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Re: OT: Copying image using acroread from pdf file



On Tue, Nov 29, 2005 at 09:52:51PM +0000, Joe Mc Cool wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 29, 2005 at 01:22:32PM -0500, Michael Marsh wrote:
> > On 11/29/05, T <mlist4suntong@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > Sorry for the OT question. I know how to copy, but I need to know what
> > > tools that will accept the image content copied from the acroread.
> > 
> > Try pasting it into emacs.  That will probably help you figure out
> > what the format is.  My initial guess would be that it's in PDF
> > format.
> 
> If I have to paste from pdf's, which I do quite often, I use xpdf.
> 

The bonus to that method is that if the person who created the PDF
decided to use one of the annoying "security" features (like no copy or
print), then xpdf ignores it.  In fact, I think it doesn't even
undersand that stuff to begin with.  Very nice.

-Roberto

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Roberto C. Sanchez
http://familiasanchez.net/~roberto

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