Re: [orca-list] OT: pdf access

[Steve Holmes <steve holmes88 gmail com>]

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I don't know if this will quite do it or not, but there are some
utilities already out there such as pdf2text, pdf2html, etc.  I forget
which package these come from but they are readily available in Debian
type systems.  However, I didn't recall seeing a pdf2xhtml
specifically but I would think one could craft s converter from one of
these other programs.  These commands all run from the command line
environment.

HTH.

On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 04:09:34PM -0500, aerospace1028 hotmail com wrote:
> greetings,
> I appologize, I know this comes up frequently.
>
> Personally, I find the adobe "save as text" option for acrobat next to useless (half the time, each word 
> ends up on its own line, if not split over 2-3 seperate lines).  And when it comes to technical information 
> with equations and such, it is useless.
>
> What is the possibility of a pdf2xhtml converter?  Such an application would be more useful in that with 
> xhtml+mathml, basic structure and important contant is preserved.  Also, such a feature could be considered 
> favorable to the wider population at large, and not just the subset of screen-reader users.
>
> Does such an idea sound reasonable/practicle to others?  If so, what is the best avanue for such an 
> implimentation?  I don't have strong enough programming skills to start such a project, and It appears that 
> many projects with high expectations start off well and quickly fade into obscurity/sstagnation.
>
> Thank you:-)
>
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