Re: [CGUYS] Highlighting PDFs
Micheal, This might not help you with given you're on XP. I use an OSX app called Skim to manage and annotate sources for my papers. Its a fantastic tool. Might even make it worth going to a Mac. Charles http://skim-app.sourceforge.net/ Skim is a PDF reader and note-taker for OS X. It is designed to help you read and annotate scientific papers in PDF, but is also great for viewing any PDF file. Stop printing and start skimming. Explore the links to the right to investigate Skim and consider helping out with the project. Features: * Viewing PDFs * Adding and editing notes * Highlighting important text * Making "snapshots" for easy reference * Navigation using table of contents or thumbnails * View all your notes and highlights * Convenient reading in full screen * Giving powerful presentations * Handy preview of internal links * Focus using a reading bar * Magnification tool * Extensive AppleScript support * Bookmarks * Support for Apple Remote Control * Interaction with LaTeX and PDFSync * Spotlight support * Highly customizable * And much more... On Feb 13, 2008, at 3:47 PM, Michael S. Altus wrote: I might be ordering PDF files of medical journal articles and might have to highlight them to support statements in text of an article that I am working on. I have a Windows XP computer. * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] Highlighting PDFs
Michael, if the creator of a PDF file locks it you have to respect that lock. That is the law. Any speech about breaking the lock violates the DMCA. You either respect the lock, find a more open supplier, or apply to the LOC for a waver (I think they accept petitions every 2 years). I apologize for bringing up the issue and for drawing in others to provide workarounds. Are the files locked? If not, then you can follow suggestions from the list. Even if they are locked, you can request unlocked copies. That's often possible if you sign an agreement not to sell or distribute them commercially. It can be done that way for research purposes. Betty * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] Highlighting PDFs
>I apologize for bringing up the issue and for drawing in others to provide >workarounds. Thank you. I wish we lived in a freer country, but we don't. So that our shackles don't get screwed even tighter everyone needs to pay attention to the Network Neutrality law introduced in Congress this week. Rep. Markey (D-Mass) has introduced the "Internet Freedom Act of 2008" with Rep. Pickering (R-Mo.). http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=206503693 * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] Highlighting PDFs
Tom Piwowar wrote: Michael, if the creator of a PDF file locks it you have to respect that lock. That is the law. Any speech about breaking the lock violates the DMCA. You either respect the lock, find a more open supplier, or apply to the LOC for a waver (I think they accept petitions every 2 years). I apologize for bringing up the issue and for drawing in others to provide workarounds. Michael Michael S. Altus, PhD, ELS Intensive Care Communications, Inc.® Biomedical Writing and Editing Baltimore MD; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy Awards. Go to AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys?NCID=aolcmp0030002565) * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] Highlighting PDFs
I found what I thought I had remembered. A few weeks ago, I received a referral to a product sold by Avanquest. I can not speak for its quality but it is advertised as having the ablility to creat and edit PDF files. It is priced at about $80. It can be found at - http://shop.avanquest.com/usa/prod.php?pid=2450&tr1=AQ_US_EM_NITRO_0108RE I use a free product called PDF Creator for "printing" web documents, etc. that I want to save but I am not yet in need of a more powerful product for my XP box. YMMV Date:Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:46:05 -0500 From:b_s-wilk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Highlighting PDFs Can the file be printed? On a Mac you can print to Preview, then save again as a PDF. Is there a Windows equivalent you can use? >> Daniel Else wrote: >> Mike, if you have someone in the family who qualifies for the Adobe Acrobat >> Education pricing structure, I'd recommend that you go ahead and purchase AA >> Professional. It is a terrific discount. That will allow you to do anything you >> want to a pdf. > > Dan, > > Not anything! Turns out that the creator of a PDF file can lock it in such a > way as to prevent any markup even by a recipient who uses Adobe Acrobat 3D > Version 8, the highest version of Adobe Acrobat. I confirmed this with Adobe's > sales. > > Or do you have a different experience? > > I'll be purchasing articles and then might have to highlight them. That's why > I want to be able to highlight. I might have to print out and highlight hard > copy. > > Thanks, > > Michael -- I'm as pure as the driven slush. - Tallulah Bankhead * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] Highlighting PDFs
Andy Gallant and Daniel Else STOP! Criminal acts are not allowed on this discussion list. You are committing speech crimes that violate the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Providing directions for circumvention is a criminal act. If you want to put yourselves in danger of prosecution that is your business, but do it off list. Criminal speech on the list puts the entire list in peril of being shut down. I don't want this to happen. If you continue with criminal speech I will have to protect the list by restricting your ability to post. So please STOP! Dan, I am particularly surprised that someone posting from LOC would so brazenly break the law. Working for one of the primary DMCA arbiters you should know better than the rest of us what the DMCA requires. Michael, if the creator of a PDF file locks it you have to respect that lock. That is the law. Any speech about breaking the lock violates the DMCA. You either respect the lock, find a more open supplier, or apply to the LOC for a waver (I think they accept petitions every 2 years). If you take the long view, not voting for corrupt politicians might help too. Tom * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] Highlighting PDFs
