creating pdf files with Russian language texts

Tue Sep 16 22:39:13 UTC 2003

I have used several packages over the years and I had the best results with
Fine Reader (http://www.finereader.com). If you go to the following page:
http://www.asu.edu/clas/reesc/asucomp and follow the link "Digitizing
Printed Resources", you will find the links to other packages (Cuneiform and
Recognita). They typically have try and buy versions so you can test them.

Best,

Danko Sipka
Research Associate Professor and Acting Director
Critical Languages Institute (http://www.asu.edu/cli)
Arizona State University
E-mail: Danko.Sipka at asu.edu
Web: http://www.public.asu.edu/~dsipka
Phone: 480-965-7706
Fax: 480-965-0310

----- Original Message -----
From: <jfirst at UMICH.EDU>
To: <SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 3:12 PM
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] creating pdf files with Russian language texts

> On a similar note, I've been looking for a text scanner (one that has
> conversion to Word format) that will work with cyrillic fonts.  Does
> anybody know where I might find such a thing?
>
> Joshua First
>
> --On Tuesday, September 16, 2003 5:44 PM -0400 David Powelstock
> <pstock at brandeis.edu> wrote:
>
> > I've also gotten BCL online to work with Cyrillic, converting from Word
> > format to PDF.  It's a pretty nifty service!  However, I don't think
that
> > this would be very practical for someone wanting to go from the scanner
to
> > PDF.  (Am I wrong here?)
> >
> > Also, a warning for those looking for budget solutions: don't buy
> > "easyPDF" from GoBCL (or any other "easy" PDF creator product), unless
> > they can guarantee you that it does now do Cyrillic.  EasyPDF only costs
> > $50, but I bought it, could not get it to work with Cyrillic, AND they
> > would not refund my money, even though they advertised (at that time)
its
> > ability to do foreign langs.  (The program simply did not handle my
> > embedded fonts correctly.)  They now post a demo download and a very
> > stern warning about no refunds.  Maybe they've fixed the problem I
> > encountered, maybe not, but the moral is: try before you buy!
> >
> > David Powelstock
> > Asst. Prof. of Russian
> > Brandeis University
> > 781.736.3347
> > powelstock at brandeis.edu
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Michael A. Denner [mailto:mdenner at STETSON.EDU]
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 3:27 PM
> > Subject: Re: creating pdf files with Russian language texts
> >
> > If you're just looking for conversion of text to Acrobat (.pdf) format,
> > here's an expedient and, best of all, free way that has worked very well
> > for me:
> >
> > I use GoBCL (www.gobcl.com). The service will convert any document from
> > either .doc or .html format into PDF for free, up to a certain size (up
to
> > 500KB, which is a very large document, indeed). You need to sign up for
> > the service - I've never been harassed by them with unwanted emails.
> > Otherwise it's free. You just send the web page or Word document to
them,
> > and about 5 minutes later they send you a zipped .pdf document. I sent a
> > few articles from gazeta.ru (the "for print" versions) and they seem to
> > have worked perfectly. I've sent literally hundreds of articles, papers,
> > etc., all of them in Russian, and I've never had encoding problems of
any
> > sort. I have no idea why it is free, but ???????? ???? ? ???? ??
???????.
> >
> > I use their service most frequently to convert Word documents that I've
> > inserted "nonstandard" diacritical marks (i.e., accent marks of Russian
> > vowels) into .pdf format. It's the only way I'm aware of to author a
> > document on the web that has, say, a list of Russian words with accents
> > marked.
> >
> > Best,
> > mad
> >
> > <><><><><><><><><><><><>
> > Dr. Michael A. Denner
> > Russian Studies Program
> > Stetson University
> > Campus Box 8361
> > DeLand, FL 32724
> > 386.822.7381 (department)
> > 386.822.7265 (direct line)
> > 386.822.7380 (fax)
> > http://www.stetson.edu/~mdenner
> > http://russianpoetry.net
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list
> > [mailto:SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU]On Behalf Of Keefe, Leann
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 9:58 AM
> > To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU
> > Subject: [SEELANGS] creating pdf files with Russian language texts
> >
> > I was wondering if anyone has experience creating pdf files using texts
in
> > cyrillic.  I want to create a pdf file of russian newspaper articles
from
> > the internet and it autimatically changes the encoding when I try to
> > create it. I've read their materials on embedded fonts and it's all
Greek
> > to me. And is it possible to use the find feature with cyrillic?
> >
> > Thanks for any advice on this.
> >
> > Leann Keefe
> > National Defense University
> > keefel at ndu.edu
> > (202)-685-2229
> >
>
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