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Manetta: /* prompt #1: .pdf /

2025-01-28T14:34:57Z

prompt #1: *.pdf

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	[[PDF_session/allmypdfs.py]]		[[PDF_session/allmypdfs.py]]

			[[PDF_session/allmypdfsinpostscript.py]]

	==prompt #2: My PDF==		==prompt #2: My PDF==

Manetta: /* prompt #1: .pdf /

2025-01-28T11:02:38Z

prompt #1: *.pdf

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	* get a list of filenames of all these pdfs		* get a list of filenames of all these pdfs
	* generate PDF filename pages/posters with PostScript and Python		* generate PDF filename pages/posters with PostScript and Python

			[[PDF_session/allmypdfs.py]]

	==prompt #2: My PDF==		==prompt #2: My PDF==

Manetta: /* prompt #5: PDF zines! */

2025-01-28T10:45:44Z

prompt #5: PDF zines!

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	==prompt #5: PDF zines!==		==prompt #5: PDF zines!==
	* ~~pdf~~ imposition		* [[imposition]]

Sevgi: /* prompt #0: Possible PDFs */

2025-01-28T09:47:54Z

prompt #0: Possible PDFs

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	* Departing from... [https://hub.xpub.nl/cerealbox/~manetta/ahouseofdust.html Allison Knowles - A house of Dust]		* Departing from... [https://hub.xpub.nl/cerealbox/~manetta/ahouseofdust.html Allison Knowles - A house of Dust]
	* Let's collectively bend this script and turn it into a PDF prompt generator: https://pad.xpub.nl/p/a-house-of-dust		* Let's collectively bend this script and turn it into a PDF prompt generator: https://pad.xpub.nl/p/a-house-of-dust
	* Copy ~~pate~~ the code to a local python file, or... download it directly from the pad with curl: <code>$ curl https://pad.xpub.nl/p/a-house-of-dust/export/txt > a-pdf-of.py</code>		* Copy paste the code to a local python file, or... download it directly from the pad with curl: <code>$ curl https://pad.xpub.nl/p/a-house-of-dust/export/txt > a-pdf-of.py</code>
	* Run the code: <code>$ python a-pdf-of.py</code>		* Run the code: <code>$ python a-pdf-of.py</code>

Manetta: /* Install yourself */

2025-01-28T09:28:59Z

Install yourself

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	Before we start, let's install some PDF manipulation tools:		Before we start, let's install some PDF manipulation tools:

	* '''pdftk''': https://www.pdflabs.com/tools/pdftk-server/, https://www.pdflabs.com/tools/pdftk-the-pdf-toolkit/pdftk_server-2.02-mac_osx-10.6-setup.pkg (~~Mac~~), <code>> choco install pdftk</code> ~~(Windows)~~		* '''pdftk''': https://www.pdflabs.com/tools/pdftk-server/
			** Mac: https://www.pdflabs.com/tools/pdftk-the-pdf-toolkit/pdftk_server-2.02-mac_osx-10.11-setup.pkg (the pkg file from the pdftk website did not work)
			** Windows: <code>> choco install pdftk</code>
	* '''pdfinfo'''/'''pdftotext'''/'''pdfimages'''/'''pdffonts''': http://www.xpdfreader.com/about.html		* '''pdfinfo'''/'''pdftotext'''/'''pdfimages'''/'''pdffonts''': http://www.xpdfreader.com/about.html
	* '''pdfunite''', is part of the poppler project: <code>$ brew install poppler</code> (Mac), <code>> choco install poppler</code> (Windows), <code>sudo apt install poppler-utils</code> (Linux)		* '''pdfunite''', is part of the poppler project: <code>$ brew install poppler</code> (Mac), <code>> choco install poppler</code> (Windows), <code>sudo apt install poppler-utils</code> (Linux)

