iPad + Goodreader = Unbeatable - Page 5

murraypaul · 06-11-2010, 04:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sischa

Goodreader is one of the best apps i know on iphone and iPad

+1
Its PDF reading abilities are a sideline, its use a file manager is far more useful.

scottjl · 06-11-2010, 09:53 AM

didn't eve think of emailing the attachments. lol. they ought to change the name to "good Swiss army knife"

Sischa · 06-11-2010, 12:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scottjl

they ought to change the name to "good Swiss army knife"

lol so true!

tyche · 06-11-2010, 03:43 PM

That ghttp trick is really neat. Thanks for the tip.

scottjl · 06-11-2010, 08:50 PM

2.8 update just released..

i think someone was asking for it, it now supports horizontal page scrolling. pre-caching for faster turning. vga output adapter. 2 page layout. crop margins. rotate page files. and the usual, bug fixes.

scottjl · 06-13-2010, 01:34 PM

i am very happy with the 2.8 release, it was already a fast viewer but it's even quicker. and the new tap zones are a huge improvement over the old goofy ones (which are still available).

apple ought to just buy this one and include it with every ipad already.

Trubu · 06-13-2010, 02:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scottjl

i am very happy with the 2.8 release, it was already a fast viewer but it's even quicker. and the new tap zones are a huge improvement over the old goofy ones (which are still available).

apple ought to just buy this one and include it with every ipad already.

Agreed. Some really nice improvements in this release - the cropping tools are a great feature.

When Apple announced PDF support for iBooks, I wondered what that would mean for apps like GoodReader, but I don't think they have anything to worry about with the feature set they're building.

Sischa · 06-14-2010, 04:10 AM

Cropping is the uber feature!!!

I just had to format (crop) such a lot of PDF's before moving it to Goodreader but now i can download them directly to goodreader and use the cropping feature. That App is just the best!

athlonkmf · 06-14-2010, 04:27 AM

am i the only one who loves the double pages and doublepages+cover option?

Snorkledorf · 06-19-2010, 02:22 AM

The 2-up display totally made my day. I have a zillion art books and now they display correctly!

There are only three features left that I'm looking for now:

A pretty Bookshelf view
CBZ/CBR support
And a weird one but would be totally useful for me: the ability to display a PDF's pages in reverse order, the way comic-book readers have a "manga" mode. I have countless Japanese PDFs of scanned books, and this would allow the correct right-to-left page flow. For a few files I've actually tried making a new PDF with the pages manually reversed (which Goodreader of course displays nicely) but what a pain. A "Right-to-left view" toggle would be much nicer.

dweller · 06-20-2010, 01:42 AM

It's a pretty awesome app. I would like to be able to open any generic epub file via an "Open In..." type option to launch any other app... Stanza / iBooks etc.

Or even actual epub support in GoodReader would be awesome

VictoriaP · 06-20-2010, 02:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sischa

Cropping is the uber feature!!!

I just had to format (crop) such a lot of PDF's before moving it to Goodreader but now i can download them directly to goodreader and use the cropping feature. That App is just the best!

This one is huge for me. Several of the books publishers released as free PDFs last year still had crop marks in them, plus headers and footers that didn't convert well at all for use on the Kindle. I consigned all those to the "maybe someday" pile; now I'm able to read them with ease.

Wish I could save those changes and export them though; my husband has a couple of long out of print scanned books that could use a fast, easy cleanup before printing them out and binding them. Not a project that's worth buying Acrobat for!

scottjl · 07-05-2010, 08:50 PM

http://goodreader.net/gr-man-tr-usb....SB_ShowDetails

goodreader usb is apparently back and lets you sync to/from your device without having to go through itunes. i tried it out, works just fine with my ipad and my iphone versions of goodreader.

it is available for both windows and mac platforms.

Sischa · 07-06-2010, 04:22 AM

A feature what was already there but is worth to be mentioned is FTP Support!

Its awsom. I am using it with a DLink 323 Network storage which provides a build in FTP Server.

You can connect to a FTP Server and download and upload files without any problem. Now that makes goodreader to my nr1 tool in organizing files.

No other tool needed anymore.

Now is just need *.rar support besides the already existing *.zip support then it is perfect

sagiquarion · 07-07-2010, 10:39 PM

for folks that have experienced update stanza for ipad and goodreader: Which do you prefer? Does it depend on which file types you are reading? I'm normally one to stick to the free apps but if this goodreader is as good as many of said, I may give it purchase....If I ever get a damn ipad. Perhaps when the prices aren't so hyped on ebay.

06-19-2010, 02:22 AM	#70
Snorkledorf Blue. Not sad...just blue Posts: 218 Karma: 1267018 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Japan Device: Ridibooks Paper Pro	The 2-up display totally made my day. I have a zillion art books and now they display correctly! There are only three features left that I'm looking for now: A pretty Bookshelf view CBZ/CBR support And a weird one but would be totally useful for me: the ability to display a PDF's pages in reverse order, the way comic-book readers have a "manga" mode. I have countless Japanese PDFs of scanned books, and this would allow the correct right-to-left page flow. For a few files I've actually tried making a new PDF with the pages manually reversed (which Goodreader of course displays nicely) but what a pain. A "Right-to-left view" toggle would be much nicer.

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06-11-2010, 09:53 AM	#62
scottjl Reader of Books Posts: 1,632 Karma: 2697 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: none	didn't eve think of emailing the attachments. lol. they ought to change the name to "good Swiss army knife"

06-11-2010, 03:43 PM	#64
tyche Addict Posts: 227 Karma: 2530 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: PRS-505, iPad	That ghttp trick is really neat. Thanks for the tip.

06-11-2010, 08:50 PM	#65
scottjl Reader of Books Posts: 1,632 Karma: 2697 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: none	2.8 update just released.. i think someone was asking for it, it now supports horizontal page scrolling. pre-caching for faster turning. vga output adapter. 2 page layout. crop margins. rotate page files. and the usual, bug fixes.

06-13-2010, 01:34 PM	#66
scottjl Reader of Books Posts: 1,632 Karma: 2697 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: none	i am very happy with the 2.8 release, it was already a fast viewer but it's even quicker. and the new tap zones are a huge improvement over the old goofy ones (which are still available). apple ought to just buy this one and include it with every ipad already.

06-14-2010, 04:10 AM	#68
Sischa Evangelist Posts: 428 Karma: 2370 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Germany Device: Nokia 770, Ilead, Cybook G3, Kindle DX, Kindle 2, iPad, Kindle 3, PW	Cropping is the uber feature!!! I just had to format (crop) such a lot of PDF's before moving it to Goodreader but now i can download them directly to goodreader and use the cropping feature. That App is just the best!

06-14-2010, 04:27 AM	#69
athlonkmf Guru Posts: 714 Karma: 1014039 Join Date: May 2007 Device: Sony PRS-500, Sony PRS-505, Kindle 3, Sony PRS350, iPad 64GB	am i the only one who loves the double pages and doublepages+cover option?

06-20-2010, 01:42 AM	#71
dweller Member Posts: 24 Karma: 16 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Sony PRS-600, Kindle DXi, Apple iPad 64GB 3G	It's a pretty awesome app. I would like to be able to open any generic epub file via an "Open In..." type option to launch any other app... Stanza / iBooks etc. Or even actual epub support in GoodReader would be awesome

07-05-2010, 08:50 PM	#73
scottjl Reader of Books Posts: 1,632 Karma: 2697 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: none	http://goodreader.net/gr-man-tr-usb....SB_ShowDetails goodreader usb is apparently back and lets you sync to/from your device without having to go through itunes. i tried it out, works just fine with my ipad and my iphone versions of goodreader. it is available for both windows and mac platforms.

07-06-2010, 04:22 AM	#74
Sischa Evangelist Posts: 428 Karma: 2370 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Germany Device: Nokia 770, Ilead, Cybook G3, Kindle DX, Kindle 2, iPad, Kindle 3, PW	A feature what was already there but is worth to be mentioned is FTP Support! Its awsom. I am using it with a DLink 323 Network storage which provides a build in FTP Server. You can connect to a FTP Server and download and upload files without any problem. Now that makes goodreader to my nr1 tool in organizing files. No other tool needed anymore. Now is just need .rar support besides the already existing .zip support then it is perfect

07-07-2010, 10:39 PM	#75
sagiquarion Member Posts: 24 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: bebook neo, PRS-900 DE	for folks that have experienced update stanza for ipad and goodreader: Which do you prefer? Does it depend on which file types you are reading? I'm normally one to stick to the free apps but if this goodreader is as good as many of said, I may give it purchase....If I ever get a damn ipad. Perhaps when the prices aren't so hyped on ebay.

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