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Best PDF reader?

using clearvue - = crap!
any offers?

try the free adobe reader
it ll read any pdf u throw at it(but takes >7mb)

http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readerforppc.html
Never had any problems with this one. Got it installed on SD card rather than internal memory but works just fine.
G

trying it out now!!!
cheers
gotta be better than clearvue - it blows

little_rock said:
trying it out now!!!
cheers
gotta be better than clearvue - it blows
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it's better, but not that great either. very bloated and crashes often. is fast though.
i personally like Ansyr Primer, which is no longer sold. a little slow in rendering, but doesn't crash as often as the adobe and less memory hungry. you can also add annotations and bookmarks. it doesn't do tagged files like the adobe reader, which is one good things going for it.
I don't know why there is so little development in producing good pdf readers.
in any case, using pdfs a lot, i keep them all, and find them useful for different types of documents.
with Primer, you have to apply a vga aware patch, from something like tweaks 2k2, if you have a vga machine. I bought my copy a while ago. if nobody is selling it, i've checked and noted other sources do have it.

PocketXPDF
http://pocketxpdf.sourceforge.net/
I find it the best one.
Renders pages in real VGA.
best regards,
P

just for the record - the adobe ppc pdf reader sux.
it lasted 2 hours on my rig.
trying sourceforge jobbie now . . .

Try `foxit' pdf reader which has just released for ppc ,the evaluation purpose .( just reminds it and there no limit of days as i have neen using it for so many number of days) the best or the worst part is that it runs from itself , installs no files on windows folder . it is one single file(1.25 mb) transferred via active sync to the storage card then add to today screen via pocket plus and then through resco explre make it the default program to view pdf files

nabuhonodozor said:
PocketXPDF
http://pocketxpdf.sourceforge.net/
I find it the best one.
Renders pages in real VGA.
best regards,
P
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Use this one all the time.
Putting into full screen landscape allows half of a full page to be easily readable.
Only down side is the delay in waiting for the next page to load - hopefully this will be fixed in a later version
Matt

Hey matt.
you're only bloody right!
this is a good reader guys.
nice rendering, i think a little better than clearvue and certainly the pile of elephant turd that is the adobe reader - that was just embarrassing!
lr

Help please
Hi All
Coud someone please get the .cab file from :
http://pocketxpdf.sourceforge.net/
And put it on the board , as my proxy at work wont let me download it the normal way.
Please please please someone help
thanks
Steve

Ask and you will receive my brother!

Many Many thanks
Many Many thanks
You are a life saver !
Steve

it takes bloody ages to load initially and the page load times is fairly crap but full screen and programmable h/ware buttons makes it kewl.
as i said before the rendering is pretty wicked too!

WOW!!!! Just installed PocketXPDF and it has got to be the best PPC PDF reader available. Rendering the pages does take a while but at least it is worth the wait.
Thanks for sharing that with us.

Adobe?
I tried my pdf book which has 2700 pages in my JASJAR with Adobe reader,it nicely tagged it for viewing in "reflow mode" (text wraps around to fit the screen) so that we need not scroll it horizontally even after zooming.
Wow! how nicely Adobe did it and I could read the book continously in reflow mode with zoom.I think NO Other pdf reader can do this.Even 'Repligo',I tried same book with Repligo pdf mobilizer,still no reflowing.
Adobe reader is the Best pdf reader without any doubt,but it has its own drawbacks like: Very bulky,freezes ur PPC if not used for sometime(after opening).No official compatibility for WM5 devices.
If the size of the file is small,any reader would do.But bigger files,reflow mode Adobe is jus Gr8!

Acrobat reader has been working great for me for the past two years.

it just depends on the following question:
- do you use a realVGA 'hack'?
if yes:
use acrobat reader
if no:
use pocketXPDF reader
because you really want VGA instead of qVGA. and reflow is a really big plus for acrobat imo

nabuhonodozor said:
PocketXPDF
http://pocketxpdf.sourceforge.net/
I find it the best one.
Renders pages in real VGA.
best regards,
P
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Yep...
It's the Best!

RE
I believe non of the mentioned readers can do the followings completely
a) must have scrolling feature (available in Adobe Reader)
b) text and picture must be sharp (apply to all readers except Adobe)
c) small in size (definitely not for Adobe Reader)
Any?

