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Included PDF Viewer in XDA-Live ROM?

Hey all,
I love the work Kyphur has done and am using .10 of his Live ROM now with no problems. I see .20 is coming out, but he has put ClearVUE PDF back. Am I the only one that thinks this program sucks? On my HTC Hermes I went through everything I could do to get rid of it, and I am loving PocketXdf right now, but now it seems to be coming back! Lets vote on it and maybe change Kyphur's mind!

best pdf viewer
hi
i have a copy of PICSEL BROWSER... imho its the best..
if kyphur wants to embedd this one in the .2 version of the rom.. ill send it to him by PM

I dont think we should be picky, it is his ROM but I vote pcketxpdf, small and low resources. Pretty quick viewing, and free.

I have had problems opening some pdfs with both the clearvue and pocketx so my vote goes for adobe even though it has the most memory footprint. Cant have it all i guess....

I would vote for Adobe, as I also have had problems opening newer pdf's with PocketXpdf and ClearVue. and Adobe is also free...

Isn't Adobe also like 8MB?

Okay, I hear you. ClearVue got back in because I never removed it from my original Base Rom.
I want to Release v0.20 Wednesday Evening. So to be sure I have time to do as voted, this vote will be closed Tuesday Evening at 8:00Pm (US Central Std Time (-6.00 GMT).
This is a Rom for the people, by the people and of the people... err well maybe not that last one but you know what I mean...
Kyphur

I initially voted for PocketXPDF but I'd like to retract that vote and put it in for Adobe. Less than 5 minutes after voting, I quickly found the limitation of my selection as it couldn't open 2 different PDF's mailed to me. Adobe doesn't have an issue with these files on my friends 8525.

I don't understand why the WM5 version of Foxit Reader never makes it to these PDF viewer listings... it's the smallest memory footprint (1,350kB), fast like hell, works fine here since ages...

Sorry, I couldn't list them all, maybe vote for install your own!
szlevi said:
I don't understand why the WM5 version of Foxit Reader never makes it to these PDF viewer listings... it's the smallest memory footprint (1,350kB), fast like hell, works fine here since ages...
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One vote for PocketXPDF
I keep service documentation with me in PDF - files as big as 30MB. I have installed Adobe, ClearVue, PocketXPDF and Foxit Reader. I got less problems browsing big documents with PocketXPDF so it is associated with .pdf extension in my TyTN.

My vote goes to adobe.
I used ClearVue and I don't like it (does not open all pdf files), never used pocketXpdf but apparently it also has problems with some files.
So its better 8mb of reliable program than 1mb of problems.

ClearVue PDF is actually a commercial product, but I guess it's embedded in most HTC phones anyway, so not a big deal.

ibeqa said:
My vote goes to adobe.
I used ClearVue and I don't like it (does not open all pdf files), never used pocketXpdf but apparently it also has problems with some files.
So its better 8mb of reliable program than 1mb of problems.
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I think Adobe should be off the list since it is HUGE. I have not heard of problems with pocketxpdf, but if it is true then stick with clearvue. 8MB is ridiculous.

in terms of reliability, I would vote for Adobe.
If Adobe reader can be aqueezed into the ROM that will be great, even though it is 8mb, it wont take up any user ROM storage.
If it cannot be squeezed in then I would go for pocketxpdf.
Clearvue is ridicously slow and unusable when viewing multiple pages imho.

hmpf...
Pleeease,
not Adobe. Its a massive RAM eater.
I did install PocketX a couple of days ago and it works great.

I'm closing this discussion
If I have any hope of changing it for tomorrow's release I can't wait longer for the results. Looks like Adobe gets it.
Like anything embedded in the Rom if you don't like it simply don't use it and install what you prefer, it won't touch your RAM if you never launch it and deleting 1 shortcut from your Programs folder won't hurt anyone.
In the event that I can't get it in in time for this release then it will be in the next one.

Adobe Reader LE

where can i find Adobe Reader LE v2_00_261818 cab

jonas_sth said:
where can i find Adobe Reader LE v2_00_261818 cab
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here you go
this one is Adobe Reader 2.00.272329
BR
edward

thanks for that

Foxit Reader
Foxit Reader is better

lyerx said:
Foxit Reader is better
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I wasnt aware that Foxit software was available for the PPC. Oh, and how is it better? do you have a link to the PPC version of this?

Can someone please post cabs for
Adobe Acrobat Reader LE 2.00.288531
Adobe Flash Lite 2.1
thanks so much.

ahh..trolls. Anyone else to help?

Tyman07 said:
vaxen sucks ass
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jealous that you can’t reach your own huh?

screw all of those
go and download pocketxpdf
the BEST pdf reader for pocketpc!

