Hi!
After testing the many Roms in the forum, i found Adobe Reader LE installed on PDAmobiz ROMs.
I've been looking for this version of Reader, but have not been able to find it, even at Adobe's web site.
Anyone knows where to find it?
Is that only for AKU 2.3 or 3.2 or something like?
Reader 2.0 is so heavy on memory and works way slower!. The PDAmobiz version is the best I've seen so far.
Thanks.
Just copy the file "\Windows\ppc_adobereaderle.exe" from PDAMobiz's ROM. You can place this file to any folder in your PPC and run it from there.
Thanks so much for your answer, I will try.
BTW, anyway to extract that from the install files? I'm currently running the last Qtek ROM, and would like to avoid the install/extract/re-install procedure... even the temporary directory during install does not have the app.
Or would you mind to PM me the file if you're running it?
Thanks in advance.
Adobe Reader LE attached.
acrobat reader 2.0 lite
this all and good but this version does not display pictures and not display the reflux files converted durind synch
THANKS!
Khuanchai said:
Adobe Reader LE attached.
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Thank you very much, I really appreciate that!
Are you sure?
GuyGascard said:
this all and good but this version does not display pictures and not display the reflux files converted durind synch
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1.- It DOES display pictures.
2.- BTW, the conversion you're talking about is not done by Reader LE itself. I Don't do any conversion, on the contrary, I Copy PDF files straight to my SD card or via Active Sync without any problem or transformation. (please see next post -edited-)
3.- Adobe missed the point, Reader 2.0 is 8 MB big, both in storage AND in memory while running....
4.- As for the conversion, it seems to happen ONLY if you have installed other version of Reader, or the latest one coming from Westek (ClearView)
5.- Maybe there are some Tagged files that will not display correctly, or that do not reflux, but PDF is all about displaying documents EXACTLY as they were designed. I dont care about reflux, nor do they display properly at all times...
Really, the only reason I see for Adobe neither supporting LE reader nor allowing to download that from it's web page should be compatability with new features... Who cares at this time?
Continued....
Just for info...
6.- PPC Reader 2.0 when installed from your PC, does not allow you to uninstall the "PC part" of itself, nor does it undo its installation changes: It activates conversion of PDF files to TAGGED PDF files, thus making (on a 30 k file) increase its size FIVE TIMES! and displaying incorrect on every other pdf reader, as LE itself.
7.- Even unistalling PPC Reader 2.0 from your PDA, retains those settings, so you have to go manually to your Active Sync Advanced options and change .PDF files conversion to none. You will notice how fast and nicely Reader LE performs.
I'm sorry to insist, but it's a pitty to discover such a nice performer as Reader LE is, just to see it "orphaned" from it's own creator. In fact, even trough a deep web research, it's impossible to find.
IMHO reflux is a flawed patch from Adobe, it screws many files making them unreadable.
Hope it helps.
And again, many thanks to the PDAmobiz guys and Khuanchai.
I made cab to easy intallation
pls try, i made cab file with exe
Asukaly yours!
Nice job!
Asukal said:
pls try, i made cab file with exe
Asukaly yours!
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Well done!
Khuanchai said:
Adobe Reader LE attached.
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Where can i download this file. New member(still stupid)
Louis Fourie
louisdc said:
Where can i download this file. New member(still stupid)
Louis Fourie
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It's on the previous post! Just above yours!
;-)
Oh, I can definitely verify that this shows pictures, I am reading my latest issue of Popular Science. Way cool, and thanks, I need lots of PDF's for my job and have been too lazy to to take apart the full Acrobat installer so that I could install from Linux.
-j
jjordan said:
Oh, I can definitely verify that this shows pictures, I am reading my latest issue of Popular Science. Way cool, and thanks, I need lots of PDF's for my job and have been too lazy to to take apart the full Acrobat installer so that I could install from Linux.
