Re: pdf page counting

On 1/14/2025 9:28 AM, legg wrote:

The resized and typod version boiled down to ~80meg.

Actually, not bad considering the photos, etc.  If you were
trying to commercialize it "for download", you could probably
cut that in half "with care".
Of course, "true" PDFs are inherently smaller.

Surprise, surprise - the PDF995 tool can be manipulated to give
  sectional page counting that's recognized by Adobe and Foxit
readers.

Sometimes it's just a matter of knowing what to look for.

Joining two volumes initially preserves page count of both.
This disappears when the enjoined volume is reprinted.
Solution - 'don't do that'.
 I noticed this by accident - the second stitching exercise
used ~ 20-page sections to avoid repeated reprint of large
single-page-count increments.
 https://ve3ute.ca/prairie_gold/sample_250113.zip
 I could check the mail, have a snack, read a book chapter
any time a large file was reprinted for editing/sequencing.

Wow!  Nowadays, the only time I have to do any "serious"
waiting is when I render videos from 3D models or "make world".

Anyways, that's all over and I can forget all about it, as
with most software tools these days.

And, when you NEXT need to do something similar, you will
be annoyed by not remembering all of the details -- yet KNOWING
that you've done it before!
(I've taken to leaving myself lots of notes -- in a folder dedicated
to such things -- for those tasks that I found "trying" to initially
conquer.  If I fail to take notes, then I "deserve" having to
reinvent the wheel... :< )

BeeMaid's lawyuhs are still twiddling thumbs, though author
and editor are thrilled. Reading the book, you can concieve
Saskatchewan co-op membership getting screwed regularly by
their Manitoban brothers over time. This may just be one more
kick in the can. The largest shippers always end up ruling
the roost and these days you can only join 'if there's a spot'
and you commit to non-part-time volumes.

The Great Maple Syrup Heist!

At a certain scale, the differences between co-op and corporate
begin to blurr, but they could still be bought out tomorrow
by a wingnut corporation from poughkeepsie, if the members
voted to do so. So far they've maintained at least the semblance
of producer independence and mutual protection in a wild
marketplace and invreasingly hazardous environment for bees.

Any time you have anything other than a sole owner, you are
at the whims of others -- who can often be manipulated by
exploiting their weaknesses/desires.  This true, even in
families.  (moral:  if you want control, HAVE control!)
Glad this worked out for you.