PDF Viewer

Hey everyone, I am running an XDA IIs at the moment, and have alot of pdf's that I would like to read on my one hour bus ride into the city, I have tried the latest adobe reader but it is slow and not very "reading" friendly. Does anyone have any suggestions, I have tried converting the pdf is .doc format but that is a no go as well because I could never find a coverter that actually worked. I did a little search on this forum but no definitive results. Thanks alot

On my device, ClearVue PDF is preinstalled. But there is also a good freeware alternative (PocketXpdf).

Hey there Alegra, thanks for the tip, will give it a try... will also see if I can purchase ClearVue for a try.

i often convert dpf's to Lit to use the ms ebook reader which is free and let one set bookmarks which is importent if i read whole novels

That might be a good idea, I do like the .lit format, will have a look at that too

Did you tried XPDF?
http://www.foolabs.com/xpdf/
Freeware and work's great.
Valeriu

crianp said:
Hey there Alegra, thanks for the tip, will give it a try... will also see if I can purchase ClearVue for a try.
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If it is preinstalled, you don't need to buy it. If not, there are enough freeware alternatives.
You can also look for the thread "iPhone style browser" here in the forum. That's Picsel Browser, also a very good web browser / Office / PDF viewer.
EDIT: XPDF is a PDF viewer for computer (I couldn't find a Windows Mobile version on their page). There is a port for Pocket PC (PocketXpdf) which I already mentioned.

CHM reader on dash?

I bought a MicroOLAP CHM eBook Reader a while back to use on ppc. It's fantastic. However they don't have a version for smartphone. Is there a good chm reader available for dash? The only thing I found is this one: http://www.smartphone.net/software_detail.asp?id=1663
But it hasn't been updated for long time. And the author didn't reply my inquiry.

I'm afraid I can't recommend any program for ebooks I was curious as to what a .chm file was so I popped it into wiki and came across this:
"In 2002, Microsoft announced some security risks associated with the .CHM format, as well as some security bulletins and patches.[1] They have since announced their intentions not to develop the .CHM format further, and will be moving to a new generation of Windows Help called Microsoft Assistance Markup Language in the Windows Vista operating system."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Compiled_HTML_Help
Could be why it has not been updated in a long time.

thanks for the reply. Too bad that MS gives up on chm, even their latest Visual Studio 2008 is still using the format for help files....

That's the biggest problem with eBooks in general. Each manufacturer creates its own, proprietary format to store the book data. This usually comes with some form of DRM so that only that company's supported readers can view the content. Software writers can't easily make reader software without being given the nod from that company.
Until there is a truly open format for eBooks, the market isn't really going to take off and there won't be readily available readers for them ubiquitous among device platforms.

on a side note, I googled 'convert .chm smartphone', and came up with a few hits... especially http://forum.isilo.com/showthread.php?p=10968 (converts CHM to PDB = Isilo)

and iSilo is yet another proprietary format that you have to find a player that works (and they're all ugly) and pay for it.

I just found Alreader 2.5 can display chm files. It's not as good as dedicated chm reader like MicroOLAP CHM eBook Reader, but at least now I can read it.
I used Alreader 2.5 to read html files. It's a nice surprise that it can handle chm too!
As for book format, personally I think they should just publish in html. Most likely no other ebook formats can be as popular as html.

Plain text, rich text, and xml are also up there.

looking for a chm reader for TP2 for wm 6.5.

Hey y'all - I tried a few chm readers (fast chm / allreader2) but these aren't working or registering some of my medical chm books. Are there any recommendations on newer chm readers that I can use? My books are stored on my SD card, and I was hoping I can install the program to the SD as well. Any idea would be greatly appreciated!
I'm still using the stock windows mobile 6.5 (sprint)
Thank you

The only program I know of is MicroOlap, and im not to familiar with it, but you could always give it a try

MicroOlap is fantastic in my humble opinion the best CHM reader (the rendering of the page is perfect also in presence of images). In my Sony Ericsson X1 it worked well with Windows Mobile 6.1, since I've replaced with Windows Mobile 6.5 it doesn't work: every CHM files are showed as a blank page. Someone has a similar problem?

msolcia said:
MicroOlap is fantastic in my humble opinion the best CHM reader (the rendering of the page is perfect also in presence of images). In my Sony Ericsson X1 it worked well with Windows Mobile 6.1, since I've replaced with Windows Mobile 6.5 it doesn't work: every CHM files are showed as a blank page. Someone has a similar problem?
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I little search in XDA forums and I found the solution to my problem.
The CHM reader is based on Internet Explorer 6.1 so with Windows Mobile 6.5 you have a never version not compatible with CHM reader. Installing the IE 6.1 the CHM reader starts to work
Thank to this post for inspiration:
http://ip208-100-42-21.static.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=563585&page=4