I've had some PDF files that couldn't be printed directly to the "Adobe PDF" printer (WinXP Pro) - couldn't copy/paste, couldn't save as another file type, couldn't do anything except look at it or print hard copy. Security won. So, a work-around that worked was to print hard copy and then scan the physical printout back into a PDF file. Then I had a file I could work on. The setup was Adobe Acrobat 7.0, which has been OK for what I need, and a Brother 8840DN multifunction printer/scanner/copier/fax, which came with a non-updatable version of ScanSoft PaperPort. If I had had the time, I might have tried to OCR the file, but it was a form with boxes and multiple fonts, and quick and dirty was good enough then. So, maybe some combination of printing and/or OCR could work for you. -Andy Daniel Else wrote: There are various tricks of the trade to recreate files that have various reproduction restrictions. I don't have Adobe Reader on the computer, but with Professional I can print a PDF to an "Adobe PDF" printer, which may be what is referred to with the Mac. This prints the document to a new file. Does Adobe sales say that a document created in this manner transfers the security restrictions? I'd be willing to play with one of your documents if you want to send it to me outside the listserv (I have Adobe Acrobat 8 running on Windows XP Pro). Dan b_s-wilk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 02/13/08 7:46 PM >>> Can the file be printed? On a Mac you can print to Preview, then save again as a PDF. Is there a Windows equivalent you can use? Daniel Else wrote: Mike, if you have someone in the family who qualifies for the Adobe Acrobat Education pricing structure, I'd recommend that you go ahead and purchase AA Professional. It is a terrific discount. That will allow you to do anything you want to a pdf. Dan, Not anything! Turns out that the creator of a PDF file can lock it in such a way as to prevent any markup even by a recipient who uses Adobe Acrobat 3D Version 8, the highest version of Adobe Acrobat. I confirmed this with Adobe's sales. Or do you have a different experience? I'll be purchasing articles and then might have to highlight them. That's why I want to be able to highlight. I might have to print out and highlight hard copy. Thanks, Michael * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] Highlighting PDFs
There are various tricks of the trade to recreate files that have various reproduction restrictions. I don't have Adobe Reader on the computer, but with Professional I can print a PDF to an "Adobe PDF" printer, which may be what is referred to with the Mac. This prints the document to a new file. Does Adobe sales say that a document created in this manner transfers the security restrictions? I'd be willing to play with one of your documents if you want to send it to me outside the listserv (I have Adobe Acrobat 8 running on Windows XP Pro). Dan >>> b_s-wilk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 02/13/08 7:46 PM >>> Can the file be printed? On a Mac you can print to Preview, then save again as a PDF. Is there a Windows equivalent you can use? >> Daniel Else wrote: >> Mike, if you have someone in the family who qualifies for the Adobe Acrobat >> Education pricing structure, I'd recommend that you go ahead and purchase AA >> Professional. It is a terrific discount. That will allow you to do anything >> you >> want to a pdf. > > Dan, > > Not anything! Turns out that the creator of a PDF file can lock it in such a > way as to prevent any markup even by a recipient who uses Adobe Acrobat 3D > Version 8, the highest version of Adobe Acrobat. I confirmed this with > Adobe's > sales. > > Or do you have a different experience? > > I'll be purchasing articles and then might have to highlight them. That's why > I want to be able to highlight. I might have to print out and highlight hard > copy. > > Thanks, > > Michael * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] Highlighting PDFs
Can the file be printed? On a Mac you can print to Preview, then save again as a PDF. Is there a Windows equivalent you can use? Daniel Else wrote: Mike, if you have someone in the family who qualifies for the Adobe Acrobat Education pricing structure, I'd recommend that you go ahead and purchase AA Professional. It is a terrific discount. That will allow you to do anything you want to a pdf. Dan, Not anything! Turns out that the creator of a PDF file can lock it in such a way as to prevent any markup even by a recipient who uses Adobe Acrobat 3D Version 8, the highest version of Adobe Acrobat. I confirmed this with Adobe's sales. Or do you have a different experience? I'll be purchasing articles and then might have to highlight them. That's why I want to be able to highlight. I might have to print out and highlight hard copy. Thanks, Michael * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] Highlighting PDFs
Daniel Else wrote: Mike, if you have someone in the family who qualifies for the Adobe Acrobat Education pricing structure, I'd recommend that you go ahead and purchase AA Professional. It is a terrific discount. That will allow you to do anything you want to a pdf. Dan, Not anything! Turns out that the creator of a PDF file can lock it in such a way as to prevent any markup even by a recipient who uses Adobe Acrobat 3D Version 8, the highest version of Adobe Acrobat. I confirmed this with Adobe's sales. Or do you have a different experience? I'll be purchasing articles and then might have to highlight them. That's why I want to be able to highlight. I might have to print out and highlight hard copy. Thanks, Michael Michael S. Altus, PhD, ELS Intensive Care Communications, Inc.® Biomedical Writing and Editing 3626 Fords Lane Baltimore MD 21215 410-585-1522 (voice/fax) [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy Awards. Go to AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys?NCID=aolcmp0030002565) * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] Highlighting PDFs
Mike, if you have someone in the family who qualifies for the Adobe Acrobat Education pricing structure, I'd recommend that you go ahead and purchase AA Professional. It is a terrific discount. That will allow you to do anything you want to a pdf. Dan * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive from 1/1/2000 is on the MARC http://marc.info/?l=computerguys-l * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived
