PDF reader that lets one override fonts

[Kelly L. Fulks]

Dotan Cohen wrote:
> 2008/6/6 Phil Bieber <philbieber at gmail.com>:
>> Hi!
>> Today I read an article at http://www.oooninja.com/ that there is a
>> new extension for OpenOffice for importing PDFs... maybe that is
>> helpful. Or just save 'em with KOffice as a ODF or txt file...
>> Just a thought.
>>
> 
> Thanks. Kword could not display these files properly. I have not
> installed OOo3 and the filter to test if OOo can or cannot display
> these PDF files.
> 
> In a general sense, is there no PDF reader that can override embedded fonts?
> 
> Dotan Cohen
> 
> http://what-is-what.com
> http://gibberish.co.il
> א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת
> 
> A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
> Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?

That would be kind of against the idea of a PDF.  PDF (Portable Document
Format) was intended to provide a way of distributing documents so that
they would like the same independent of the application in which they
are displayed or the device upon which they are printed.  Therefore
overriding the defined fonts would mean that they are not the same.

Having said that O'Reilly has a book on PDF hacks.  I don't have a copy
of it, but a co-worker does and it is possible that there is something
in it.  If you don't have a resolution by Monday, I will try to remember
to look in it.

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Kelly L. Fulks
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