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I'm surprised that works, iirc pdf isn't defined in order and can't be parsed streaming
by iudqnolq 6y ago
I'm surprised that works, iirc pdf isn't defined in order and can't be parsed streaming
- kindall 6y agoI think that's what the "optimize for Web" checkbox does
- IshKebab 6y agoWow so it actually does something! I wish programs would use such vague descriptions. (Or more of them had helpful instant tooltips.)
- maskros 6y agoLinearized (a.k.a. web optimized) PDF files only help for displaying the first page quickly. The rest of the file is still in pretty much random access order.
- e12e 6y agoFor what it's worth, there's a format for content like pdfs that's optimized for viewing on screens (as opposed to printing), djvu: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/DjVu https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/DjVu Oh, wow initial release 1998,now I'm feeling a bit old...
- tonyedgecombe 6y agoLinearised PDF files are defined in order and can be read from the start. https://blog.idrsolutions.com/2010/02/linearized-pdf-files/ https://blog.idrsolutions.com/2010/02/linearized-pdf-files/