Purepage SDK
Compatibilities and Limitations

Applications that are compatible with Purepage >>

A) Limitations of Purepage SDK

1) Purepage SDK does not support the following applications (yet):

• Adobe Acrobat
• Some database software
• Adobe Photoshop

Do you have an application that is not converting correctly? Please send us an e-mail at tech@purepage.com and tell us what’s happening.

2) European Keyboards

It has been reported that on occasion, documents containing text generated by a European keyboard may not convert correctly. We will update the website when a solution is available.

B) Limitations of HTML

If you’ve ever created a web page by hand, you will know that HTML has its own set of rules and limitations. This only causes difficulty when trying to convert complex documents into HTML that were created in sophisticated applications.

For example, documents created in desk top publishing tools, like Quark Xpress or Adobe PageMaker will only convert accurately if they are designed with HTML in mind.  This is due to the flexibility of desk top publishing tools and the relative inflexibility of HTML.

When using any application the key to accurate conversions is to keep the limitations of HTML in mind.

Some things that HTML does not support include stretched or squashed text (tracking or kerning), unusual fonts (especially symbol fonts) and rotated text. Click to Convert, however, is designed to handle these types of text and produce an appropriate solution.

Here is how Purepage will handle text that is not supported by HTML:

Stretched and squashed text - The problem is caused by the fact that HTML doesn't support unusual spacing.  By default, Purepage will automatically turn stretched or squashed text into text with standard spacing. It will also ensure that your text flows smoothly (one word after the other).

If the look of your original document is very important, you can choose to turn all your text into images or, if your document only contains some unusual text, you can set a tolerance level (as a %) e.g. if a particular piece of text is more than 10% different in HTML than in the original document Purepage will turn it into an image.

Fonts - the font that your viewers see your documents in is heavily dependent upon the fonts installed on their own computer. This means that if you produce a document in a font that another computer does not recognize, its browser will determine the substitute font. The new font will be as close as possible but it is likely that the font is slightly larger or smaller and this will have an affect on the resulting HTML.

Purepage handles your fonts behind the scenes. When you convert your documents, Purepage notes the original font as well as mapping every font with an appropriate substitute instead of leaving it to chance.

Rotated text - HTML doesn't support rotated text at all. Any rotated text in your documents will be turned into images.
 

Download your free trial of Purepage SDK