When I call the command:
$ xpdf file.pdf -z width -fullscreen
…it does not have the desired effect.
The individual options:
$ xpdf file.pdf -z width
…and:
$ xpdf file.pdf -fullscreen
…work as expected.
Is it possible to achieve the desired effect in xpdf?
you can try with http://posterazor.sourceforge.net
I only convert a image. I dont know if convert text is possible.
In my experience the better way to manipulate PDF is via Inkscape.
If the PDF is well structured (not true everytime...) you can select the elements and manipulate them, like zooming or changing the font size:
(This example is from a not-so-well-behaved PDF, though).
Best Answer
Sure enough. This appears to be a bug in
xpdf.You can switch to "width" view easily by tapping w as soon as xpdf opens, but there does not seem to be a way to make it behave from the command line. The only thing I could think of would be to hack it using expect or some sort of keyboard event routing to the X window to send it that keystroke when it starts up.