Re: PDF2TXT 3.3 released
- From: Jamal Mazrui <empower@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2009 11:01:10 -0400 (EDT)
Well, I have not received such a request before regarding any of my
programs that have installers. I cannot give it a high priority, but
will consider it as an enhancement request.
Jamal
On Tue, 7 Apr 2009, The Elf
wrote:
> Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 21:36:41 -0700
> From: The Elf <inthaneelf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: PDF2TXT 3.3 released
>
> two reasons, I'll try this again:
> 1. a person who prefers command line may not want the start menu shortcuts
> installed since they don't use them.
> 2. and this is my case, I customize my start menu's, completely, and every
> time I update an application that does not give me the opportunity to not
> have the start menu shortcuts installed is updated or loaded, the shortcuts
> get dumped into the standard position on the start menu/programs, instead of
> in the location I want them,, so... every time I update, I have to go back
> in and remove/re-move (as in re do my cut go to location and paste) the
> shortcuts again! and again the next time I update, and so on at infanitum!
>
> where as with this check box in the instillation application, I simply
> uncheck it and my old, already in the place I want them shortcuts do the job
> and I do not have to go redo what I have already done.
>
> and with the ones that also do not give you the chance to say no to the
> desktop icon, I then have to go remove the new desktop icons and re-sort my
> desktop as well.
>
> does that clear it up?
>
> regards,
> inthane
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jamal Mazrui" <empower@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 10:14 AM
> Subject: Re: PDF2TXT 3.3 released
>
>
> > I'm not understanding what problem that causes Why would someone not
> > want a program group on the Start Menu for a program they decided to
> > install?
> >
> > Jamal
> > On Mon, 6 Apr 2009, The Elf wrote:
> >
> >> Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2009 10:07:18 -0700
> >> From: The Elf <inthaneelf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Reply-To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Subject: Re: PDF2TXT 3.3 released
> >>
> >> no! what I am referring to is a section of the installer that is devoted
> >> to
> >> where the start menu's are placed in the menu's and sub menu's, and... an
> >> additional item, a checkbox, unchecked by default, that says and does "do
> >> not install start menu shortcuts"
> >>
> >> hope that clears things up.
> >>
> >> inthane
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Jamal Mazrui" <empower@xxxxxxxxx>
> >> To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 9:02 AM
> >> Subject: Re: PDF2TXT 3.3 released
> >>
> >>
> >> >I assume you are referring to making the assignment of a system-wide
> >> > shortcutkey optional, as is the case with the EdSharp, FileDir, and JSX
> >> > installers. I've now made that change so it is also optional in the
> >> > PDF2TXT installer (April 6 release).
> >> >
> >> > Jamal
> >> >
> >> > On Sun, 5 Apr 2009, The Elf wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2009 00:46:52 -0700
> >> >> From: The Elf <inthaneelf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> >> Reply-To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >> Subject: Re: PDF2TXT 3.3 released
> >> >>
> >> >> Jamal,
> >> >>
> >> >> this reminded me of something I wanted to talk to you about, but got
> >> >> distracted by other things.
> >> >>
> >> >> is it possible for you to add a checkbox in inno installers so you can
> >> >> uncheck it and not install the start menu shortcuts.
> >> >>
> >> >> a couple reasons for this, as all of us on the blind programming list
> >> >> know,
> >> >> some folks insist on command line running, and may not even want start
> >> >> menu
> >> >> shortcuts.
> >> >>
> >> >> and my big reason is I customize my start menu but always (except when
> >> >> upgrading one of those few applications that have this option) wind up
> >> >> either arguing with the short cut selection dialog, or if its got the
> >> >> check
> >> >> box, I uncheck it and use the shortcuts I already manually moved to
> >> >> where
> >> >> I
> >> >> wish them.
> >> >>
> >> >> hope you can provide this,
> >> >> inthane
> >> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> >> From: "Jamal Mazrui" <empower@xxxxxxxxx>
> >> >> To: <GUISpeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <ProgrammingBlind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>;
> >> >> <Program-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <UAccess-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> >> Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2009 1:54 AM
> >> >> Subject: PDF2TXT 3.3 released
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> > http://EmpowermentZone.com/p2tsetup.exe
> >> >> >
> >> >> > PDF2TXT now uses an updated version of the QuickPDF library, which
> >> >> > is
> >> >> > commercially available at
> >> >> > http://QuickPDF.com
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Several years worth of fixes and enhancements are incorporated in
> >> >> > this
> >> >> > library version compared to the previous one used. Although the
> >> >> > source
> >> >> > code to this and other tools used by PDF2TXT is not available, its
> >> >> > own
> >> >> > source code in the PowerBASIC language, PDF2TXT.bas, is now
> >> >> > installed
> >> >> > along with the executable.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > As before, the Image Format checkbox (Alt+F) is available for
> >> >> > optical
> >> >> > character recognition (OCR) -- using Google Tesseract technology --
> >> >> > on
> >> >> > image-based PDFs that elude text extraction methods. Due to
> >> >> > technical
> >> >> > issues, there is not a simple way of aborting an OCR process that
> >> >> > has
> >> >> > already started. This is now possible, however, via a work-around
> >> >> > of
> >> >> > launching another copy of PDF2TXT. It clears the deck during its
> >> >> > startup
> >> >> > phase. The Quit button (Alt+Q) may then be invoked to close either
> >> >> > copy
> >> >> > of the program (though no harm results from both being loaded).
> >> >> >
> >> >> > As Before the Grab URL button (Alt+G) gets the address of the
> >> >> > current
> >> >> > web
> >> >> > page in Internet Explorer and sets it as the PDF source. This now
> >> >> > works
> >> >> > with versions of Internet Explorer above 6.0. The feature makes it
> >> >> > easy
> >> >> > to download and convert all PDFs linked to a web page.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > An additional hotkey is introduced: F11 for Elevate Version (like
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > EdSharp and FileDir programs). This checks whether a newer version
> >> >> > of
> >> >> > PDF2TXT is available, and offers to install it. The command makes
> >> >> > future
> >> >> > updates to the program particularly convenient to obtain.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > As before, the Extra HTML checkbox (Alt+X) uses a different
> >> >> > conversion
> >> >> > technology to produce a .htm conversion in addition to the .txt one.
> >> >> > To
> >> >> > further increase conversion options via this checkbox, it now also
> >> >> > causes
> >> >> > another technology to be used for producing the .txt file, using the
> >> >> > PDFToText.exe utility that is also seperately available at
> >> >> > http://www.foolabs.com/xpdf/home.html
> >> >> > Thus PDF2TXT now incorporates three different .txt conversion
> >> >> > methods,
> >> >> > a
> >> >> > .htm method, and an OCR one -- all of which are possible in a batch
> >> >> > mode
> >> >> > that processes every PDF in a directory. The program has become the
> >> >> > most
> >> >> > capable, free converter of PDFs available on Windows!
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Jamal
> >> >> >
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