Feedreader

I'm looking for a good feed reader application that supports wvga and allows me to view pictures (webcomics) and flash content (if possible, optional) inside the flash player. The RSS reader that is installed shows only text. Anyone who can point me in the right direction?

try spb online or spb insight

Newsbreak, pRSSReader, Egress - all these can download pictures as well, none support flash I think

I use google reader iphone version on iris browser. works like a charm though it doesn't support flash.
maybe combining reader + opera + flashlite should work...

I use BeyondPod for my feeds and podcasts. Don't know if it can do flash though.

Thanks for the all the replies people. Here's some results:
SPB Insight: First of all, it's paid, I prefer not to pay for such a trivial app. Second, it didn't look the way I like my feedreader to look.
Newsbreak: Won't install on X1, keeps returning an "installation unsuccesful" message.
Egress: Won't install on X1, keeps returning an "installation unsuccesful" message.
pRSSReader: Looks like everything I want, but refuses to show pictures - it's the same as the stock RSS reader.
Google Reader: I've never in my life seen such an unintuitive and annoying feed reader. Also, it's online, I want to be able to use it offline as well.
Beyondpod: Review coming soon, can't DL it from opera mobile, the website doesn't correctly load and I don't have access to a PC atm.

does anyone of the mentioned apps have the ability to show feeds on the Today screen?

dogans said:
does anyone of the mentioned apps have the ability to show feeds on the Today screen?
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Spb Insight can do that.
Click to view example: http://www.xhs.dk/~canto/ScreenCap_0014.bmp

CantoX1i said:
Spb Insight can do that.
Click to view example: http://www.xhs.dk/~canto/ScreenCap_0014.bmp
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Thanks! My Today screen is now complete

Angelusz said:
Thanks for the all the replies people. Here's some results:
SPB Insight: First of all, it's paid, I prefer not to pay for such a trivial app. Second, it didn't look the way I like my feedreader to look.
Newsbreak: Won't install on X1, keeps returning an "installation unsuccesful" message.
Egress: Won't install on X1, keeps returning an "installation unsuccesful" message.
pRSSReader: Looks like everything I want, but refuses to show pictures - it's the same as the stock RSS reader.
Google Reader: I've never in my life seen such an unintuitive and annoying feed reader. Also, it's online, I want to be able to use it offline as well.
Beyondpod: Review coming soon, can't DL it from opera mobile, the website doesn't correctly load and I don't have access to a PC atm.
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Newsbreak does indeed work on the x1... was recommended to me by a friend and I have been using it all day... nice little app and does what it says on the tin (plus a bit more).... would recommend this one... would also like to try egress too as have heard its pretty good... btw Newsbreak utilises the whole screen... and it has a today screen plugin which is pretty good... and handy...

Does anyone know how often SPB Insight updates/download the feeds?
Or do I have to do it manually?

I use this app:
http://www.mediafire.com/?ooijamaxocg
It's Java but has a load of channels to choose from.

dogans said:
Does anyone know how often SPB Insight updates/download the feeds?
Or do I have to do it manually?
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After reading on SPB forums, I found out that it doesn't auto-update.
Does anyone know of another app with both a today screen plug-in and auto-updates?

RSS Hub will work with Flash (as long as FlashLight 3.1 is installed). Look hard enough and you can find a cab for that around here.

How about pRSS Reader??

dogans said:
After reading on SPB forums, I found out that it doesn't auto-update.
Does anyone know of another app with both a today screen plug-in and auto-updates?
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Newsbreak... you can set it to update when you are connected to pc, connected (wireless for eg) and a couple of others as well as never... and it shows on today...

pRSS Reader also shows on Today, just checked.