Manetta: /* Install yourself */

2025-01-28T09:19:43Z

Install yourself

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	Before we start, let's install some PDF manipulation tools:		Before we start, let's install some PDF manipulation tools:

	* '''pdftk''': https://www.pdflabs.com/tools/pdftk-server/		* '''pdftk''': https://www.pdflabs.com/tools/pdftk-server/, https://www.pdflabs.com/tools/pdftk-the-pdf-toolkit/pdftk_server-2.02-mac_osx-10.6-setup.pkg (Mac), <code>> choco install pdftk</code> (Windows)
	* '''pdfinfo'''/'''pdftotext'''/'''pdfimages'''/'''pdffonts''': http://www.xpdfreader.com/about.html		* '''pdfinfo'''/'''pdftotext'''/'''pdfimages'''/'''pdffonts''': http://www.xpdfreader.com/about.html
	* '''pdfunite''', is part of the poppler project: <code>$ brew install poppler</code> (Mac), <code>> choco install poppler</code> (Windows), <code>sudo apt install poppler-utils</code> (Linux)		* '''pdfunite''', is part of the poppler project: <code>$ brew install poppler</code> (Mac), <code>> choco install poppler</code> (Windows), <code>sudo apt install poppler-utils</code> (Linux)

Manetta at 08:56, 28 January 2025

2025-01-28T08:56:21Z

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	__NOTOC__		__NOTOC__
	PDF explorations		==PDF explorations==

	taking an '''Autoethnography''' approach<br>		taking an '''Autoethnography''' approach<br>

Manetta: /* prompt #3: Living (with) PDFs */

2025-01-28T08:54:16Z

prompt #3: Living (with) PDFs

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	==prompt #3: Living (with) PDFs==		==prompt #3: Living (with) PDFs==
	* select 5 pdfs from your computer		* select 5 pdfs from your computer
	* use pdftotext and pdfimage and pdfinfo to extract material from these pdfs		* use <code>pdftotext</code> and <code>pdfimage</code> and <code>pdfinfo</code> to extract material from these pdfs
	* make a selection of the materials: make a new folder, copy images in that you want to use, and make plain text (txt) files with text you want to use		* make a selection of the materials: make a new folder, copy images in that you want to use, and make plain text (txt) files with text you want to use
	* make a new pdf with these materials using PostScript and Python		* make a new pdf with these materials using PostScript and Python

Manetta: /* prompt #4: PDF decoration */

2025-01-28T08:53:54Z

prompt #4: PDF decoration

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	* search for a pdf of a book		* search for a pdf of a book
	* select one page from the book		* select one page from the book
	* make a visual pageborder in ~~postscript~~ ....		* make a visual pageborder in PostScript ....
	* decorate your page and stamp your lovely pageborder onto your pdf with pdftk stamp		* decorate your page and stamp your lovely pageborder onto your pdf with <code>pdftk stamp</code>
	* (you can do the whole book too with pdftk multistamp)		* (you can do the whole book too with <code>pdftk multistamp</code>)

	==prompt #5: PDF zines!==		==prompt #5: PDF zines!==

Manetta: /* Install yourself */

2025-01-28T08:34:29Z

Install yourself

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	And let's also keep the Python documentation close:		And let's also keep the Python documentation close:
	* ~~add~~ Python ~~to your~~ https://devdocs.io/		* activate Python in '''devdocs''': https://devdocs.io/
	</div>		</div>

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Manetta: /* prompt #1: *.pdf */

Manetta: /* prompt #1: *.pdf */

Manetta: /* prompt #5: PDF zines! */

Sevgi: /* prompt #0: Possible PDFs */

Manetta: /* Install yourself */

Manetta: /* Install yourself */

Manetta at 08:56, 28 January 2025

Manetta: /* prompt #3: Living (with) PDFs */

Manetta: /* prompt #4: PDF decoration */

Manetta: /* Install yourself */

Manetta: /* prompt #1: .pdf /

Manetta: /* prompt #1: .pdf /