On Thu, 26 Oct 2006, Gregory Seidman wrote: > On Thu, Oct 26, 2006 at 12:57:21PM -0400, Matthew Krauss wrote: > } Stefan Monnier wrote: > } >What tool can I use to extract some part of a pdf file? > } >In kpdf, I can copy a piece of the PDF image and save it, but it's only > } >saved as a bitmap, whereas I'd like to keep it in vector form. > } > > } > Stefan > } You don't ask much, do you? > } > } <theory> > } AFAIK: PDF is not strictly speaking a vector-graphics format. It is a > } subset of Postscript, which is actually a programming language for > } drawing documents. It is designed for output, not input or editing. > } Therefor, it is *very* hard to convert from PDF to a structured document > } format. > } </theory> > [...] > } If anyone knows any better tools then these, I want to know! > > There is a tool, pstoedit, for (nearly) exactly this purpose. It converts > PS or PDF files into a variety of vector formats. The least lossy > are probably xfig and SVG. Once you have it in an editable vector format > you can use an appropriate editor to extract the pieces you want and export > to whatever format you need.
The skencil (was sketch) package has worked well for me in the past and pstoedit can convert files to its native format. Skencil's interface is still a little clunky but I found it worked better than xfig when editing the converted files. -- Brad -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
