News Clip in E-paper
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Web3Warrior posted this in #help-forum
Heyy
I’m working on a feature for an e-paper viewer built with React. I want to add a
I’m currently using react-pdf to render the newspaper PDF pages.
Here’s what I need help with:
- How can I enable users to select or highlight a specific area of the PDF (a news article or section)?
- Once selected, how can I save that clipped region as an image or a small PDF snippet that can be shared or printed?
- Any libraries or techniques you’d recommend for implementing this clipping functionality?
Attached is an example screenshot showing how other e-paper platforms handle the feature.
(see attached image)
I’m working on a feature for an e-paper viewer built with React. I want to add a
News Clip
feature, allowing users to Save Clip, Share or Print a selected section of the newspaper (similar to what many e-paper sites like Mint or Times of India do).I’m currently using react-pdf to render the newspaper PDF pages.
Here’s what I need help with:
- How can I enable users to select or highlight a specific area of the PDF (a news article or section)?
- Once selected, how can I save that clipped region as an image or a small PDF snippet that can be shared or printed?
- Any libraries or techniques you’d recommend for implementing this clipping functionality?
Attached is an example screenshot showing how other e-paper platforms handle the feature.
(see attached image)