From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from [204.233.198.50] (helo=linserver.complex ident=root) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 15zWLy-0004VR-00 for ; Thu, 01 Nov 2001 23:54:50 -0500 Received: (from romualt@localhost) by linserver.complex (8.11.4/8.10.2) id fA24vWR00812 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Thu, 1 Nov 2001 22:57:32 -0600 Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 22:57:32 -0600 From: Gregory Nowak To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: ps conversion tools? Message-ID: <20011101225732.A783@megsinet.net> References: <000901c1634f$f9ecdaa0$17128fd1@enterprise> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <000901c1634f$f9ecdaa0$17128fd1@enterprise>; from tward@bright.net on Thu, Nov 01, 2001 at 10:39:27PM -0500 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: To turn pdf or ps files into plain ascii text, try ps2ascii. See "man ps2ascii" for details. This works grate with unencrypted pdf files. There is a patch for it to deal with the encrypted ones, but I have not had luck with it. Greg On Thu, Nov 01, 2001 at 10:39:27PM -0500, Thomas Ward 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