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| | | Subject: Re: Help with copying a page without text | Subject: Re: Help with copying a page without text 2007-10-08 - By Leonard Rosenthol
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Not being a vim user, I was unable to validate this.
So that's a quite trick that it is using to decompress page content
streams for editing...
I stand corrected about it creating invalid PDFs - though I still
think it sets a bad precedent ;).
Leonard
On Oct 7, 2007, at 8:32 PM, William A. Segraves wrote:
> Leonard, you're advice is usually much better quality.
>
> I regret you did not try the procedure I outlined before you passed
> judgement on it. If you had tried the procedure, I expect you would
> have found it works just fine for the example that was used.
>
> Readers interested in the procedure outlined below, despite
> Leonard's advice, can consult Sid Steward's excellent Pdftk web
> site, www.accesspdf.com, for the inspiration for the below procedure.
>
> I hasten to add the Leonard is correct about editing a PDF damaging
> it. That's why the Pdftk plugin for Vim is used, i.e., to repair
> the damaged PDF. It's not a new idea, as it's been on Sid's site
> since 11Feb2005, http://www.accesspdf.com/index.php?page=2.
>
> Best regards,
> Bill Segraves
> -- -- Original Message -- --
> From: Leonard Rosenthol
> To: Post all your questions about iText here
> Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2007 6:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [iText-questions] Help with copying a page without text
>
> Note that doing so will create an invalid PDF :(.
>
> Please do NOT try to edit a PDF using text editors...
>
> Leonard
>
>
> On Oct 7, 2007, at 11:36 AM, wasegraves@(protected) wrote:
>
> > Not exactly. It's not possible, except when it's possible.
> >
> > Here's an approach that works for the MyFirstTable example in the
> > iText tutorial.
> >
> > 1. Download and install Vim (This author used Vim 6.3).
> >
> > 2. Download and install Pdftk (This author used Pdftk 1.12),
> > i.e., copy pdftk.exe into the Vim plugin directory.
> >
> > 3. Download and install the Pdftk plugin in the Vim plugins
> > directory, i.e., copy pdftk.vim into the Vim plugin directory.
> >
> > 4. Open MyFirstTable.pdf with Vim.
> >
> > 5. Find the text "cell test2" in the second cell in the fourth
> > row of the table and delete the text.
> >
> > 6. Save the PDF as MyFirstTable_revised.pdf.
> >
> > 7. Open MyFirstTable_revised.pdf with Reader and see that the
> > text "cell test2" is now gone.
> >
> > Note that this procedure uses iText indirectly, as Pdftk is based
> > on iText.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Bill Segraves
> >
> > -- ---- ------ Original message from Leonard Rosenthol
> > <leonardr@(protected)>: -- ---- ------
> >
> >
> > > No, it's not possible.
> > >
> > > Nor will you find any PDF library that will offer that due to the
> > way
> > > that PDF is structured. See the other current discussion about
> "how
> > > to read text on a page"...
> > >
> > >
> > > Leonard
> > >
> > > On Oct 6, 2007, at 4:28 PM, Sarath Dorbala wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hello,
> > > >
> > > > I am pretty new to PDF and iText. I have a situation where I
> need
> > > > to copy a page to another (new) page with no text from the first
> > > > page. For example, if i have a table in page 1, I need to copy
> > that
> > > > to a new page and but not text in that cell. I don't know if
> this
> > > > is possible in iText.
> > > >
> > > > Thank you.
