Hi Guys and Gals,
I stumbled over this thread while trying to solve a problem for a
client, basically they were using ajaxdocumentviewer.com which was
rubbish, turns out they use pdf2swf and wrap some DRM stuff around
it, and charge 4k usd for a viewer which can't handle streaming.
My client is building an online repository for hosting rare free
ebooks, some are available from the gutenberg project but many are
not english language books. This is especially meant for people in
poorer regions where access to print books is unavailable or
prohibitively expensive. He has a database and pdf versions of over
50,000 titles some of which are rendered to pdf files over 100mb in
size. Using th pdf2swf with no switches renders this to a 300mb swf
file.
Streaming capabilities are a must.
I have 0 flash experience but not opposed to getting my hands a bit
dirty.
What can I do to get this functionality?
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Also I apologize if I've breached some point of mail-list
netiquette, I am well versed in this new-fangled hi-tech
communication avenue that you young kids like to play with.
Best Regards,
Joe.
On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 2:32 PM, Anand <[email protected]> wrote:
Any new updates on the pageflip ?
From: matt cline <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 6:29:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Swftools-common] highlight links (not on hover)
Thanks for hijacking my thread. Roger, since you've been so helpful
to me, here are two players I'll be releasing open source shortly.
One is single frame one is flip, both are load on demand.
http://www.pdf2xml.com/demo/display-magazine.php
http://www.pdf2xml.com/demo/flip/sample.html
On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 1:28 PM, Chris Pugh
<[email protected]> wrote:
You know what I meant ... you come up with the idea, and you post the
source code!
be proactive, just like you have been with the wiki. ;o)
As to viewers that are already out there, well the source code for
many of them is
available to all who care to look. Have you downloaded and started
on one yet?
Cris, well I'm sure he knows exactly what you want to do with his
viewer!
Oh, and ever so coincidentally, please don't use CAPS, there's a good
chap. I'm not deaf
you know. Save that, excitable chap that you are Roger, for your
mobile phone conversations.
Chris. [ Exeunt Stage Right ]
PS Way off topic, and verging into the jocular and ribald no less!
Enough List noise I think, yes? ;o)
2009/1/28 Roger Chinchilla <[email protected]>:
> Why don't I start my own viewer and you recommend me to "copy/
reinvent" ones
> that are already out there.....well....thats exactly what I am
trying to do
> with Rusu's viewer....HELLO!!
>
> Roger
>
> On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 3:01 PM, Chris Pugh
<[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Likely story! ( Don't you just 'hate' people who are so busy on
their
>> mobile phone,
>> that they can't be bothered to communicate properly? ) :o).
>>
>> .. and why don't you start you *own* viewer Roger? There are so
many out
>> there
>> to copy/reinvent!
>>
>>
>> Chris.
>>
>> 2009/1/28 Roger Chinchilla <[email protected]>:
>> > Sorry I was on my mobile phone and forgot to put a (wink) or
something.
>> > By
>> > the way the Rusu Viewer is looking really good. Anyone know
when it will
>> > be
>> > Open Source?
>> >
>> > Roger
>> >
>> > On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 2:00 PM, Chris Pugh <[email protected]
>
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> *I* didn't. ( In fact, I'd have been very surprised indeed if
you'd
>> >> even tried doing that! ) But maybe you should have added a
>> >> qualifier, as in '(tic)' or ';o)' somewhere Roger??
>> >>
>> >> On the contrary, pushing your thunbs firmly up on the base of
the brow
>> >> bone under the top of the eye socket ( the
>> >> 'supraorbital foramen' I think ), is supposed to help with
stress and
>> >> relief of migraine. Just watch they don't slip .. ;o)
>> >>
>> >> Chris.
>> >>
>> >> >2009/1/28 Roger Chinchilla <[email protected]>:
>> >> > I just kidding about the holding the finger to your eyes to
make the
>> >> > links
>> >> > pop out. Please don't take it the wrong way.
>> >> >
>> >> > Roger
>> >> >
>> >> > On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 3:12 AM, Chris Pugh <[email protected]
>
>> >> > wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> As I said, links *ARE* buttons. However, you didn't state
you were
>> >> >> using pdf2swf..
>> >> >>
>> >> >> The only command that I know of for an on the fly change, is,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> pdf2swf -v -s linkcolor= <RRGGBBAA> file.pdf { where
linkcolor
>> >> >> value is in Hex ).
>> >> >>
>> >> >> but this only affects the background color of the link
itself, on
>> >> >> hover, and is not
>> >> >> permanent ( option is sort of misleading really). Looks
like
>> >> >> routine could be
>> >> >> opatched to produce the reverse effect, or else, it's a two
stage
>> >> >> process. Mattias?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Regards,
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Chris.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> 2009/1/28 Matt Cline <[email protected]>:
>> >> >> > Hi chris,
>> >> >> > Thank you for your input. I don't need an example of
manipulating
>> >> >> > buttons
>> >> >> > but do need an example of how to include that
manipulation for
>> >> >> > every
>> >> >> > link on
>> >> >> > a page during pdf2swf sad generation.
>> >> >> > Thank you
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > On Jan 27, 2009, at 3:45 PM, Chris Pugh <[email protected]
>
>> >> >> > wrote:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> Matt,
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> A link is simply a button made up of text. Therefore
whatever
>> >> >> >> you
>> >> >> >> can
>> >> >> >> do with the attributes of a button you can also do with
a 'link',
>> >> >> >> i.e. change almost everything about it's appearance, and
>> >> >> >> function.
>> >> >> >> Do you need an example?
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Incidentally, I hope Roger's post was intended to be
well tic.
>> >> >> >> It
>> >> >> >> was
>> >> >> >> reminiscent of that old non-pc joke about how to make a
Venitian
>> >> >> >> Blind! Sooner him than I!! ;o)
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Regards,
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Chris.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> 2009/1/27 Roger Chinchilla <[email protected]>:
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>> Only way I know is these specials glasses I saw on
amazon.com.
>> >> >> >>> They
>> >> >> >>> are
>> >> >> >>> good
>> >> >> >>> for you when you look at the screen a lot. Another way
to make
>> >> >> >>> text
>> >> >> >>> stand
>> >> >> >>> out is, close your eyes, put pressure on it with your
index
>> >> >> >>> finger
>> >> >> >>> for
>> >> >> >>> about
>> >> >> >>> 10 seconds, open your eyes and get really close to the
screen.
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>> Hope that helps,
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>> Roger
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>> On Jan 27, 2009, at 5:26 PM, matt cline <[email protected]
>
>> >> >> >>> wrote:
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>>> Hello, is there a way to highlight links w/o having to
hover
>> >> >> >>>> them
>> >> >> >>>> to
>> >> >> >>>> see
>> >> >> >>>> the highlights(so their easier to spot in the swfs)?
Thank
>> >> >> >>>> you.
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >
>> >
>
>
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