Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Split a PDF into pages and frame them in HTML, where the fun begins

In general, HTML files are called pages, while PDF files are called documents. By splitting a PDF document into PDF pages we shift it into HTML's paradigm where we now can program the document like a web site. Let's start with a basic document skin, which gives us a cool look and handy document navigation.

Classic skin has a number of nice built-in features:
  • Table of contents portal page based on PDF bookmarks
  • Navigation cluster for flipping through pages
  • Table of Contents navigation sidebar based on PDF bookmarks
  • A hyperlink to the full, unsplit PDF for download on each page
  • Convenient Email This Page link on each page
Test-drive our online version at http://www.pdfhacks.com/eno/. The HTML, JavaScript, and user interface icons are freely distributable under the GPL, so feel free to use them in your own templates.

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