Is there a way to compile a document that has particular pages selectively devoid of legible content? e.g. blurred and turned into a raster image or simply blanked out with nothing visible and no way to recover the missing content (i.e. not simply using white text).
Something equivalent to a preview you might distribute without giving away the content, yet is still the same length (by page count) and ideally eluding to the actual content (i.e. a blurred image of the actual content) so that it is still possible to imagine the undisclosed content. Read on if you are unsure of what I mean. Having finished writing my PhD dissertation at the beginning of 2015 using Lyx (which worked out great and included 400+ pages, 100+ graphics and 100+ tables), I have a need to disseminate components of it without giving away all of the content. The reason being that much of the work is covered by non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and as well as some which is commercially valuable in other ways. I would like to be able to compile a document and choose to make selected parts of the thesis which do not contain NDA limitations illegible without having to create separate documents or by removing pages after compilation (yes this has been approved by the NDA parties). Keeping things such as the chapter introductions, contents, index (and other non-restricted content in front and back matter) would be ideal. In a perfect situation I would be able to go as far as choosing to blur particular tables, graphics or even paragraphs which have proprietary information which cannot be shared (although this seems like a very difficult scenario to make happen). Maybe a question best suited to the developer list? Cheers This email has been sent from a virus-free computer protected by Avast. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email> <#DDB4FAA8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>