> > <snip>< /BLOCK QUOTE>
> >
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<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line
-break: after-white-space; ">Not being a vim user, I was unable to validate this
.<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>So that's a quite trick
that it is using to decompress page content streams for editing...</DIV><DIV>
<BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I stand corrected about it
creating invalid PDFs - though I still think it sets a bad?precedent ;).</DIV>
<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Leonard</DIV><DIV><BR><DIV>
<DIV>On Oct 7, 2007, at 8:32 PM, William A. Segraves wrote:</DIV><BR class=
"Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"> <DIV><FONT face="Arial"
size="2">Leonard, you're advice is usually much better quality.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial" size="2"></FONT>?</DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial" size="2"
>I regret you did not try the procedure I outlined before you passed judgement
on it. If you had tried the procedure, I expect you would have found it works
just fine for the example that was used.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial"
size="2"></FONT>?</DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial" size="2">Readers interested in
the procedure outlined below, despite Leonard's advice, can consult Sid Steward
's excellent Pdftk web site, <A href="http://www.accesspdf.com">www.accesspdf
.com</A>, for the inspiration for the below procedure.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
face="Arial" size="2"></FONT>?</DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial" size="2">I hasten
to add the Leonard is correct about editing a PDF damaging it. That's why the
Pdftk?plugin for Vim?is used, i.e., to repair the damaged PDF. It's not a new
idea, as it's been on Sid's site since 11Feb2005, <A href="http://www.accesspdf
.com/index.php?page=2">http://www.accesspdf.com/index.php?page=2</A>.</FONT><
/DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial" size="2"></FONT>?</DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial"
size="2">Best regards,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial" size="2">Bill
Segraves</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px;
MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV
style="FONT: 10pt arial">-- -- Original Message -- -- </DIV> <DIV style=
"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title="leonardr@(protected)" href="mailto:leonardr@(protected)">Leonard
Rosenthol</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title="itext
-questions@(protected)" href="mailto:itext-questions@(protected)
.net">Post all your questions about iText here</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT:
10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, October 07, 2007 6:58 PM</DIV> <DIV style=
"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [iText-questions] Help with copying a
page without text</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Note that doing so will create an
invalid PDF :(.<BR><BR>Please do NOT try to edit a PDF using text editors...
<BR><BR>Leonard<BR><BR><BR>On Oct 7, 2007, at 11:36 AM, <A href="mailto
:wasegraves@(protected)">wasegraves@(protected)</A> wrote:<BR><BR>> Not
exactly. It's not possible, except when it's possible.<BR>><BR>> Here's
an approach that works for the MyFirstTable example in the? <BR>> iText
tutorial.<BR>><BR>>????? 1. Download and install Vim (This author used
Vim 6.3).<BR>><BR>>????? 2. Download and install Pdftk (This author
used Pdftk 1.12),? <BR>> i.e., copy pdftk.exe into the Vim plugin
directory.<BR>><BR>>????? 3. Download and install the Pdftk plugin in
the Vim plugins? <BR>> directory, i.e., copy pdftk.vim into the Vim plugin
directory.<BR>><BR>>????? 4. Open MyFirstTable.pdf with Vim.<BR>>
<BR>>????? 5. Find the text "cell test2" in the second cell in the fourth?
<BR>> row of the table and delete the text.<BR>><BR>>????? 6. Save
the PDF as MyFirstTable_revised.pdf.<BR>><BR>>????? 7. Open
MyFirstTable_revised.pdf with Reader and see that the? <BR>> text "cell
test2" is now gone.<BR>><BR>> Note that this procedure uses iText
indirectly, as Pdftk is based? <BR>> on iText.<BR>><BR>> Cheers,<BR>
> Bill Segraves<BR>><BR>> -- ---- ------ Original message from
Leonard Rosenthol? <BR>> <<A href="mailto:leonardr@(protected)">leonardr
@(protected)</A>>: -- ---- ------<BR>><BR>><BR>> > No, it's
not possible.<BR>> ><BR>> > Nor will you find any PDF library
that will offer that due to the? <BR>> way<BR>> > that PDF is
structured. See the other current discussion about "how<BR>> > to read
text on a page"...<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > Leonard<BR>> >
;<BR>> > On Oct 6, 2007, at 4:28 PM, Sarath Dorbala wrote:<BR>> >
<BR>> > > Hello,<BR>> > ><BR>> > > I am pretty new
to PDF and iText. I have a situation where I need<BR>> > > to copy a
page to another (new) page with no text from the first<BR>> > > page
. For example, if i have a table in page 1, I need to copy? <BR>> that<BR>
> > > to a new page and but not text in that cell. I don't know if
this<BR>> > > is possible in iText.<BR>> > ><BR>> >
> Thank you.<BR>> <snip>< /BLOCK QUOTE><BR>> -- ---- --
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