Hi, I am looking at a way to convert PDF documents to a page-flip style of display. I've spent a bunch of time looking at this. * I found an open source sample :* http://www.codebox.es/pdf-to-flash-page-flip *A Drupal conversation on page-flip *that seemed to indicate developers are talking about this but that we aren't there yet... http://groups.drupal.org/node/18326 *And then a paid piece of software currently with a WordPress plugin.*(this one is beautiful, and I want to write a module for it ) http://page-flip.com/products/ I am leaning towards writing a Drupal module with #1 (open source), but wondering if there were any other mummerings in the community about page flip ? Any advice or pointers that might help me focus on what has been done and what needs to be done. Thanks, -Emma
On Mon, 2009-10-26 at 20:54 -0700, Emma Irwin wrote:
Hi,
I am looking at a way to convert PDF documents to a page-flip style of display. I've spent a bunch of time looking at this.
I am leaning towards writing a Drupal module with #1 (open source), but wondering if there were any other mummerings in the community about page flip ? Any advice or pointers that might help me focus on what has been done and what needs to be done.
Once the patch to imageapi_imagemagick module at http://drupal.org/node/269329 is reviewed and committed, the work done on incorporating imagecache into D7 means that D7 will have the ability to convert the first page of a PDF document to an image format. Perhaps it would be possible to modify imageapi_imagemagick to produce multiple pages - but I don't know how that would link up with the new image system in core. David.
Thanks David - that is good to consider for future... that would be very cool if it could make the multiple pages, because really the flip technology seems easier after that - I would like to find something using jquery rather than flash, but that's just a personal goal to 'not use flash' if I can... On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 4:25 PM, David Sterratt <dtq@f2s.com> wrote:
On Mon, 2009-10-26 at 20:54 -0700, Emma Irwin wrote:
Hi,
I am looking at a way to convert PDF documents to a page-flip style of display. I've spent a bunch of time looking at this.
I am leaning towards writing a Drupal module with #1 (open source), but wondering if there were any other mummerings in the community about page flip ? Any advice or pointers that might help me focus on what has been done and what needs to be done.
Once the patch to imageapi_imagemagick module at http://drupal.org/node/269329 is reviewed and committed, the work done on incorporating imagecache into D7 means that D7 will have the ability to convert the first page of a PDF document to an image format. Perhaps it would be possible to modify imageapi_imagemagick to produce multiple pages - but I don't know how that would link up with the new image system in core.
David.
Just a thought, I like this idea and could help with development. in the interim the iPaper module does a fairly slick job with flash and hosted documents at scribd.com Cheers Psy On 29/10/2009, at 11:25 AM, Emma Irwin wrote:
Thanks David - that is good to consider for future... that would be very cool if it could make the multiple pages, because really the flip technology seems easier after that - I would like to find something using jquery rather than flash, but that's just a personal goal to 'not use flash' if I can...
On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 4:25 PM, David Sterratt <dtq@f2s.com> wrote: On Mon, 2009-10-26 at 20:54 -0700, Emma Irwin wrote:
Hi,
I am looking at a way to convert PDF documents to a page-flip style of display. I've spent a bunch of time looking at this.
I am leaning towards writing a Drupal module with #1 (open source), but wondering if there were any other mummerings in the community about page flip ? Any advice or pointers that might help me focus on what has been done and what needs to be done.
Once the patch to imageapi_imagemagick module at http://drupal.org/node/269329 is reviewed and committed, the work done on incorporating imagecache into D7 means that D7 will have the ability to convert the first page of a PDF document to an image format. Perhaps it would be possible to modify imageapi_imagemagick to produce multiple pages - but I don't know how that would link up with the new image system in core.
