Has anyone tried pdfs yet? - Page 2

spikexp · 10-31-2011, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by ron1959

Will the vox display pdfs in landscape mode?

I imagine then there would be just scrolling down rather than across the page..?

Yes for the first question.
Maybe for the second one... I'm not sure i understand the question.

I should do a video of all this, but I don't want to use my laptop webcam and use the vox backward ...

ron1959 · 10-31-2011, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by spikexp

Yes for the first question.
Maybe for the second one... I'm not sure i understand the question.

I should do a video of all this, but I don't want to use my laptop webcam and use the vox backward ...

Oh I was just wondering if you have to scroll when reading a pdf?

spikexp · 10-31-2011, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by ron1959

Oh I was just wondering if you have to scroll when reading a pdf?

depend how much you zoom I suppose.

blacknirvana · 11-01-2011, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Haesslich

It's in the Android Market only. Ditto EZPDF Reader. Perfect Viewer with the PDF plugin works fine though. Google RookieStudio. It's free, too.

Also, smaller PDF files look good in 7" if they're not meant for A4 sizes.

So how would i get it on my vox then?

Haesslich · 11-01-2011, 08:12 PM

You can download PerfectViewer and the PDF plugin directly from the developers' site for free:

https://sites.google.com/site/rookiestudio/

Download the APK files on there, and make sure you've checked 'Install Non-Market Applications' in Settings->Applications. Run the installer for PerfectViewer and the PDF Reader Plugin, and you're done.

blacknirvana · 11-02-2011, 02:12 PM

Thanks great app will use that lots for sure!

Zabet · 11-02-2011, 08:04 PM

Not sure if I am doing something wrong, I tried using perfectviewer but everytime I open a pdf file I can only get one page. If I try to click to the next page it takes me to the file manager settings. I have tried changing the mode and the touch screen functions but I keep getting the same thing.

Haesslich · 11-02-2011, 08:19 PM

Did you load the PDF from the Bookshelf mode or the File Manager mode? And for the touch screen functions, are you sure you've set up "Go to Next Page" and "Go to Previous Page"? It really sounds like a setting issue, since at the very least it should be dragging you to the file browser if you've read the end of the file (and have set it up to do so).

Zabet · 11-03-2011, 09:19 AM

I have tried loading from both. It keeps crashing and then upon re-opening I get the error "PerfectViewer is abnormal end in last running. Stopped load last file."

Haesslich · 11-03-2011, 09:26 AM

You did install 1.7.0.2 first before the PDF viewer? I got both from the dev's site without isdue. What PDF were you loading, how big is it, and where did you get it? I'd submit a bug report, if I was you. Was it password protected or Adobe DRM?

Zabet · 11-03-2011, 10:06 AM

Yes, I did. Loading non drm magazine files. I can open them fine on Aldiko but it lags when zooming and I was hoping to find a better viewer.

Haesslich · 11-03-2011, 07:22 PM

I have no issues with 80mb PDF files formatted for 11x17". Can you tell me where you got one? Tried emailing the dev?

Andrew Eisen · 11-03-2011, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Psyke

the color books/cookbooks/travel guides that come with the device are pdf's. they load a bit slowly, but they do display very nicely. both tap and pinch zooming works well on it. you should be able to import your own pdf's into the kobo app (will try that later), but if not, you should be able to find another reader that can handle them in the app store (will also check this later.)

Have tried several different PDF Apps and so far I am not able to view any PDF files - very disappointed

Andrew

SensualPoet · 11-08-2011, 09:30 PM

I fooled around with both repligo and perfect viewer with pdf plugin. My prime interest in pdf is reading scanned books found at archive.org. Both tools have their merits and both seem to work pretty well. I am slightly inclined toward Repligo at this moment.

Haesslich · 11-08-2011, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by SensualPoet

I fooled around with both repligo and perfect viewer with pdf plugin. My prime interest in pdf is reading scanned books found at archive.org. Both tools have their merits and both seem to work pretty well. I am slightly inclined toward Repligo at this moment.

Repligo and ezPDF Reader Pro are better PDF viewers - but you have to buy them, which you can't do with most of the app stores available to the Kobo Vox. Perfectviewer with the PDF plugin is versatile, and free - and can be gotten directly from the developer, whereas the other two options require more effort.

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11-01-2011, 08:12 PM	#20
Haesslich Fanatic Posts: 544 Karma: 1138182 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: Kobo Touch,Glo,Mini,Aura/HD/One,H20, Sony PRS-300/600, Kindle 3-PW	You can download PerfectViewer and the PDF plugin directly from the developers' site for free: https://sites.google.com/site/rookiestudio/ Download the APK files on there, and make sure you've checked 'Install Non-Market Applications' in Settings->Applications. Run the installer for PerfectViewer and the PDF Reader Plugin, and you're done.

11-02-2011, 02:12 PM	#21
blacknirvana Connoisseur Posts: 80 Karma: 3264 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: Kobo Vox	Thanks great app will use that lots for sure!

11-02-2011, 08:04 PM	#22
Zabet Member Posts: 15 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Sony Reader	Not sure if I am doing something wrong, I tried using perfectviewer but everytime I open a pdf file I can only get one page. If I try to click to the next page it takes me to the file manager settings. I have tried changing the mode and the touch screen functions but I keep getting the same thing.

11-02-2011, 08:19 PM	#23
Haesslich Fanatic Posts: 544 Karma: 1138182 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: Kobo Touch,Glo,Mini,Aura/HD/One,H20, Sony PRS-300/600, Kindle 3-PW	Did you load the PDF from the Bookshelf mode or the File Manager mode? And for the touch screen functions, are you sure you've set up "Go to Next Page" and "Go to Previous Page"? It really sounds like a setting issue, since at the very least it should be dragging you to the file browser if you've read the end of the file (and have set it up to do so).

11-03-2011, 09:19 AM	#24
Zabet Member Posts: 15 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Sony Reader	I have tried loading from both. It keeps crashing and then upon re-opening I get the error "PerfectViewer is abnormal end in last running. Stopped load last file."

11-03-2011, 09:26 AM	#25
Haesslich Fanatic Posts: 544 Karma: 1138182 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: Kobo Touch,Glo,Mini,Aura/HD/One,H20, Sony PRS-300/600, Kindle 3-PW	You did install 1.7.0.2 first before the PDF viewer? I got both from the dev's site without isdue. What PDF were you loading, how big is it, and where did you get it? I'd submit a bug report, if I was you. Was it password protected or Adobe DRM?

11-03-2011, 10:06 AM	#26
Zabet Member Posts: 15 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Sony Reader	Yes, I did. Loading non drm magazine files. I can open them fine on Aldiko but it lags when zooming and I was hoping to find a better viewer.

11-03-2011, 07:22 PM	#27
Haesslich Fanatic Posts: 544 Karma: 1138182 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: Kobo Touch,Glo,Mini,Aura/HD/One,H20, Sony PRS-300/600, Kindle 3-PW	I have no issues with 80mb PDF files formatted for 11x17". Can you tell me where you got one? Tried emailing the dev?

11-08-2011, 09:30 PM	#29
SensualPoet Wizard Posts: 2,302 Karma: 2607151 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Aura HD, Kindle Paperwhite, Asus ZenPad 3, Kobo Glo	I fooled around with both repligo and perfect viewer with pdf plugin. My prime interest in pdf is reading scanned books found at archive.org. Both tools have their merits and both seem to work pretty well. I am slightly inclined toward Repligo at this moment.

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