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[Q] What are you using for PDF viewing?

After trying many PDF viewing apps on my Froyo'd Nook, I have still not found one that supports (well) the embedded links or a novel navigation scheme allowing me to get back to the TOC easily.
Im curious... what are you using?

is there a way to do "article view" in DL'ed pdf magazines

Went ahead and tried pretty much every free pdf viewer in the market. Doesn't seem like any of them I tried let me follow the hyperlink.
However. I did find that uploading the pdf to google docs and then viewing it through a web browser like Dolphin HD allowed me to follow the hyperlinks... Not the best option, by any means.
Possibly one of the paid office suites allows hyperlinks. I'd email the developers to make sure before buying since you only get 15 min to return.

Found one: BeamReader PDF Viewer will follow hyperlinks. Go to the market and download the 10 day free trial first before purchasing. Looks like it costs $10 for full version.
Also: Reading the description for ezPDF Reader (only $0.99), says "links" under features. I'm guessing this will allow you to follow links.
Please report back if you try it. I'm interested in knowing if it works. Thanks

I've heard good things about RepliGo. You can see it in action in the video on the cerience.com website (/products/reader/android). The forum won't let me post the complete link.
If you try it, please reply back with your thoughts as I haven't tried it yet.

RootNewbie said:
Found one: BeamReader PDF Viewer will follow hyperlinks. Go to the market and download the 10 day free trial first before purchasing. Looks like it costs $10 for full version.
Also: Reading the description for ezPDF Reader (only $0.99), says "links" under features. I'm guessing this will allow you to follow links.
Please report back if you try it. I'm interested in knowing if it works. Thanks
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I am using ezPDF and am impressed, has TOC and functional hyperlinks. This was the dealbreaking feature for me since I was used to goodReader on the ipad - this is almost as good. Any specific questions - jusk ask!

I've tried every one I could find because I'm using my NC to display words to songs during my live performances instead of using the MS Access database I used to use. I've found for my purposes the RepliGo Reader works best for me. Bookmarks seem to work well, you can zoom a page and when you go to next page it remembers zoom level. It is not free but for what it does I really like it.

pdf help

Hi is there any pdf reader for the g tablet that you can mark the text???

RepliGo PDF Reader. You can highlight (if the text is understood as text, depends on how the PDF was made), put sticky notes, and draw freehand. The last option isn't optimal, but once you get used to it, it's reasonably functional. It's not free, but it seems to be the only option out there, and $5 isn't too bad if you're like me and your work really benefits from this functionality.

excelent, it is perfect

Also, the QuickOffice HD that Gojimi ported over from the Adam has a viewer as well as Word, Excel, and Powerpoint.
Looks REALLY good on the gTab!

Thank you but the quick office can't highlight the pdf text, or am i wrong?

pablo737 said:
Thank you but the quick office can't highlight the pdf text, or am i wrong?
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You are correct, niether RepliGo or QuickOffice can highlight text in the form you are thinking of. RepliGo can "Select Text" to copy but it can't highlight text as with Adobe Acrobat (for PC's) does when you are using PDF like you would a text book and a highlighter to quickly find vital text for homework and assignments etcc..
I've used ThinkFree, Quick Office, RepliGo, and ezPDF but niether can highlight text and save the highlighted text to the document you are working with.
I've yet to find an apk that can match Adobe Acrobat as far as that function goes.

Tek - no, RepliGo can actually highlight text. And make sticky notes. And do other annotation. And it saves it to the document. I keep all the PDFs I use for my work on my Dropbox; when it syncs the changes I make via RepliGo, I can pull that PDF up on a computer and see the notes - hand written, highlighted, or sticky.
It can't match Adobe, but it does more than the QuickOffice suite does.
[EDIT] I've attached a screenshot of me using Reader to see drawn markups and a sticky note. This was a scan of a document written in 1926, so highlighting wasn't possible (the text is an image, not characters), but still, it demonstrates that the markups were made in RepliGo and are visible via Adobe.

tedlogan42 said:
Tek - no, RepliGo can actually highlight text. And make sticky notes. And do other annotation. And it saves it to the document. I keep all the PDFs I use for my work on my Dropbox; when it syncs the changes I make via RepliGo, I can pull that PDF up on a computer and see the notes - hand written, highlighted, or sticky.
It can't match Adobe, but it does more than the QuickOffice suite does.
[EDIT] I've attached a screenshot of me using Reader to see drawn markups and a sticky note. This was a scan of a document written in 1926, so highlighting wasn't possible (the text is an image, not characters), but still, it demonstrates that the markups were made in RepliGo and are visible via Adobe.
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I've seen the error of my ways, I've been browsing the PDF files on my network via Estrongs and simply opening them up from the network. What I did not see was that the files were being cached to a temp folder and opened as read only!
I copied a bunch of PDF files to my GTAB and then from there I was able to edit them (higlight, sticky, etcc) using REpliGo V3.1.2.
I should have realized it will only edit "native" documents.
Thanks for the heads up!

PDF fill in app

Is there an app for the Xoom that lets you fill in forms? Adobe Reader doesn't allow it

I can't really give you a positive response but the following three programs don't allow filling an Adobe 9 form either:
Documents To Go (paid)
Picsel Smart Office (paid)
Quick Office HD (incl w/ Xoom)
Did you try a market search?

yup.. i did, thanks for the heads up though!

Repligo does what you need.
Repligo is the only .PDF reader that also allows you to draw/write free hand in a file that I found after searching for 5 days. I purchased it ($4.99) and figured it would be worth it because now I can take digital contracts to all clients and have them signed and copies emailed to them in minutes. If you search youtube for Repligo you will also see a full video explanation of the features.

