PDF for iPad versus iPhone/iPod

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GraciousWolf_PE Aspiring developer Posts: 372 Reg: Feb 15, 2012 Montreal 10,720	confirm \| cancel 12/17/12 10:28 PM (13 years ago) PDF for iPad versus iPhone/iPod Hey everyone! I brought this issue up once before, but never got a definitive response, so I figured I'd bring it back from the dead, hopefully to be resolved. ;) Basically, my app is mostly a collection of PDF files. I used Microsoft Word to type everything out (including diagrams) and simply saved them as .pdf files (standard 8 x 11). On the iPad, this looks great - no need to pinch and zoom and it's easily readable. On the other hand, iPhone/iPod devices usually require a pinch and zoom approach, turning to landscape view, or a mix of both for optimal viewing settings. How can I modify these PDF documents to accommodate the iPhone's/iPod's screen? A million thanks! Nicholas Title Comments Hey everyone! I brought this issue up once before, but never got a definitive response, so I figured I'd bring it back from the dead, hopefully to be resolved. ;) Basically, my app is mostly a collection of PDF files. I used Microsoft Word to type everything out (including diagrams) and simply saved them as .pdf files (standard 8 x 11). On the iPad, this looks great - no need to pinch and zoom and it's easily readable. On the other hand, iPhone/iPod devices usually require a pinch and zoom approach, turning to landscape view, or a mix of both for optimal viewing settings. How can I modify these PDF documents to accommodate the iPhone's/iPod's screen? A million thanks! Nicholas

Iaxia I hate code! Posts: 108 Reg: Feb 04, 2012 Toronto 7,080	12/17/12 11:20 PM (13 years ago) I had a similar issue but I dealt with it differently. I saved all my word documents as .html files (ensuring I selected the "Save only Display information into HTML" under the Save As command) and inserted the code below into the header. <meta content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" http-equiv="Content-Type" /> <title>Title here</title> <meta content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0; maximum-scale=1.0;" name="viewport" /> <script type="text/javascript"> if((navigator.userAgent.match(/iPad/i))) { document.write("<link type=\"text\/css\" rel=\"stylesheet\" media=\"all\" href=\"ipadstyle.css\" charset=\"utf-8\" \/>"); } else if(navigator.userAgent.match(/iPhone/i)) { document.write("<link type=\"text\/css\" rel=\"stylesheet\" media=\"all\" href=\"iphonestyle.css\" charset=\"utf-8\" \/>"); } else { document.write("<link type=\"text\/css\" rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"style.css\" \/>"); } </script> Comments I had a similar issue but I dealt with it differently. I saved all my word documents as .html files (ensuring I selected the "Save only Display information into HTML" under the Save As command) and inserted the code below into the header. <meta content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" http-equiv="Content-Type" /> <title>Title here</title> <meta content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0; maximum-scale=1.0;" name="viewport" /> <script type="text/javascript"> if((navigator.userAgent.match(/iPad/i))) { document.write("<link type=\"text\/css\" rel=\"stylesheet\" media=\"all\" href=\"ipadstyle.css\" charset=\"utf-8\" \/>"); } else if(navigator.userAgent.match(/iPhone/i)) { document.write("<link type=\"text\/css\" rel=\"stylesheet\" media=\"all\" href=\"iphonestyle.css\" charset=\"utf-8\" \/>"); } else { document.write("<link type=\"text\/css\" rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"style.css\" \/>"); } </script>

GraciousWolf_PE Aspiring developer Posts: 372 Reg: Feb 15, 2012 Montreal 10,720	12/18/12 09:18 AM (13 years ago) That's some great insight, Iaxia! Hmm... do you know of any code that would work with PDF files in particular? The main reason I converted from Microsoft Word to PDF was because the diagrams wouldn't be properly shown in the app. Thanks again! Nicholas Comments That's some great insight, Iaxia! Hmm... do you know of any code that would work with PDF files in particular? The main reason I converted from Microsoft Word to PDF was because the diagrams wouldn't be properly shown in the app. Thanks again! Nicholas

Iaxia I hate code! Posts: 108 Reg: Feb 04, 2012 Toronto 7,080	12/18/12 10:12 AM (13 years ago) No, not really. I don't know a lot about PDFs. I found the link below through, perhaps that will help. http://forums.adobe.com/message/4001754 Comments No, not really. I don't know a lot about PDFs. I found the link below through, perhaps that will help. http://forums.adobe.com/message/4001754

GraciousWolf_PE Aspiring developer Posts: 372 Reg: Feb 15, 2012 Montreal 10,720	12/19/12 09:37 PM (13 years ago) Thanks for the help, Iaxia! Do you know what would be the best way to convert PDF or Word documents CONTAINING images to HTML format? Thanks a million! Nicholas Comments Thanks for the help, Iaxia! Do you know what would be the best way to convert PDF or Word documents CONTAINING images to HTML format? Thanks a million! Nicholas

ianJamesPiano Code is Art Posts: 2661 Reg: Feb 13, 2011 Palm Springs, C... 37,010	03/01/13 11:39 PM (12 years ago) Hi Nicholas, Resurrecting an old post! Have you tried saving the documents as a webarchive? Do you see this option when exporting in your editor? Comments Hi Nicholas, Resurrecting an old post! Have you tried saving the documents as a webarchive? Do you see this option when exporting in your editor?

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