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A tool that converts PDFs to SVG, built using PDF.js

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Re: A tool that converts PDFs to SVG, built using PDF.js

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Post by samstave » Tue, Aug 19, 2014, 11:33 PM UTC

nurbl wrote: post #7

rpedela wrote: post #4

When would one need a SVG version of a PDF instead of just using pdf.js by itself?

I've had several cases where a drawing I want to edit is only available as PDF. There are various ways to convert between the formats (e.g. inkscape) but so far I haven't found one that always works.

Highlight a PDF to copy to inkscape and convert to elements would be pretty damn bad ass.

Re: A tool that converts PDFs to SVG, built using PDF.js

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Post by fizz_ed » Wed, Aug 20, 2014, 2:06 AM UTC

What about something that goes the other way?

Re: A tool that converts PDFs to SVG, built using PDF.js

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Post by PointerReaper » Wed, Aug 20, 2014, 2:15 AM UTC

I really wonder about the utility of something like this tool. I enjoy and encourage building new things "just because" but I can help but think the point to PDFs is to have complete visual control of layout and formatting while providing the textual and tagging information layers is critical to transform and adapt the information for artificial intelligent agents and people with disabilities that rely upon assistive technologies such as screen readers.

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