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PDF Reader

Hi,
is there an alternative PDF Reader? The builtin ClearVue doesn't correctly display my PDFs, and Adobe doesn't seem to have anything current...
In the screenshots there should be text on the grey/white stripes...
Lars

Yes Pocketxpdf works quite well
see here http://pocketxpdf.sourceforge.net/
And theres foxit reader for pocket pc http://www.foxitsoftware.com/foxitreader/rd_ppc.php

Try AdobeReader:
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/acrrmobiledevices.html

pocketXpdf works fine thanks!... The Adobe one wouldn't even install, that was my first try...
oh, and pocketXpdf has an issue with zooming in when there's not enough ram available... been a nice hint for me that I only have 13Mb available gotta hunt those memory eaters I guess...

TauTau said:
Hi,
is there an alternative PDF Reader? The builtin ClearVue doesn't correctly display my PDFs, and Adobe doesn't seem to have anything current...
In the screenshots there should be text on the grey/white stripes...
Lars
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dude, adobe reader ppc works fine for me. what do you mean? it is a very large program so maybe someone without memory space to spare should not load it.

does pocketxpdf use wordwrap?
I mean if you open a word document, the text will be wrapped so that you can read it, with clearvue there was no wrap so you had always to scroll right and left to read a pdf - this was really annoying!

i use foxit on my home pc and its way better than foul adobe bloatware :wink:
didnt realise there was a ppc version, will have to check it out :arrow:

PseudoReal said:
does pocketxpdf use wordwrap?
I mean if you open a word document, the text will be wrapped so that you can read it, with clearvue there was no wrap so you had always to scroll right and left to read a pdf - this was really annoying!
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Pocketxpdf can just read the text of the document and it does wrap that

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?

Best app for Displaying Adobe PDF Files

I know the THD has Adobe Reader LTE on it, is there anything better for viewing PDF files.

speedbird said:
I know the THD has Adobe Reader LTE on it, is there anything better for viewing PDF files.
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What's wrong with Adobe LE? Have you tried using Adobe LE's "reflow" function? Head to the registry HKCU\Software\Adobe\AdobeReaderLE 2.5\ and change the value of "EnableReflow" to 1. Restart Adobe and now you can "reflow" the text from tools->view.
I don't think any other pdf-viewer has this feature, which makes Adobe LE by far the best reader IMHO.

try fox-It reader http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/mobile/wm_ppc.htm

I don't want to start the same old discussion here.. But
Adobe Reader LE is
a)Faster
b)Better resolution.
c)Has better Reflow.
d)Has better memory management.
e)Is free (comes with device)
What more do you need. ??

do a google for mobilexpdfwm6, it gives more detail than adobe for me.

crajee said:
I don't want to start the same old discussion here.. But
Adobe Reader LE is
a)Faster
b)Better resolution.
c)Has better Reflow.
d)Has better memory management.
e)Is free (comes with device)
What more do you need. ??
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(ten characters)

I'm reading an e-book using Adobe Reader LE but there doesn't seem to be any settings whereby I can bookmark the last page I read so that I can return to that page once I reopen the same e-book. Does anyone know how this can be done or if not, whether any other readers has this functionality? Thanks.

Don't know about that functionality, but personally I love Repligo if you can be bothered with the conversion process. Light weight, provides flow mode (yeah, PMS on demand!), and seems to work nicely with large PDFs.
V

I like PocketXpdf with it's "View text only" feature. However, some PDFs can't be opened

vijay555 said:
Don't know about that functionality, but personally I love Repligo if you can be bothered with the conversion process. Light weight, provides flow mode (yeah, PMS on demand!), and seems to work nicely with large PDFs.
V
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vijay555:
I used to usse Repligo on a Palm, and loved it. But now Repligo says it no longer makes the version for WM. Where did you get it?

HD2 and heavy PDF

Hi, all
Is a HD2 owner could tell how fast it launch a heavy pdf file of about 5 Mo with several page and pictures ?

just a second to load one 15M file. It's super quick. But, there is no good PDF reader available for capacitive screen. Tried build pdf reader and foxit reader. no good.

Actually the inbuilt acrobat reader is very fast and also takes advantage of myltitouch for zoom in and out. I can say that I am very happy with it!

siamchen said:
just a second to load one 15M file. It's super quick. But, there is no good PDF reader available for capacitive screen. Tried build pdf reader and foxit reader. no good.
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I disagree. I'm using foxit and it does a great job of reflowing everything I've thrown at it so far. Don't know what you've been trying to read with it!
And Foxit opens documents that the Adobe installed version just hangs on.
Sure, the interface could be slightly nicer, but in terms of capabilities, Foxit is the first time I've managed to read a couple of thousand pages of PDFs on WM (first installed it on the Touch HD).

