Is xpdf a x-windows package? also in response to another question about .doc files, antiword. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex Snow" <alex_snow@xxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 3:15 PM Subject: Re: looking for a package? > for pdf files there's xpdf's pdftotext. just install xpdf and you > should get it. my only complaint is it pretty much murders any > formatting in the pdf file. I've found myself liking the feature in > acrobat reader under windows to get better formatted text output. > On > Mon, Jul 24, 2006 at 02:04:48PM -0600, Tyler Littlefield wrote: >> Hello list, >> Does someone know of a pakcage that will allow me to convert pdf and .doc >> files to txt? >> Also, html to txt conversions would be nice to. >> Thanks, >> ~~TheCreator~~ >> website: >> http://tysplace.shaned.net >> msn: >> compgeek134 at hotmail.com >> aim: >> st8amnd2005 >> skype: >> st8amnd127 >> moo coder/wizard and administrator >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > -- > Not me, guy. I read the Bash man page each day like a Jehovah's Witness reads > the Bible. No wait, the Bash man page IS the bible. Excuse me... > -- More on confusing aliases, taken from comp.os.linux.misc > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