-j
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This is way faster, better and "lighter" than the one on Adobe's own website. It's weird why they elude this version from downloading. :-(
I get a lot of emails with pdf attachment. Is there a way to automatically associate the pdf attachment with Adobe Reader? After installing the adobe reader le, when I open a pdf atachment in the email itself, it can't recognize the file. I have to save it first and open it from Adobe Reader.
Perhaps there is a Reg Edit for this.
Thanks.
I second that request:
Can you set Adobe Reader to be the default PDF viewer so you can open attachments?
cardingtr said:
I get a lot of emails with pdf attachment. Is there a way to automatically associate the pdf attachment with Adobe Reader? After installing the adobe reader le, when I open a pdf atachment in the email itself, it can't recognize the file. I have to save it first and open it from Adobe Reader.
Perhaps there is a Reg Edit for this.
Thanks.
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Since you are NOT installing the program, the only way I think of is editing the registry and subtitute the program now "tied" to .pdf extensions by the path and name of your reader LE.
Hope it helps.
You've got to manually put in the registry settings to associate both "open" and "opendoc" under "pdffile" to Adobe Reader LE.
Try this also .. seems newer build.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=316036&highlight=Adobe+Reader
Abode Le Zip
Thank you for the Zip file (a file not found elsewhere by me anyway)which worked fine on my ipaq hx2000 when nothing else did!
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I am very interested in other Universal-users' experiences with and thoughts about reading pdf files on the Univeral. Here are mine.
Bundled with Universal comes ClearVue as pdf reader. Among the 24 pdf files I now have on my storage card, ClearVue is able to read 17. Trying to read the others, there comes an error message with5 files, one file is read but unreadable on the screen and one file makes the program crash.
I first installed Adobe Acrobat Reader 2.0 successfully, but after a hard reset (before I bought Spb Backup), I got an error message when I tried to reinstall it. Then, I installed version 1.0, which initially worked fine, but later stopped functioning. Later on, I discovered that the files from version 2.0 were there and the program could be run by clicking on the exe file from a file manager.
With both programs, most pdf files are difficult to read. We have to choose between having too small letters or lines which are too broad for the screen. In addition, with Adobe the letters tend to be somewhat unclear, having a kind of shadow at each letter.
In the end, Adobe offers a solution, namely word-wrapping the lines in pdf files. Adobe calls it "reflow". Using this function, loading the document is painfully slow, but the text is very clear and is nicely presented on the screen. From Adobe Acrobat 5.0, pdf-files ready for this function may be made. At present, very few pdf-files may use this function. Among the 24 pdf files on my storage card, only 4 files are "reflow" ready.
Hey, ClearVue is v. ****. You should try to fix Adobe Acrobat Read 2.0 for the Universal, it works fine here.
Get the VGA hack and make your screen run 640x480...... then run A A Reader 2.0, and u shud view all ur pdfs without the need for scroll at the correct zoom.
Adobe Acrobat Reader 1.0 has problems, so get v. 2.0. and if u need to, reinstall everything and update ram to get it working.
Remember to get VGA hack.
Hi,
Give pocketxpdf a try (http://pocketxpdf.sourceforge.net)
Cheers
I'm frustrated by the way pdf's are forced to completely redraw (or maybe reload) themselves when you scroll around within a page. It makes them a time consuming hassle. Is there any way to make it scroll smoothly? I'm using the clearvue pdf viewer that was loaded with the Cingular 812555.
u have mobipocket and others, but most of them arnt free...
http://www.mobipocket.com/en/eNews/default.asp
and im not sure if it solves ur problem, i just suggest alternatives to try...
Thanks trashman for the suggestion. I'm not worried about paying for the program if it does the trick (though of course I would rather find it for free). Does anybody out there know if mobipocket will help smooth out scrolling when viewing PDF's?
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Thanks trashman for the suggestion. I'm not worried about paying for the program if it does the trick (though of course I would rather find it for free). Does anybody out there know if mobipocket will help smooth out scrolling when viewing PDF's?
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It won't display PDF's, you'll need to convert them, which may result in problems unless your PDF source is fully text-based.
That is, don't even try to convert a, say, graphics-heavy tech book to the Mobi format.
dunno with heavy graphics but with normal graphics, pictures and so on i have no problem with it...and it scroll fast on text and relatively smooth on graphics...
but mene is correct, u cant read a pdf right away, it need to be "converted"...
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dunno with heavy graphics but with normal graphics, pictures and so on i have no problem with it...and it scroll fast on text and relatively smooth on graphics...
but mene is correct, u cant read a pdf right away, it need to be "converted"...
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Yup, with a normal, say, literature book the Mobi format is much better than PDF.
I for one am a fairly heavy PDF user and have always gone back to the bloated Adobe Reader 2.0. Just found this Foxit Reader for Windows Mobile which is still beta but was quite impressive. No installation, just a small executable that I copied to my Program Files directory and changed the PDF default viewer in the registry. It has a stupid nag screen and an Evaluation banner at the top of the that I'm sure will disappear when it's actually released. Looks like it has promise.....
I tried 'em all on my 8125, and settled on Foxit Reader. It only cost me $9.99 for a licensed version, and it works as well as any. It is very fast, takes up very little room and redraws seamlessly. The only drawback to it is that it has no find function. But tables of contents and links within documents are both fully functional. It's the best pdf viewer I've used in all my years of using PDAs and Handhelds.
This is the URL to the beta download, but if you contact the company they are very good about communicating with you.
http://www.foxitsoftware.com/foxitreader/rd_ppc.php
You can contact Sales here: [email protected]
I did have some trouble in getting the licensed version to keep my registration key from one session to the next, and had to get about 4 different "new" versions from them before they finally got me the fully licensed executable, but they didn't give up and their replies were timely.
Overall I'm very happy with it. I even open 6+Mb manuals with it and it is very fast in doing so, and just as fast in navigating within those large documents.
G'luck
Okay. The I downloaded the Fox Reader evaluation. Is there anyway to make it the default reader once you get the licensed version?
By the way - it's much quicker to use than the clearvue reader.
RepliGo PDF Mobilizer looks quite nice as well. The viewer for pocketpc is free, but you'll need to convert your PDFs to a custom format with their software, which is shareware (but nothing a quick search with Google can't fix).
The converted files are about half the size of the original PDF without losing layout/features etc.
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Okay. The I downloaded the Fox Reader evaluation. Is there anyway to make it the default reader once you get the licensed version?
By the way - it's much quicker to use than the clearvue reader.
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Use a registry editor, navigatate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT. Look for pdffile. The Shell\Open\Command. Open the key and copy the text to the clipboard. (Mine says "\\Program Files\FoxitReader for WiM5.0.exe" %1" Close that and go down to Opendoc\Command and replace the text in the entry there.
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Use a registry editor, navigatate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT. Look for pdffile. The Shell\Open\Command. Open the key and copy the text to the clipboard. (Mine says "\\Program Files\FoxitReader for WiM5.0.exe" %1" Close that and go down to Opendoc\Command and replace the text in the entry there.
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I just found this thread again. I dl'd total commander and this worked perfectly. Thanks Dr.!!!!!
I've tried using CHMReader.net, but I keep getting an exception error, and it seems to want to take forever to open a file. It's a large file, I won't lie, but it should eventually open it. So far it hasn't.
I've seen the MicroOlap reader, but it doesn't meet my frugality requirements (read: I'm too cheap to pay for it).
I've seen mention of a "Fast CHM Reader" and after considerable searching, I've tracked it down. Unfortunately, it appears to need the chm file to be on the root memory, rather than a storage card. Also not an option. File size exceeds remaining memory.
Does anyone have a suggestion for alternatives to these programs, or a fix for either one?
I strongly prefer that any alternatives be Freeware or Open Source, available somewhere for download (drop-in .exe or .cab file is fine), and you'll be owed a great measure of gratitude.
Still no love on the CHM reader front.
Any advice from the "old-timers" other than to drop the idea?
Thanks,
~M
Have you tried Alreader2?
It is in russian but the first option in the left menu is to open files.