Isun said:
Repligo is the only .PDF reader that also allows you to draw/write free hand in a file that I found after searching for 5 days. I purchased it ($4.99) and figured it would be worth it because now I can take digital contracts to all clients and have them signed and copies emailed to them in minutes. If you search youtube for Repligo you will also see a full video explanation of the features.
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Free hand is not exactly the same as filling out forms but it's a start. Thanks for the info! Hopefully companies will discover the value of the android tablet market soon.
[sent with Android technology]

I don't want to point out the obvious but if you have a scanner and printer then print the page outfill it in and scan it back to the computer... I think you could also print the page and scan it back in the computer under a different format so you could type it then do what you got to do

Think of PDF forms as being in the same space as HTML forms. You have discrete fields with the ability to have logic and calculations in Adobe's version of javascript. Handwriting over it or printing out negates the whole point of making it an Acrobat form.
I was told that the Adobe app supported forms but I have not tried it, so the person I was talking with was probably mistaken. I think Adobe themselves would be the most likely to support form elements in a standalone manner (i.e. not using the Acrobat Forms Server, or whatever they call it now).

thanks for all the replies. i wanted to use my xoom for work and have clients fill out forms via the PDF.

Eink RSS reader please!

Here's what I've tried:
G:RSS (don't want a web based solution)
Google Reader (nice, but not quite)
NookFeed (doesn't work)
Nook Reader (doesn't work, just tries to open then closes)
NewsRob, Feedr, etc...
Calibre - push epub to dropbox...formatting is just a bit ugly. Don't want to have to wait for a scheduled time to sync.
All I want is a nice e-ink friendly app. If you could even get G:RSS without the damn add and the table size slightly increased, that would be perfect.

Of course i would find what I was looking for right after I post this. For those interested:
http://code.google.com/p/sparserss/
No google reader auto-sync, but it can import an OPML file that one can export from google reader (manage subscriptions > import/export > OPML)
Also can inverse the screen, and has nav arrows below. The only problem is it doesn't scroll (with or without hard keys). But the font works out so I can read nearly all of it, and there's a go to link button if you really want to check it out
EDIT: Seems you can scroll down the article with a swipe, but it needs to be nearly a top to bottom swipe. Also once you do this, you cannot use the nav buttons on bottom to go to next/previous, but must back out then select the article again. Still the best I've found

Why is it better than Google Reader?
Google Current has paged reading, which would be awesome. It can read rss feeds too. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to work on the nook, see the other thread..

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Why is it better than Google Reader?
Google Current has paged reading, which would be awesome. It can read rss feeds too. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to work on the nook, see the other thread..
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It's better IMO. Less refreshing, quicker, and better use of hard keys (I want had keys for both paging up and down the articles and their lists).

[Q] PDF files embedded in frames

This is problem that seems continuous to all my android devices (evo 3d, galaxy s2, and touchpad with schizoid) and I was wondering if anyone had a solution:
Is there any way to open up pdf files that are embedded in frames? Thanks
I have tried multiple browsers (chrome, dolphin, integrated android one) with no success.

jejunum said:
This is problem that seems continue uous to all my android devices (evo 3d, galaxy s2, and touchpad with schizoid) and I was wondering if anyone had a solution:
Is there any way to open up pdf files that are embedded in frames? Thanks
I have tried multiple browsers (chrome, dolphin, integrated android one) with no success.
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I've never used schizoid only AOSP, but when I click on a link with a pdf file it's downloaded, then I use an Adobe reader to read them.
Hope this helps.

It is only terrible websites that have PDF files in frames. like this:
ugh unable to post link to it: if one searches on google "pdf in frame" it is the first link.
I wouldn't care about 1990's web design except one website I really need access to won't load!
Thanks!

jejunum said:
It is only terrible websites that have PDF files in frames. like this:
ugh unable to post link to it: if one searches on google "pdf in frame" it is the first link.
I wouldn't care about 1990's web design except one website I really need access to won't load!
Thanks!
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I see what you mean, ugh.
Maybe this link will help : http://drupal.org/node/
From the little I read, it seems Firefox has a plug in for this. Take a look at it, maybe that will be your solution.
Good luck.

chicle_11 said:
I see what you mean, ugh.
Maybe this link will help :
From the little I read, it seems Firefox has a plug in for this. Take a look at it, maybe that will be your solution.
Good luck.
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uhh?
Drupal is a content management system which allows you to create and maintain many different types of websites without needing to know any coding languages.
The following pages provide some general information about the Drupal project and its underlying concepts and technologies.

Sorry, this is what I meant to post:
Displaying PDF in frame
Posted by steve22 on September 20, 2006 at 5:21pm
I have all the pdf files in one folder www.mysite.com/images/ . Is it possible that via some php script whenever user access those pdf files either directly or through google, it is opened inside a frame (with my website's logo, menu etc as the top banner above the pdf) instead of opening directly as pdf file?
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Opening PDFs inside browsers
Posted by styro on September 20, 2006 at 8:43pm
is a browser plugin thing at the client, the webmaster can't control that. Some PDF readers or OSes don't include browser plugins for PDFs, and always handle PDFs as downloads. Some paranoid users (after all Acrobat Reader has some security issues apparently) might switch off PDF browser plugins.
As for opening in a frame, you couldn't do that with a link directly to the PDF (eg public downloads). With private downloads you might be able to add to the system (?) module to change the download pages to use frames somehow - but IMO it would be a lot of pain for very little (if any) benefit.
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With Firefox on Android you can install the PDF Viewer as an addon. This is the viewer that now ships with the desktop version. I've used it before to view PDFs in the browser, its not as smooth as Adobe, but will probably work for you:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/pdfjs/