At 6:32 PM +0100 9/18/06, Mitch Eccles wrote:
>Is it possible to get the text from an existing PDF and then
>create a new PDF using the same text but with different fonts and font sizes
>to those used in the original PDF.
Sure.
A harder problem would be for documents that have images or
complex layouts and ensuring that those would work as well.
> I am looking to create a PDF convertor
>that helps people with reading difficulties.
The "Read Aloud" feature in Acrobat isn't sufficient? What
about the "Reflow" feature (which will increase size, etc.?
> The user will be able to
>specify the changes they want making to a PDF like font size and font style.
>I am trying to find the right java PDF libraries that will allow me to do
>this, but im not sure if these libraries allow you to get the text from an
>exising PDF.
Use something like JPEDAL for extraction and iText for creation.
Leonard
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