From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from tcsnpop1.tcsn.uswest.net ([207.108.112.1]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 15zWAN-0003yu-00 for ; Thu, 01 Nov 2001 23:42:51 -0500 Received: (qmail 2808 invoked by uid 50); 2 Nov 2001 04:42:54 -0000 Received: (qmail 2791 invoked by uid 0); 2 Nov 2001 04:42:53 -0000 Received: from tcsndslgw4poolc88.tcsn.uswest.net (HELO lightstar) (65.100.97.88) by tcsnpop1.tcsn.uswest.net with SMTP; 2 Nov 2001 04:42:53 -0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" From: Jason To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: ps conversion tools? Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 21:43:03 -0700 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.2] References: <000901c1634f$f9ecdaa0$17128fd1@enterprise> In-Reply-To: <000901c1634f$f9ecdaa0$17128fd1@enterprise> MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <01110121430300.13220@lightstar> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: it's called ghost script, command name gs it's usually used to send a post script file to a printer in that printer's native format. I'm not sure about the syntax to convert to plain text and output to the screen, but I'm pretty sure it can. I guess just check the documentation. On Thursday November 01, 2001 08:39 pm, you wrote: > Hi, list. I have a number of documents in ps and pdf format. I was > wondering if there are any good Linux tools I can use to turn them into a > text file so I can read them under Linux so I don't have to depend on that > piece of junk Acrobat Reader for Windows. I hate acrobat, and I am sure > everyone on this list feels the same way. It's a pain where a pill won't > reach. > So if anyone has any advice please let me know. Thanks. > > > PS > Please give some brief discription of the command on how this conversion is > achieved. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup