» Archive for February, 2007

200G Dreamhost managed web hosting just needs $12.4 before March 31, 2007

Monday, February 26th, 2007 by rubypdf

The step is very easy,
First, Sign-up Google Checkout before March 31, 2007, and use it before April 30, 2007.
Second, Sign-up Dreamhost,

  • “Choose a plan level:” selects “L1: Crazy Domain Insane (173.5GB disk, 1.735TB bw, $9.95/month)”.
  • “Automatically rebill me:” selects “once a year. (No set up fee!)”.
  • “Promo Code or email of who referred you:” inputs “RUBYPDF” .
  • Pay Via Google Checkout Now!

Plan level

Promo Code
the fee is $9.95×12-$97-$10=$12.4

btw, I can also some one small space, for example 100M-500M(supports mysql, php, perl, ruby) with very little fee.

P.S. About Google Checkout bonus,

Limit one per person only. We will apply the $10 bonus to your first purchase of $10 or more (before shipping & tax) from participating stores. To receive the bonus, sign-up between February 16, 2007 and March 31, 2007. The bonus expires April 30, 2007 and cannot be combined with other Google Checkout promotions. The sign-up confirmation page will display a full list of participating merchants.

for detail,
http://www.google.com/checkout/signupbonus_google.html#utm_campaign=acct10&utm_source=checkout_hp

Split an A3 page(generated by n-up application) to double A4 pages

Monday, February 19th, 2007 by rubypdf

PageDivide 0.1:
Split one PDF page to two pages.
for example, the page size of the source pdf is 400×300
and the page size of the out pdf is 200×300.
A3 Page Source PDF

Double A4 Page PDF

I can offer Java version(supports Windows, Linux, FreeBSD,Mac)
and .NET version(Window Form and Web Form).

If you have any question or suggestion, feel free to let me know.
If you have special requirement, also feel free to let me know.
Happy New Year!

this software needs
Microsoft .NET Framework Version 2.0 Redistributable Package (x86)

relative question from Planet PDF Forum

Does anyone know if a page of a PDF file can be separated into 2 pages using Acrobat 8? (see attached file). I want to print each page separately i.e. print page 2 and then page 3.

The Typewriter Tool

Sunday, February 18th, 2007 by rubypdf

by Rick Borstein, Adobe Systems, Inc.

The Typewriter tool provides a simple solution for filling out forms that do not contain interactive form fields. You can type on top of any PDF document, even one you created from a scanner. This allows you to easily fill out paper forms on your computer and archive the results electronically, or send the completed form via email.

To get the 7.05 update, simply go to the Help menu and choose “Check for Updates Now”

To show the Typewriter tool, go to Tools > Typewriter > Show Typewriter Toolbar.
menu
To add typed text to the document, click the Typewriter tool from the Acrobat toolbar and click anywhere in the document to begin typing. It’s that easy.
Type on Page
You can control the appearance of the typewritten text. To do so, select the text with the cursor and go to the Typewriter toolbar. Here you can decrease or increase line spacing and decrease or increase the size of the text.
Tool Bar
Switch to the Hand tool and hover over the text. You can now move the text to another location on your document.
Move
Users of Acrobat 7.05 Professional can enable the Typewriter tool for users of the free Adobe Reader 7. This allows Reader users to add their own typewritten annotations on top of the PDF and save the changes.

To enable the Typewriter tool for Adobe Reader users, go to Tools àTypewriter and choose Enable Typewriter tool in Adobe Reader.

Next, give the document a name and save it to the location of your choice and send it on to your client or colleague via email.

The Adobe Reader user gets special treatment when they open the Reader-enabled file. The yellow document status area appears containing instructions and guidance for using the file.
Reader
The Reader user simply clicks on the Typewriter tool to add text to the document. The Reader can also save this document because the document itself has special capabilities once enabled to do so by Acrobat Professional.

Using the Typewriter tool is a great way to fill out paper forms and other documents that do not contain standard Acrobat form fields.