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Learning curve for html (Score:1)
by donwarnersaklad (44) on Sunday
July 25, @06:14AM (#9150)
( http://guidetoproblematicallibraryuse.weblogs.us/ | Last Journal:
Friday July 16, @08:20AM )
What is the easiest way to convert that pdf format to html that
people would not have to download it locally and just go to the
link to read Walt Crawford there?... Apparently the learning curve
is steep enough to even discourage the author from doing it !
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Fairly easy (Score:4, Informative)
by mdoneil (2301) on Sunday
July 25, @10:42AM (#9152)
( http://oneil.cx/MT3/blog/ | Last Journal: Thursday July 22,
@10:26PM )
One could use a pdf to html convertor application such as Source
Forge's pdftohtml [sourceforge.net].
Alternatively one could wait until you can find it on Google and
read it as HTML there as it converts PDF to HTML in search results
that return PDF documents.
Adobe also provides a service by email (as well as other ways) to
convert PDF files to other formats including HTML or plain text.
You may find that service on the Adobe website [adobe.com].
Indeed one does not compose documents in PDF, they are composed in
another application and saved as PDF files because PDF files are
cross platform compatable - that is they look the same no matter
what operating system or computer type on which they are viewed. I
frequently convert MS Word or StarOffice documents as PDF files to
send them to others. The conversion to PDF also reduces the chance
of transporting a virus in an embedded macro in an MS Office
document.
However for the most recent issue of Cites & Insights I saved the
file locally and then printed it out at my local Kinkos (or
KinkosFedEx or whatever it is this week) for 7 cents a page so I
could read it while I ate lunch.
Basic HTML is quite easy, but it can become quite complex. I use
the most popular HTML editor - notepad :), but there are quite a
few available running from the simple to the remarkably
complicated. I would suggest, being a librarian, that you get a few
good books on HTML such as HTML for Dummies (I don't like the name
but they are good books). On the other hand the O'Reilly books
[oreilly.com]are always good if sometimes more involved, but they
have everything the new HTML developer needs.
I think PDF is the best way to reach the widest audeince. It allows
users to read it when they are online, as well as allowing the
downloading and disconnected reading of Walt's work. It would be
much harder to print out HTML at Kinkos than it is to print the PDF
file which took about 2 minutes and cost less than a dollar.
I hope these suggestions help, if not I'll be happy to mail you my
paper copy after I finsh :)
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Re:Fairly easy (Score:3)
by Walt (79) on Sunday July 25, @02:12PM
(#9157)
( http://walt.crawford.home.att.net/ | Last Journal: Friday July
23, @11:53AM )
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MD: Thanks again for providing a reasoned answer where I might have
started ranting. Which I'm going to do anyway, I guess.
Don Warner Saklad has been told many times why C&I is in PDF. He
chooses to ignore or reject the reasons, or to substitute his own
entitlement, in essence: "I don't like it in PDF, so even though
it's free I have a right to demand that it be done my way!"
Yes, you have a right to demand; you have a right to demand free
champagne every afternoon as well. You just don't have any
reasonable expectation that anyone will do anything about your
demands.
You're welcome to go read other stuff. You are not welcome to keep
bugging me, directly or indirectly, on an issue that's been
explained clearly.
Of course I don't prepare PDF directly (I'm not sure that's even
possible). C&I is prepared in Word, using a template that's evolved
over some time. PDF--using Distiller to make the most compact form
possible while retaining my preferred typefaces--is the last step
before posting, after copy-fitting and what passes for editing.
As a piece in this issue discusses, if I wanted HTML, I could get
an expert HTML conversion done for free: Dorothea Salo, who I
suspect knows this stuff cold, has offered.
C&I is designed as a print publication. It uses paper very
efficiently (an HTML version would take about 75%-80% more paper in
print form). I regard it as far too long to be read on-screen.
Those who insist on reading it on-screen can use a number of
methods--but it's their responsibility to take the time & hassle to
read C&I in some way other than the manner intended by the
publisher/editor.
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4 out of 5 librarians surveyed... (Score:2)
by mdoneil (2301) on Sunday
July 25, @02:38PM (#9158)
( http://oneil.cx/MT3/blog/ | Last Journal: Thursday July 22,
@10:26PM )
[pix.gif]
I think most librarians, at least most librarians who use the
Internet regularly know of Mr. Saklad.
At first I was not going to post, in fact I was going to moderate,
but I though a responsive answer might help the original poster,
and more importantly others who don't have Acrobat Reader (even
though it is freely available).
I realize that my post may have indeed been wasted on some people,
one in particular, but I'm attempting to be more tolerant and
helpful to everyone. We'll see how long that lasts until I turn
back to my old self who sees things in black and white, nutjob or
normal, digital or analog.
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A more descriptive Table of Contents. Insightful. (Score:0)
by donwarnersaklad (44) on Monday
July 26, @05:43AM (#9173)
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Friday July 16, @08:20AM )
Table of Contents entries for the interesting material in Cites and
Insights, emphasis on insight, need to be more clear about the
content !
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