2021-03-01 14:10 +0100
    Re: Problem converting manual in PDF to HTML for on screen viewing Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2021-03-01 14:20 +0100
      Re: Problem converting manual in PDF to HTML for on screen viewing Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2021-03-01 16:20 +0100
  Re: Problem converting manual in PDF to HTML for on screen viewing Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2021-03-01 17:40 +0100

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