Re: Is this possible?



In article <d2ojdo$e56$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, john <john@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hello!
> I was wondering if it was possible to convert pdf files back to dvi format?
> I have an e-book which I would like to correct, transform, update and stuff
> like that but I get the message "You can't edit text in this font"
>
>

No.

Well, I suppose it is... You could print it out, scan it in, use
software to convert the images to text. But at this stage of the
technology, it would likely be cheaper to hire a TeX typist to type it
in. But maybe in 10 years this will be more practical.
.



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