what is the problem of acrobat mobile?
It is superfast and have pinch & zoom
I use it with some pdf's of 15 20mb with lot of pictures and I dont have any problem

kersh said:
what is the problem of acrobat mobile?
It is superfast and have pinch & zoom
I use it with some pdf's of 15 20mb with lot of pictures and I dont have any problem
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not sure, but i've tried 2 ebook pdf's that were 3-4MB with the HD2's copy of acrobat LE and neither of them seem to ever finish loading. it's weird.
foxit has been very reliable for me and glides along very smoothly on the HD2. doesn't have pinch and zoom, but honestly, i think i'm too uncoordinated with 2 fingers. i struggle with chopsticks as well.

milka said:
not sure, but i've tried 2 ebook pdf's that were 3-4MB with the HD2's copy of acrobat LE and neither of them seem to ever finish loading. it's weird.
foxit has been very reliable for me and glides along very smoothly on the HD2. doesn't have pinch and zoom, but honestly, i think i'm too uncoordinated with 2 fingers. i struggle with chopsticks as well.
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I didnt see that problem, ill try foxit anyway.

kersh said:
I didnt see that problem, ill try foxit anyway.
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The other good thing about foxit is it reflows documents that haven't been authored for reflowing. Very impressive capability.

downloaded yesterdays paper Metro ( www.metro.se) via Opera, opened extremely quick, and could scroll/zoom with pich to zoom and very happy doing so

How about this??
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d1cb4TFsF8

fatalus said:
Actually the inbuilt acrobat reader is very fast and also takes advantage of myltitouch for zoom in and out. I can say that I am very happy with it!
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Same here. Adobe Reader LE works perfectly. Fast and smooth, no problems at all.
A tip: you can disable the toolbar in fullscreen mode via the registry.

i have the same problem, pdf file of pc mag takes for ever for the next page to load, could it be the pdf itself?

fchagnon said:
Hi, all
Is a HD2 owner could tell how fast it launch a heavy pdf file of about 5 Mo with several page and pictures ?
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I'm reading 42mb mafia encyclopedia witH some pictures in it and I Haven't Had any lags and delays. It Handles tHe file very well.

zappaff said:
I'm reading 42mb mafia encyclopedia witH some pictures in it and I Haven't Had any lags and delays. It Handles tHe file very well.
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any way i can try your pdf? i'm curious...

Hello,
Runs on HTC HD2 Reading Plan
In the registry or other, is it possible to change?
1. Press X = reduce do not close.
2. View pages in continuous
3. The default zoom when you touch the screen
Thank you for your help

Foxit should be installed by default instead Adobe reader. It's great.

Best PDF reader

Just throwing out a line to get some ideas on the best PDF viewer, possibly with annotation (although not required). I'm looking for something fast and smooth that can navigate larger documents, etc.

I like the polaris office one, at least better than adobe reader, which seems sluggish.

+1 for Polaris Office. Not perfect, but faster than the Adobe Reader app.

Hmm, I might have to try to find a copy of Polaris, it has disappeared from my app list in the midst of various ROM changes.

Repligo PDFReader
I use it to have clients sign contracts right on the screen. But has so many functions.. Check out the Video
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.cerience.reader.app&feature=search_result
It is $4.99 but well worth it.

+1
Polaris Office

Repligo +1 for me. And for read the include Acer Lumiread.

At some of android news website I saw a test of pdf readers and the winner was ezPDF reader. Maybe you'll like it (sorry for my english)
Wysłano z Acer A500

xamilek555 said:
At some of android news website I saw a test of pdf readers and the winner was ezPDF reader. Maybe you'll like it (sorry for my english)
Wysłano z Acer A500
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Thanks, I'm trying it out now. Seems pretty good, overall.

Did you ever try ezPDF? I've been using Repligo for about a month and I love it! It was definitely worth the $4.99 (actually, when I bought it, it was $1.99 @ the Amazon Appstore).

I looked forever for the perfect android PDF app for reading books and ezPDF won hands down. Amazing control, bookmaking, and text rendering. I couldn't believe how many of the apps weren't up to par.

Sorry to drudge up a moderately old post, but I have a question about ezPDF. Can you rotate documents? I scan a lot of stuff into PDF, and sometimes I need to rotate the pages on the fly?
Also, does it support adding notes (written with stylus) and bookmarks? I've seen other posts and some say that it has this feature, others complain it doesn't.
Thanks,
-PW

pacificwing said:
Sorry to drudge up a moderately old post, but I have a question about ezPDF. Can you rotate documents? I scan a lot of stuff into PDF, and sometimes I need to rotate the pages on the fly?
Also, does it support adding notes (written with stylus) and bookmarks? I've seen other posts and some say that it has this feature, others complain it doesn't.
Thanks,
-PW
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I do not see rotation in the settings anywhere.
And it does support adding notes, annotations. Just tap and hold screen and chose "free hand". It will ask u if u want to make a copy for annotating which is great so u dont mark up the only copy u have. It will create another copy if u like to mark up. Once u chose, then write as much as u want. Good program.

i'm working with lots of PDFs - non-editable, editable, with markups, making markups - and right now the best reader and marker for PDF for me is RepliGo.
The PDF Viewer from Picsel Smart Office is as well very good and very fast but without marking capabilities.
Picsel Smart Office has as well the best excel, word and powerpoint readers/editors.