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How to turn an xcodeproj into a useable app?

(The readme doesn't explain how.)

Many pdfs are incompatible with my e-reader. I've downloaded MacReFlower from github to see if it makes it easier to process the pdfs to make them compatible. I had been using a complicated process using both PdfGenius and PdfToolkit+. I also have xcode.

support.apple.com returns no results for xcodeproj

So how do I turn this project, with its supporting files, into a useable app?

You would "Build" the project in Xcode.

You can Edit the Product Scheme to set build to "Release"

After building, right-click the app "Product" from the file list and select Show In Finder.

That's your app, assuming nothing is wrong with the project.

I get a note saying "build failed" without any explanation why. I downloaded the whole package, so it shouldn't be missing files.

What eReader do you have?

A Kindle Dx.

I have coordination problems, so I can't avoid mis-taps and mis-gestures on touch devices, and sensory problems, so I can't withstand the bright screens and certain animations, particularly zoom animations.

Most newer e-readers and tablets aren't accessible for me, and I'm not sure about the newer Macbooks.

MacReFlower is a graphic front-end for k2pdfopt.

Have you tried Amazon's app?

Amazon.com: Send to Kindle for Mac

Yes. Amazon's tool is awkward to use, and awkward to read the results.

With the right settings, I can use either k2pdfopt + pdftoolkit+, or pdftoolkit+ x multiple steps + pdfgenius, and get much better results. But since k2pdfopt is a unix executable, I have to go to the Finder to open it, and since I haven't been able to get a special version to work, I have to type in my settings each time, e.g. -mode copy -cmax 1.0 -odpi 300. And then check for typos. I'm hoping that a graphic front-end might be easier to use.

Many pdfs use jpx/jpeg-2000 encoding for some images, and some use it for every page. Especially some Internet Archive scans. It's smaller than other formats, but it requires more processing power, and it isn't compatible with older e-readers. Willus explained this when I asked on MobileRead.

Quartz filters can reprocess jpeg-2000 images, so they're readable, but most Mac pdf tools are reluctant to reprocess images when this will expand the resulting file. Some are reluctant to reprocess images when it will expand the individual image. So I've had to expand the file, one way or another, and then shrink it.

Marja E wrote:

 

I get a note saying "build failed" without any explanation why. I downloaded the whole package, so it shouldn't be missing files.

You'd have to ask the people who posted it on GitHub. The explanations are in the error list, but you'd have to understand software development to interpret/fix the errors.

Here is a compiled version, but I have no idea if the site is safe: MacReFlower for Mac, With MacReFlower you can optimize PDF ...

最后更新：2017-09-03 16:25:53

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