Thanks guys. Ive just tried 3 different RSS readers and heres what I thought:
* SPB Insight: Looks good, especially with thumbnails on the Today-screen.
- Doesn't have auto-update
* Newsbreak: Works great and has auto-update.
- Doesn't appeal me visually / No thumbnails on today-screen.
* pRSS reader: Works great, has auto-update and shows more info than Newsbreak on the today screen.
- No thumbnails either.
So it came down to either have thumbnails or auto-update, and I went with pRSS reader

dogans said:
Thanks guys. Ive just tried 3 different RSS readers and heres what I thought:
* SPB Insight: Looks good, especially with thumbnails on the Today-screen.
- Doesn't have auto-update
* Newsbreak: Works great and has auto-update.
- Doesn't appeal me visually / No thumbnails on today-screen.
* pRSS reader: Works great, has auto-update and shows more info than Newsbreak on the today screen.
- No thumbnails either.
So it came down to either have thumbnails or auto-update, and I went with pRSS reader
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How do you add feeds? Manually write URL??

doministry said:
How do you add feeds? Manually write URL??
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Yes. Go to the website you want the feed from, and look at their RSS address (hold the mouse over their RSS-icon).
For example http://icanhascheezburger.com/ has http://feeds.feedburner.com/icanhascheezburger

Rss reader

Anyone know a good RSS reader application for the snap?
I googled a bit but didn't find anything worth mentioning.

Viigo is what I use, free and does RSS, Podcasts, offline reading etc http://viigo.com

I rather like the "RSS Hub" thats included with the Sprint Snap. Basic, but functional. I'm always open to improvement, of course.

I second RSS Hub or you could do what I do and use Google reader. Then I set Google reader set as my home page in my browser.

nightryder21 said:
I second RSS Hub or you could do what I do and use Google reader. Then I set Google reader set as my home page in my browser.
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I tried RSS Hub and i'm verry pleased with this app.

Google Reader
I definitely second Google Reader. Since I regularly use four different computers, I like having the continuity of feeds between them. (I'm also a fan of GMail/Contacts and Google Calender.
nightryder21 said:
I second RSS Hub or you could do what I do and use Google reader. Then I set Google reader set as my home page in my browser.
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I use opera mini,it have a page for rss

Hi all,
Just change my Nike (Touch Dual) for a Snap, so you are going to see me around here...
I looked for a good rss reader for a while, and I will stick to SPB News. Nice and simple, with OPML support. You can set it to use free connections only, and to locate the cache on the SD. Give it a look.

Razorrrr said:
Anyone know a good RSS reader application for the snap?
I googled a bit but didn't find anything worth mentioning.
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Viigo is probably the best, and its free http://www.viigo.com

Bupah, I think you did mention you liked Viigo, lol.
Viigo is powered by advertisement, and i find it too stuffy when it comes to UI. But, he, like you said, it's free and that is a point.

Jalom said:
Bupah, I think you did mention you liked Viigo, lol.
Viigo is powered by advertisement, and i find it too stuffy when it comes to UI. But, he, like you said, it's free and that is a point.
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Yeah, the ads are tiny and usually very relevant to the feeds so I dont mind them. But yeah, I did mention Viigo lol.. I just like it. I tried nearly every feed reader and keep Viigo for its stability and its twitter support

RSS Reader Widget
For those using WM 6.5 (or above) I am developing an RSS Reader Widget. Anyone willing to test it out and give me feedback would be appreciated.
Note : this is a widget not a CAB, so you have to do this to get the widget installed :
In order to get your widget to install by clicking on it, you need to create this association by modifying the registry on the device to include the following values:
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\riapp] "EditFlags"=dword:00010000
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\riapp\Shell\Open\Command] @="wmwidgetinstaller.exe %1"
source "Deploying the Widget" :
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd721906.aspx

RSS Hub on T-Mobile Dash 3G
I installed RSS Hub (found linked from this forum) on my Dash 3G and I get the error "Can't find RSSHub (or one of its components)". It worked in one of the cooked ROMs I tried but for now I'd like to stick to T-Mobile's official 6.5 release.
Any ideas to get this to work?
Razorrrr said:
I tried RSS Hub and i'm verry pleased with this app.
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I couldn't get RSS Hub to work but NewsBreak is working perfectly.
NewsBreak is just the original name of RSS Hub - see http://www.iliumsoft.com/site/support/kb/idx.php/39/383/article/

Same thing right here. Anyone have any idea? I'm using WM 6.5 (original rom by factory default). Would like to stick to the original ROM, but I miss RSSHub, really a cool no-nonsense application.
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I installed RSS Hub (found linked from this forum) on my Dash 3G and I get the error "Can't find RSSHub (or one of its components)". It worked in one of the cooked ROMs I tried but for now I'd like to stick to T-Mobile's official 6.5 release.
Any ideas to get this to work?
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geniaal said:
Same thing right here. Anyone have any idea? I'm using WM 6.5 (original rom by factory default). Would like to stick to the original ROM, but I miss RSSHub, really a cool no-nonsense application.
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Have you tried NewsBreak as I suggested in post #14?
What is RSS Hub? Is it the same as NewsBreak? RSS Hub is a version of NewsBreak that has been customized per HTC's specifications for inclusion on their Windows Mobile devices.
There are some minor differences between the interface for NewsBreak and the interface for RSS Hub but the overall functionality is exactly the same.
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Newsbreak is expensive

Replacement For Viigo?

