Hi. i normally open a file in skim or preview and interact with the text. I then do a command a to select everything and command c to copy. I then paste it in to a text editor. Pressing command shift t in itext express and text edit will give you a plain text version.
hth Blessings! Maria Joe and loving guide Karly. Email/ I Message: &fb [email protected] twitter: bubbygirl skype: bubbygirl1972 [email protected] On 06/08/2012, at 11:58 PM, Jürgen Fleger <[email protected]> wrote: > The only idea seems to be to write to Apple Accessibility and hope that > the'll change it soon. > > Jürgen > > Am 06.08.2012 um 05:25 schrieb Dan Roy <[email protected]>: > >> Esther: >> >> Thanks vary much for this resource, it's most appreciated. It does >> definitely have more options. >> >> unfortunately, it didn't eliminate the 1 big problem I am having with >> Preview. >> >> After interacting with the text and then trying to read through the file, I >> am getting words that appear to be split by either a space or a hard return. >> >> So, the word review might come out as re view. This happens all the time >> and is quite annoying. I have played with all the viewing options and can't >> seem to eliminate this issue. It seems like it first reared up in Lion and >> has continued in the mountain version. if you or anyone else has any ideas >> on this, I would appreciate some help if possible, thanks. >> >> >> On Aug 5, 2012, at 12:16 AM, Esther <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Chris, >>> >>> Skim has been referred to as "Preview on steroids". It's free and open >>> source with a creative commons license, and gets frequent updates. You can >>> download the latest version from Source Forge: >>> http://sourceforge.net/projects/skim-app/files/ >>> I don't know that there are any "cons" about using Skim, except that since >>> it has a lot of options, there's more to navigate in the basic >>> distribution, and it has more features than you will use. The quick >>> description is that it is laid out very much like Preview, but supports >>> annotation, so there is a second sidebar for notes. Because it uses the >>> same base as Preview, any limitations that you find when reading PDFs in >>> Preview will show up in Skim. So, for example, bookmarks take you back to >>> the page you were reading but not to the exact spot in the page (unless you >>> set hotspots). On the other hand, there are expanded features, such as >>> being able to organize your bookmarks into folders. >>> >>> One situation where someone might clearly want to use Skim over Preview, is >>> if they were reviewing a PowerPoint or Keynote presentation that was >>> exported to PDF. These don't play nicely with Preview, even using Full >>> Screen mode. But Skim has an additional "Presentation mode" for viewing, >>> and you can easily display presentations in this mode, controlling page >>> transitions, etc. So this is an easy and accessible way to give a >>> text-based presentation or to review notes from the text content of a >>> presentation. >>> >>> I originally started using Skim because it maintained more stable focus >>> behavior than Preview in operations like search and find. When there are >>> really good Skim features eventually they get adopted and show up in later >>> versions of Preview. >>> >>> By the way, since Skim is supported as an open source effort at Source >>> Forge and is freely available there and not through the Mac App Store, >>> there's a Skim rip-off being sold in the Mac App Store as "PDF Reader". >>> It's based on an old version of Skim, and I'm rather surprised that Apple >>> hasn't pulled this, since there's no support, and the distributor is just >>> profiting from the (old version) open source efforts of Skim. Since a >>> number of Mac users follow Skim, and it's highly rated at various download >>> sites like MacUpdate, a few people bought the version in the App Store when >>> it showed up thinking that it was put out by the people who work on Skim. >>> It's not, and you'll just be paying for an unsupported, old version. >>> >>> HTH. Cheers, >>> >>> Esther >>> >>> On Aug 3, 2012, at 11:28 PM, chris hallsworth wrote: >>> >>>> The subject says it all. What are the pros and cons please. Thanks! >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Esther" <[email protected]> >>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2012 2:43 AM >>>> Subject: Re: merging several PDF files into one. >>>> >>>> >>>> Hi Chris, >>>> >>>> It's actually possible to merge PDF files with Preview if you can drag and >>>> drop to the thumbnails in the sidebar, but I don't think this works with >>>> VoiceOver drag and drop -- at the very least it would be difficult. If >>>> you have Skim downloaded there's an embedded SkimPDF command line tool >>>> that lets you perform operations like merging and extracting PDF files in >>>> Terminal. >>>> >>>> If you look under: /Applications/Skim.app/Contents/SharedSupport/ there >>>> are three applications: displayline, skimnotes, and skimpdf. You need to >>>> copy skimpdf to somewhere in your default path with executable permission >>>> using your Admin password. >>>> >>>> Open Terminal and type or paste in: >>>> sudo cp -p /Applications/Skim.app/Contents/SharedSupport/skimpdf /usr/bin/ >>>> >>>> and press "Return". You'll be prompted to authorize with your Admin >>>> password. The "cp -p" does the copy preserving permissions so you can >>>> execute the commands. >>>> >>>> Then to merge two pdf files from the command line you can type: >>>> skimpdf merge file1.pdf file2.pdf merged.pdf >>>> >>>> The specification of an output file like "merged.pdf" is optional. I >>>> think if you don't specify an output file, the second file just gets >>>> appended to the first, but you should experiment. You can also find out >>>> the syntax of commands by typing: >>>> skimpdf help >>>> >>>> For more information, take a look at the SourceForge wiki for Skim: >>>> http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/skim-app/index.php?title=Main_Page >>>> >>>> Then use the link for the "SkimPDF Command Line Tool" to find out more. >>>> There's also a specific SourceForge wiki for the SkimPDF command line tool: >>>> http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/skim-app/index.php?title=SkimPDF_Tool >>>> >>>> There are probably other sources of merge tools around the web, but this >>>> works if you already have Skim anyway, and are comfortable with the >>>> Terminal command line. >>>> >>>> HTH. Cheers, >>>> >>>> Esther >>>> >>>> >>>> On Aug 3, 2012, at 2:26 PM, Chris Gilland wrote: >>>> >>>>> okay, so here's the deal. >>>>> >>>>> I was e-mailed five pDF files today. basically, to make a long story >>>>> short, it is an owners manual. I am not sure why he did it this way, >>>>> however each page of the manual is a separate PDF file. Granted, the >>>>> manual is only five pages long, so it's nothing really to write home >>>>> about, I am curious however, if there is a program that I could use, that >>>>> would allow me to take all five of these PDF files and basically merge >>>>> them into one file. that would make my life so much easier! don't get me >>>>> wrong, I have no problem viewing each page separately, but it's going to >>>>> be a pain in the neck trying to view each page separately. >>>>> >>>>> yes, I definitely do you use Docuscan Plus, but I do not believe that >>>>> that will do the trick. >>>>> >>>>> I also know almost beyond a doubt that preview will not do the trick >>>>> either. Someone correct me should I be wrong. >>>>> >>>>> I almost wonder if Pages would be able to do the trick. I do have a copy >>>>> of iWork 2009. >>>>> >>>>> thank you for any help, and all suggestions. >>>>> >>>>> Chris. >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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