Re: [PLUG] Editable PDFs - Does the world need them?

2019-11-24 Thread Tejas Sanap
On Mon 25 Nov, 2019, 12:27 PM AlphaOmega, wrote: > Umm, probably not in a WYSIWY-edit way but PDFs are editable via LaTeX > (and similar TypeScript wrappers). Anyone tried that before? > Yes. It is possible to a certain extent using the document conversion utility called "pdftotext" [1]. Howeve

Re: [PLUG] Editable PDFs - Does the world need them?

2019-11-24 Thread AlphaOmega
Umm, probably not in a  WYSIWY-edit way but PDFs are editable via LaTeX (and similar TypeScript wrappers). Anyone tried that before?On Nov 25, 2019 9:10 AM, Sudhanwa Jogalekar wrote:PDF is essentially meant to get the exact same thing that was created to be seen by the reader, anywhere on any plat

Re: [PLUG] I wish, I knew this when I started with Vim

2019-11-24 Thread Sudhanwa Jogalekar
After many years of usage, I stopped using CLI quite some time back. But still use vi kind of editors a few times. This reminds me of the best editor I ever used -- BRIEF . Just checked that Wikipedia page and found that few things in vim come from brief !! Just check the features in it that are e

Re: [PLUG] I wish, I knew this when I started with Vim

2019-11-24 Thread Mayuresh
On Mon, Nov 25, 2019 at 09:00:49AM +0530, Tejas Sanap wrote: >it presents a considerable learning curve, especially, to the novice Yes, learning curve is the right word, but often people mistake it for `usability'. Usability is to be measured after crossing the learning curve. Those who even h

Re: [PLUG] Editable PDFs - Does the world need them?

2019-11-24 Thread Sudhanwa Jogalekar
PDF is essentially meant to get the exact same thing that was created to be seen by the reader, anywhere on any platform. If the file is made editable, the main purpose itself will be lost. On Thu, Nov 21, 2019, 1:51 PM Tejas Sanap wrote: > Hey, folks! > The PDF file format is ubiquitous nowa

[PLUG] I wish, I knew this when I started with Vim

2019-11-24 Thread Tejas Sanap
Hey, folks! As the world rides the "VS Code" wave and it's extensive list of extensions that are easy to set up and even easier to configure, some of us, stick to the Old Way of Vim. However, as effective as vi/vim may be, it presents a considerable learning curve, especially, to the novice comman