Just got my HD2. So far, so good. However, my newsreader Viigo absolutely will not function. Crashes every time. Can anyone suggest a good, FREE newsreader for the HD2?
Thanks.
-Bob-

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Just got my HD2. So far, so good. However, my newsreader Viigo absolutely will not function. Crashes every time. Can anyone suggest a good, FREE newsreader for the HD2?
Thanks.
-Bob-
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Hey Bob, any luck there?
I only found out about Viigo recently and have never been able to use it on my HTC-TP. Really frustrating, as it looks like a great application.
What's more, there's no way to send these guys a question/comment/report, to let them know that their product is useless for me. Support is only available for registered users, and the only way to register is via the mobile application (which, as I mentioend, doesn't work!).
I'll appreciate it if you send them a support request and update this thread on the results.
In the mean time, let me suggest:
(1) Upvise, which appears to be a great solution, however here too I've had no success thus far running the application on my device.
(2) RSS Hub, which comes with most of the ROMs available on this web site. Main downside for me is you can't auto-download the entire article, unlike in Viigo and Upvise.
(3) If you're syncing your device with MS-Outlook, you can use Outlook as your RSS "downloader", then sync the different RSS channels (folders) with your HD2. You can download entire articles with this. The downside is browsing the different feeds on pocket Outlook, which can be quite tedious.
- Shay

skamin said:
Hey Bob, any luck there?
I only found out about Viigo recently and have never been able to use it on my HTC-TP. Really frustrating, as it looks like a great application.
What's more, there's no way to send these guys a question/comment/report, to let them know that their product is useless for me. Support is only available for registered users, and the only way to register is via the mobile application (which, as I mentioend, doesn't work!).
I'll appreciate it if you send them a support request and update this thread on the results.
In the mean time, let me suggest:
(1) Upvise, which appears to be a great solution, however here too I've had no success thus far running the application on my device.
(2) RSS Hub, which comes with most of the ROMs available on this web site. Main downside for me is you can't auto-download the entire article, unlike in Viigo and Upvise.
(3) If you're syncing your device with MS-Outlook, you can use Outlook as your RSS "downloader", then sync the different RSS channels (folders) with your HD2. You can download entire articles with this. The downside is browsing the different feeds on pocket Outlook, which can be quite tedious.
- Shay
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Thanks for the reply. Since I wrote the message I started working with RSS Hub and have found it to be an acceptable replacement for Viigo.

What is the best RSS reader for HD2?

As in the title. Specifically, does anyone know if there is an RSS reader which integrates well with the home screen? Or if there is a working manilla tab for RSS feeds?
Thanks.

I've been using RSS Hub for years and i like it. I do not think I need anything more complicated. It is simple and works great. ...Think it was preinstalled on my HD2 ? What I did was just tweaked it to make it more thumb friendly. (you can find the tweak on the long HD2 tweaks list)
I have RSS Hub's tab icon on the Home screen.

RSS Hub does not appear to be included in my version of HD2. Therefore, I installed YomoMedia and setup an account with them. It seems to be working fine for me.

As RSSHub always crashes when you got a couple of feeds and go back to fast (had this with a lot of ROMs) i went over to the new GoNews and am quiet happy. But in my opinion all RSSReaders out ther either lack some functionalities, dont support fluid scrolling or have an ugly user interface (so has GoNews ) Until now theres no reader i am 100% satisfied with

I guess the best one still is the Google Reader in its iphone version:
http://www.google.com/reader/i/
works great on opera browser
it supports kinetic scroll, loads fast a top, in the landscape mode is excellent do view pictures...
and the best feature is that already sync with your reader so when I go to desktop is easy to follow the updates.

I've always like Yomomedia, but they're in the process of adding Google Reader syncing as well, so I'm sticking with it.