Firstly, Sphinx doesn’t generate PDF output by itself, though there are three general methods to get from Sphinx source files to PDF output: Use the Latex builder, and then a separate tool like latex2pdf to generate the PDF output Use the Sphinx plugin from the rst2pdf project Use the rinoh Sphinx builder provided by rinohtype … Read more
Create a bookmarklet – a bookmark with the following in the location/address/URL field: javascript:(function(){var el = typeof viewer !== ‘undefined’ ? viewer : document.body; el.style.filter=”grayscale(1) invert(1) sepia(1) contrast(75%)”;})() Then, click on this bookmark after you open a PDF in Firefox.
I’ve used pdftohtml to successfully strip tables out of PDF into CSV. It’s based on Xpdf, which is a more general purpose tool, that includes pdftotext. I just wrap it as a Process.Start call from C#. If you’re looking for something a little more DIY, there’s the iTextSharp library – a port of Java’s iText … Read more
Just add the following to the preamble of your document: \usepackage[bookmarks]{hyperref} The bookmarks option generates this “index” by adding bookmarks for sections and lists (of figures, of equations, and so on). Besides, using this will turn references and urls inside the documents into links, making your document “browseable”.
Okay, for future generations, here’s how I solved this problem: Updated September 13, 2017: There is a new NPM module that makes this entire process much easier. I would suggest using it going forward instead of my original answer below: react-native-pdf Once installed, rendering the PDF is as easy as this: export default class YourClass … Read more
Yes. You will be able to do meaningful diffs for MS Word documents. If you have TortoiseHg installed and you have set up a repository, right-click the file for which you want to check the diffs. On the context menu, click TortoiseHg > Visual Diffs. In the Visual Diffs dialog, select docdiff, instead of kdiff3. … Read more
The answer is pretty similar to what Dugan said, but it’s not always just the margins. It is pretty simple though: When you are editing the rdlc file in design mode, firstly click on an empty part of the BODY area of your design. Hit F4 to see the properties tab. Here, you will see … Read more
I had a similar issue, and solved it using ImageMagics convert tool (http://www.imagemagick.org/script/index.php). That comes with linux and runs fine on Windows/Cygwin or OS X convert -density 300 largeVectorFileFromR.pdf out.pdf With -density 300 you control resolution (as DPI). Downside: Text is rasterized as well, I understand that Michael does not want this.
PDF Scissors allowed me to bulk split (crop) all pages in a PDF.
I once wrote an algorithm that did exactly what you mentioned for a PDF editor product that is still the number one PDF editor used today. There are a couple of reasons for what you mention (I think) but the important one is focus. You are correct that PDF (usually) doesn’t contain any structure information. … Read more