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List:       koffice-devel
Subject:    Re: using pdftotext from xpdf
From:       Nicolas Hadacek <hadacek () kde ! org>
Date:       2003-05-25 1:34:42
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On Monday 26 May 2003 12:27 pm, Daniel Naber wrote:

> I saw that xpdf is now part of KOffice.

I guess you're talking about the xpdf sources in the pdf import filter ?
Note that since xpdf is not intended as being used as a library I had to 
modify a little the sources. Also I am not using the pdftotext binary since 
it is too limited.

> The pdftotext from xpdf  would also
> be useful for KFind, so that it can search in PDF files. I see the
> following options:
>
> 1. KFind doesn't care about KOffice's xpdf and uses pdftotext as an
> optional runtime "requirement". The user must then install xpdf if he
> wants to search in PDF files.

I think this should be the right solution...

> 2. KOffice installs pdftotext as a binary. The user can then install xpdf
> or KOffice if he wants to search in PDF files.

it's probably better to rely on another channel (the distribution) to install 
a third party binary. Moreover the xpdf from the distribution can be newer 
than the one I use...

> 3. Copy xpdf from KOffice to kdelibs so that it can be used as a library.

I don't see the need for xpdf in kdelibs :)

see you,
Nicolas

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