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Running a wine application when user selects a file
I've installed Foxit Reader in Debian with Wine. I've tried running a custom command in open with menu in gnome, but how is it possible to pass the name of the pdf file to the Foxit Reader via the ...
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How to open two independent instances of Foxit Reader?
I'm trying to open two PDF files simultaneously, in order to compare their contents, one on the right (Win→) and another on the left (Win←) side of my screen.
Unfortunately I'm trying ...
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Are malicious PDF documents limited to Adobe Reader? [closed]
Would it make a difference we if use a product such as SumatraPDF or FoxIt?
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How to save/download pdf as not-readonly
I'm using FoxitReader, Firefox and Windows 7. Whenever I download a pdf document, and double click on the Firefox Downloads window link to open it, I can not edit and save it, as it's read only. I ...
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Stop Foxit Reader from showing the UAC dialog on each start
Recently Foxit Reader started popping up the UAC dialog on each start asking if I want to run it as administrator, and allow it to make changes to my computer.
How could I make that stop? Disabling ...
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Is there a way to search a PDF for non-alphanumeric characters (e.g., the integral sign or greek letters)?
I read a lot of technical papers and textbooks in PDF that use standard mathematical notation, and sometimes I'd like to be able to find where a symbol is in the text. The only reason I think this ...
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Is Foxit reader adware?
I have heard some people say that Foxit Reader is adware. What exactly does it try to do and how much can I disable?
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Removing ads from Foxit Reader
I want to remove the ads from the title bar in Foxit Reader. Back in version 1.x, this was possible with a modification of the registry. Is there something similar for newer versions? I am using ...
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PDF commented in Foxit Reader can not be commented in Adobe Reader anymore
I have a PDF version 1.5 here which I started commenting on with Foxit Reader 4. If I open the commented PDF in Adobe Reader 9 now, I get the following message:
This document enabled extended ...
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PDF has garbled text when copy pasting
I'm trying to copy and paste text from a PDF file.
However, whenever I paste the original text it is a huge mess of garbled characters. The text looks like the following (this is just one small ...
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How to know which fonts are used in selected part of a PDF document
I'm using Foxit Reader as default PDF viewer. How can I see what type of font is used for a selected part of a PDF document?
(If this can only be done with another software, I'd prefer a freeware as ...
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Cannot uninstall Foxit Reader plugin for Firefox
I recently installed Foxit Reader plugin for Firefox, but I like to uninstall it now. When I open the addons window, there is only one option under this plugin: Disable. I just want to uninstall, not ...
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How do I make Adobe Acrobat Reader 9 to be my default Internet Explorer PDF plugin?
I have 2 PDF apps installed: Adobe Reader 9 and Foxit PDF Reader. For whatever reason, Foxit PDF Reader is the default PDF plugin for Internet Explorer.
How do I make Adobe Reader 9 to be the ...
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Is there a way to change the order of tabs in Foxit Reader?
In web browsers you can drag the tabs to change the order. But I can't do that in Foxit Reader (version 3.1.4.1125, using Windows Vista Home, Chinese Traditional)
Example: I open 3 files:
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Manipulate bookmarks of pdf files without expanding it?
I have downloaded many PDF files, some without bookmarks. Usually I add bookmarks for these PDF files manually, with Foxit PDF reader
But once I add the bookmark, the bookmark of the PDF file would ...
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How to use your PDF reader instead of Google Docs in Gmail?
I prefer Foxit Reader over Google Docs, but whenever I receive a PDF file over Gmail I have to either download it or view it in Google Docs.
Is there a script (or any other way) to open Gmail PDF ...
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Foxit Reader tab navigation keyboard shortcut
Is there a way to browse between tabs of different open PDFs in Foxit Reader using a keyboard shortcut?
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Copying from Foxit Reader makes spaces disappear
The spaces between words in PDF files disappear when I copy-paste them. This while viewing the files with the Foxit PDF Reader...
Does anybody know why this is and if there is a fix?
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Cannot install Foxit Reader add-ons on Windows Vista
I'm trying to install the JPEG2000/JBIG Decoder add-on for Foxit Reader version 3.0.1817 running on Windows Vista SP1 and the install goes on for a couple of seconds then an error pops up saying ...
