Anyway to Create Headers and Footers Such That They Can't Be Selected

Blaineoreski · Yesterday, 03:06 AM

Hi!

Often times I'll be copying across a pagebreaks in PDF. I generate headers and footers from the GUI, EPUB >> PDF, with this:

<header style="justify-content: flex-end; color: gray; font-size: small;padding-top: 20px;"><div class="odd-page"><i>_SECTION_</i></div></header>
<p style="text-align:center; color: gray; font-size: small"> _PAGENUM_</p>

When you drag the select across the pagebreak you'll get all those details in the selection.

Anyway to suppress that? Such that the headers and footers are NON-selectable?

I've got PDF X-change editor, so if there are any tools there you can think of, that'd work, too. But, question is - in going from Epub to PDF - any way to set the headers and footers into the page so they can't be copied?

Thanks!

kovidgoyal · Yesterday, 03:53 AM

No as far as I know there is no way to make text in a pdf not copyable, regardless of its location.

Blaineoreski · Today, 01:04 AM

Yep, yep! Roger that.

Are there any other formats you can think of that sort of get around this wee quirk of PDF?

One idea that occurred to me was to sort of render the headings FIRST? And, then transform them into background images? I mean - that'd be a whole other step, for sure, in the conversion process EPUB >> PDF, but it would be sort of a sweet win.

The thing about the headings is a pain - almost like having the filename you're working on appended to any copy and paste. The files I use are all loooooooong from, and many a time I've had to go fish out the information. Whenever I'm on a conceptual roll, it's always a huge sort of mental momentum breaker for me. Half the time I'll just leave them in to keep the any motion going - but that's even worse in a way - coming back to find something floating around in notes I've made that's only like half the author's name and a page number, or a sub-chapter title.

What do you think? Does my switch to background image before rendering text in body of pages have any validity?

And! THANK YOU for Calibre! RARE have so many owed so much to - one GUY! Calbre is the jam, Kovid. THANK YOU!

))

kovidgoyal · Today, 02:06 AM

Just use EPUB with a reader that displays section titles in the header or footer such as the calibre viewer.

Blaineoreski · Today, 10:14 AM

I need to use a PDF reader - actually one specific one for the research I'm doing.

Are there any plugins for Calibre that do anything similar EPUB >> PDF? Or, even, PDF >> PDF?

Could it be added as a feature?

Here's my thinking - once the headers are added at the GUI in Calibre's conversion - there's not really any upside to having them copy and pasteable.

How does that sound?

Sincerely,

Ski

kovidgoyal · Today, 10:48 AM

Not something I am interested in implementing, sorry.

theducks · Today, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blaineoreski

I need to use a PDF reader - actually one specific one for the research I'm doing.

Are there any plugins for Calibre that do anything similar EPUB >> PDF? Or, even, PDF >> PDF?

Could it be added as a feature?

Here's my thinking - once the headers are added at the GUI in Calibre's conversion - there's not really any upside to having them copy and pasteable.

How does that sound?

Sincerely,

Ski

Are you trying to create a form of copy protection (DRM)?
Make your headers an Image

Yesterday, 03:06 AM	#1
Blaineoreski Zealot Posts: 115 Karma: 16268 Join Date: Apr 2020 Device: none	Anyway to Create Headers and Footers Such That They Can't Be Selected Hi! Often times I'll be copying across a pagebreaks in PDF. I generate headers and footers from the GUI, EPUB >> PDF, with this: <header style="justify-content: flex-end; color: gray; font-size: small;padding-top: 20px;"><div class="odd-page"><i>_SECTION_</i></div></header> <p style="text-align:center; color: gray; font-size: small"> _PAGENUM_</p> When you drag the select across the pagebreak you'll get all those details in the selection. Anyway to suppress that? Such that the headers and footers are NON-selectable? I've got PDF X-change editor, so if there are any tools there you can think of, that'd work, too. But, question is - in going from Epub to PDF - any way to set the headers and footers into the page so they can't be copied? Thanks!

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Yesterday, 03:53 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 44,395 Karma: 23798586 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	No as far as I know there is no way to make text in a pdf not copyable, regardless of its location.

Today, 01:04 AM	#3
Blaineoreski Zealot Posts: 115 Karma: 16268 Join Date: Apr 2020 Device: none	Yep, yep! Roger that. Are there any other formats you can think of that sort of get around this wee quirk of PDF? One idea that occurred to me was to sort of render the headings FIRST? And, then transform them into background images? I mean - that'd be a whole other step, for sure, in the conversion process EPUB >> PDF, but it would be sort of a sweet win. The thing about the headings is a pain - almost like having the filename you're working on appended to any copy and paste. The files I use are all loooooooong from, and many a time I've had to go fish out the information. Whenever I'm on a conceptual roll, it's always a huge sort of mental momentum breaker for me. Half the time I'll just leave them in to keep the any motion going - but that's even worse in a way - coming back to find something floating around in notes I've made that's only like half the author's name and a page number, or a sub-chapter title. What do you think? Does my switch to background image before rendering text in body of pages have any validity? And! THANK YOU for Calibre! RARE have so many owed so much to - one GUY! Calbre is the jam, Kovid. THANK YOU! ))

Today, 02:06 AM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 44,395 Karma: 23798586 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Just use EPUB with a reader that displays section titles in the header or footer such as the calibre viewer.

Today, 10:14 AM	#5
Blaineoreski Zealot Posts: 115 Karma: 16268 Join Date: Apr 2020 Device: none	I need to use a PDF reader - actually one specific one for the research I'm doing. Are there any plugins for Calibre that do anything similar EPUB >> PDF? Or, even, PDF >> PDF? Could it be added as a feature? Here's my thinking - once the headers are added at the GUI in Calibre's conversion - there's not really any upside to having them copy and pasteable. How does that sound? Sincerely, Ski

Today, 10:48 AM	#6
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 44,395 Karma: 23798586 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Not something I am interested in implementing, sorry.