From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from int-mx08.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com (int-mx08.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.11.21]) by lists01.pubmisc.prod.ext.phx2.redhat.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id o7CGCXOC025702 for ; Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:12:33 -0400 Received: from mx1.redhat.com (ext-mx05.extmail.prod.ext.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.110.9]) by int-mx08.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id o7CGCRRh019872 for ; Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:12:28 -0400 Received: from wsu-ironport01-outbound.merit.edu (wsu-ironport01-outbound.merit.edu [141.217.151.138]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id o7CGCGHh023779 for ; Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:12:17 -0400 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.55,358,1278302400"; d="scan'208";a="328881101" Received: from unknown (HELO CSUPJHBGZK1) ([141.217.4.216]) by connect.wayne.edu with ESMTP/TLS/RC4-MD5; 12 Aug 2010 12:12:16 -0400 Message-ID: <38193F7EF4D64214A89661D95F6810C8@cit.wayne.edu> From: "Lee Maschmeyer" To: "Linux for blind general discussion" References: <201008121249.o7CCncJI077980@x.it.okstate.edu> Subject: Re: Extracting ASCII text from a PDF Document Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:12:15 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5931 X-RedHat-Spam-Score: 0 () X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.67 on 10.5.11.21 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.67 on 10.5.110.9 X-loop: blinux-list@redhat.com X-BeenThere: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: junk Reply-To: Linux for blind general discussion List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:12:33 -0000 Speaking of smoothness, the -layout switch is often helpful. The table of contents actually comes out looking like a table of contents! I also ran pdfinfo for the first time just now. It's pretty interesting. Next time I have a file I can't read I wonder if it'll help. -- Lee Maschmeyer Wayne State University Computing Center 5925 Woodward, #281 Detroit MI 48202 USA