David Pilling <flist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> In message <gemini.j7r7fa005lwio06oz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, John Pettigrew
> <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
> > True. For example, KWrite (the word-processor in the KOffice suite)
> > does a fairly respectable job of importing PDFs in an editable way. It
> > maintains text stories and rough placement, as well as font
> > formatting. I've used it to rescue documents sent to clients by
> > authors as PDFs only.
>
> Adobe reader 7.0 has a "Save as Text" option on the File menu (or you
> can mark text with the select tool and copy to the clipboard). You can
> also configure various ways of working out where the text is.
>
> I've seen files where this facility just returns junk (and so does
> GhostScript) - any ideas why this happens?
Because the page has been imported as a graphic?
I've had this a couple of times, for that reason.
Cheers,
Ray D