David.
scribd uses swftools (pdf2swf), and has its own swf-viewer. This module will be mostly in demand. ~Gorav On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 10:36 AM, John Oakley <john.oakley@batchelor.edu.au>wrote:
Just a thought,
I like this idea and could help with development.
in the interim the iPaper module does a fairly slick job with flash and hosted documents at scribd.com
Cheers Psy
On 29/10/2009, at 11:25 AM, Emma Irwin wrote:
Thanks David - that is good to consider for future... that would be very cool if it could make the multiple pages, because really the flip technology seems easier after that - I would like to find something using jquery rather than flash, but that's just a personal goal to 'not use flash' if I can...
On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 4:25 PM, David Sterratt <dtq@f2s.com> wrote:
On Mon, 2009-10-26 at 20:54 -0700, Emma Irwin wrote:
Hi,
I am looking at a way to convert PDF documents to a page-flip style of display. I've spent a bunch of time looking at this.
I am leaning towards writing a Drupal module with #1 (open source), but wondering if there were any other mummerings in the community about page flip ? Any advice or pointers that might help me focus on what has been done and what needs to be done.
Once the patch to imageapi_imagemagick module at http://drupal.org/node/269329 is reviewed and committed, the work done on incorporating imagecache into D7 means that D7 will have the ability to convert the first page of a PDF document to an image format. Perhaps it would be possible to modify imageapi_imagemagick to produce multiple pages - but I don't know how that would link up with the new image system in core.
David.
-- Be the change U want to see in the world...
So we have a couple of different lines of thinking here, (I have another conversation off-group) and thrilled that perhaps a couple of you are interested in contributing. We should probably take this off the group conversation now, please email me directly and we can start a single thread . I'm excited! emma.irwin@gmail.com On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 10:06 PM, John Oakley <john.oakley@batchelor.edu.au>wrote:
Just a thought,
I like this idea and could help with development.
in the interim the iPaper module does a fairly slick job with flash and hosted documents at scribd.com
Cheers Psy
On 29/10/2009, at 11:25 AM, Emma Irwin wrote:
Thanks David - that is good to consider for future... that would be very cool if it could make the multiple pages, because really the flip technology seems easier after that - I would like to find something using jquery rather than flash, but that's just a personal goal to 'not use flash' if I can...
On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 4:25 PM, David Sterratt <dtq@f2s.com> wrote:
On Mon, 2009-10-26 at 20:54 -0700, Emma Irwin wrote:
Hi,
I am looking at a way to convert PDF documents to a page-flip style of display. I've spent a bunch of time looking at this.
I am leaning towards writing a Drupal module with #1 (open source), but wondering if there were any other mummerings in the community about page flip ? Any advice or pointers that might help me focus on what has been done and what needs to be done.
Once the patch to imageapi_imagemagick module at http://drupal.org/node/269329 is reviewed and committed, the work done on incorporating imagecache into D7 means that D7 will have the ability to convert the first page of a PDF document to an image format. Perhaps it would be possible to modify imageapi_imagemagick to produce multiple pages - but I don't know how that would link up with the new image system in core.
David.
How about this? http://elliottkember.com/sexy_curls.html Steve Emma Irwin wrote:
Thanks David - that is good to consider for future... that would be very cool if it could make the multiple pages, because really the flip technology seems easier after that - I would like to find something using jquery rather than flash, but that's just a personal goal to 'not use flash' if I can...
On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 4:25 PM, David Sterratt <dtq@f2s.com <mailto:dtq@f2s.com>> wrote:
On Mon, 2009-10-26 at 20:54 -0700, Emma Irwin wrote: > Hi, > > I am looking at a way to convert PDF documents to a page-flip style of > display. I've spent a bunch of time looking at this.
> I am leaning towards writing a Drupal module with #1 (open source), > but wondering if there were any other mummerings in the community > about page flip ? Any advice or pointers that might help me focus on > what has been done and what needs to be done.
Once the patch to imageapi_imagemagick module at http://drupal.org/node/269329 is reviewed and committed, the work done on incorporating imagecache into D7 means that D7 will have the ability to convert the first page of a PDF document to an image format. Perhaps it would be possible to modify imageapi_imagemagick to produce multiple pages - but I don't know how that would link up with the new image system in core.
David.
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