This is download page
http://www.alreader.com/index.php?ln=ru&pg=5&sec=1
regards
Fernando
I used to use microOlam CHM reader, when I had WM5 on my device, unfortunatly, it not seem to work on wm6, so you can try to convert the chm file to moby reader file using mobireader desktop edition, and then read it on your PDA using Mobipocket reader.
hey guys
I'v got a number of documents in *.chm formats, and its incredibly frustrating that windows mobile doesn't support the format by default. I've been looking for a CHM viewer, but have been met by little success
Was hoping someone would be able to direct me to a stable CHM viewer (since the files im trying to open are upto 200MB in size) - preferably free.
any help would be greatly appreciated.
PS - i'll update my first post with any recommendations that are given, so others looking for a chm viewer don't have to look through the entire thread for the link.
Well, I have tried quite a few CHM viewer but the results are dismal.
Some do manage to open big files as I have big books too but then they lose the layout etc and the document in rendered useless.
For smaller documents esp those which do not have an index bar Amber CHM works well.
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Well, I have tried quite a few CHM viewer but the results are dismal.
Some do manage to open big files as I have big books too but then they lose the layout etc and the document in rendered useless.
For smaller documents esp those which do not have an index bar Amber CHM works well.
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thanks jano123, i'v given it a try, but as you said, the formatting gets wrecked.
its really strange how theres no good CHM viewer out there for WM6...
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hey guys
I'v got a number of documents in *.chm formats, and its incredibly frustrating that windows mobile doesn't support the format by default. I've been looking for a CHM viewer, but have been met by little success
Was hoping someone would be able to direct me to a stable CHM viewer (since the files im trying to open are upto 200MB in size) - preferably free.
any help would be greatly appreciated.
PS - i'll update my first post with any recommendations that are given, so others looking for a chm viewer don't have to look through the entire thread for the link.
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Hello,
MicroOLAP CHM ebook reader would do the magic. It's not for free however. I am currently using the version 2.5 on a Blackstone without any sweat. Formatting and Setting are kept as original as possible. You will definitely like it as you happens to have big clogs of eBooks. Check it out.
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Hello,
MicroOLAP CHM ebook reader would do the magic. It's not for free however. I am currently using the version 2.5 on a Blackstone without any sweat. Formatting and Setting are kept as original as possible. You will definitely like it as you happens to have big clogs of eBooks. Check it out.
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thanks jensbraun.. will look into it
Hey,
Is it possible to add highlights and annotations to PDF's I've downloaded online (all online essays/papers) and then when I open the files on my pc and import the PDF files back to my pc, does it keep the changes?
So will changes made on the Nook be saved IN the PDF as Adobe Reader does? I've been searching far and wide for an answer and my guess is it will but well I need to be sure before I purchase this reader. It will be my first e-reader
Asking the question here so I dont have to make a new account on some e-reader forum. Hope you can help me out!
Thanks
No, all the files (EPUB or PDF) read on the reader are only read only.
The annotations are saved in the Annotation provider.
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No, all the files (EPUB or PDF) read on the reader are only read only.
The annotations are saved in the Annotation provider.
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Thanks for your answer.
I was afraid of that. And by rooting the Nook, would it be possible to change that? Or rather, after rooting are there ways of using the Nook in a way so I could make changes to the PDF files? I've been reading about different reader apps (Moon+ or Radaee PDF Reader) would these do the trick?
I would not mind rooting it, I would mind buying it and then finding out there is no use as all I can do is read the papers... Highlighting is a huge priority and as far as I can see all the e-readers work with an 'export to new file' rather than 'save to original file' function.
Hope you can clear things up for me one more time! Thanks!
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Oke... So I found out what is causing my confusion. I tested some PDF readers on my phone and each time I saved the file and then copied the PDF to my pc via USB the file would be without the highlights. Now I gave it one last try... I used the share option and send the edited PDF to myself via email. The result? When I opened the file on my PC the highlights were there! This is probably not how it is supposed to be but well.. At least a big problem is now solved for me. Kind of weird though.