On Tue, Oct 21, 2003 at 10:27:14PM -0400, Roberto Sanchez wrote: > Are there any Free Software PDF viewers that have the ability to search > and copy/paste text and graphics? I ask because I find that sometimes > I have to use acroread (non-free, of course) becuase I have a large PDF > file and I need to search for a string, or copy a long selection of > text. I would prefer to not use the non-free app, but I have come to > rely on the search and copy functions. Are there any alternatives? > > I have already looked at gv, ggv, and gpdf, but it's not there in any > of those. What does everyone else use? > > -Roberto
(In addition th what has already been mentioned:) To get text out of a pdf file: pdftotext (package xpdf-utils). Generates a text file in which you can search, copy, edit, ... To get images: pdfimages (xpdf-utils) or pstoedit. HTH -- Joachim Fahnenmüller # Hi! I'm a .signature virus. Copy me into # your ~/.signature to help me spread! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
