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How to get list of all bookmarks in Zathura
Write blist command + Tab , and you'll see all your bookmarks.
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Windows PDF viewer that auto-refreshes PDF when compiling with pdflatex
I know the question is old, but I think an important option is missing.
As a lot of people use MiKTeX on Windows they already have TeXworks installed. The PDF viewer included with TeXWorks does ...
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How to open same(pdf) document in two different tabs in foxit reader?
I've tried this answer from the Foxit forum, and it works with Foxit reader v9.7
I have found a way to open multiple instances of the same PDF in different tabs:
Open the desired PDF.
Go to ...
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Moving text annotations in Xournal
In xournal++ 1.1.0 it's slightly changed, to "Select Object".
Click the dropdown circled below (which may either have the mouse-arrow pictured, or it may have a square), and choose "...
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How do I read a PDF in 2 simultaneous views (split view) / Mac
Skim has the ability to split horizontally, but the maintainer has explicitly declined the request to include a vertical split feature.
You can open two, distinct instances of Preview (and the same ...
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PDF Reader scrolling in full screen mode
I've googled this:
Go into fullscreen : Ctrl + L
Enable Autoscroll : Ctrl + Shift + H
Disable Autoscroll : Ctrl + Shift + H
And Voila ... Continous scrolling with arrow keys on ...
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Where does Zathura store bookmarks in Linux?
In ~/.local/share/zathura/bookmarks, for example:
# nothing
[/home/ja/ti/dp83867ir.pdf]
here=30;0.5;0.22692307692307692;
Notice that it's specified by the XDG standard.
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Software to read PDFs with inverted colors
Excerpt from the Adobe Forum page Night Mode Adobe PC Version:
There is no such Night Mode feature in Adobe Reader for Windows
however, as a work around you can try this
Please Open ...
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Hiding 'tools', 'comment' and 'sign' buttons in Adobe Reader XI
Open a PDF in Acrobat Reader 2017
Toggle the right side pane that has Comment and Fill & Sign and More Tools so it is hidden
Open Edit menu then select Preferences
Select the Documents category
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How to get chromium/chrome to open a pdf full screen
To make the PDF full-screen, press F11.
You can toggle between fit to page / fit to width with this button in the right bottom corner of the window:
To move through your pages continuously use ↑...
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How do I make Firefox my default pdf viewer in Windows 10?
I faced same problem. In Windows 10's default apps section, Firefox is not even listed for PDF file type. The below steps helped me:
Right Click on pdf file
Choose "Open With"
"Choose Another App", ...
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A way to force Firefox to open a file in its Pdf viewer?
There are several ways that sites can force your browser to download a file instead of opening it directly:
The download HTML Attribute
This attribute on an anchor tag will attempt to force your ...
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How can I disable the security warning in Foxit reader when I open links?
Go TO -> File - Preference - Trust Manager - Internet Access from PDF... - Changer Setting. Then mark Allow PDF files to access all websites.
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How to get list of all bookmarks in Zathura
zathura now lists all bookmarks with :blist command without any additional argument (tested on v0.4.7).
However, to jump to a bookmark, the command is :blist <bookmark>, for this tab completion ...
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Keep Using Microsoft Reader After It Has Been Discontinued
In the update from 15th January 2018 Microsoft made the app unusable. It is only a stub to show to open PDFs om Edge.
To go back to a working version, disable the automatic update of store apps in ...
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Pdf viewer that handles live updating of pdf/doesn't lock the file
As of 2017 also Firefox/Chrome can do the job. Firefox even keeps the current page after F5 - Refresh.
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How do I use latexmk with MuPDF as the PDF previewer?
Configure latexmk for your user in the file ~/.config/latexmk/latexmkrc (per the XDG specification) containing $pdf_previewer = "mupdf".
Specify the configuration's path:
latexmk -pdf -pvc -r ~/....
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How to open 2 Adobe Reader instances?
In Reader 20145.010.20060 you can simple drag and drop from the tab in the Reader window and another window will appear
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Why are my pdf pages temporarily blurry in Preview?
This is a soft solution, I load the pdf file with chrome, them command+shift+f, press left and right arrow for slide alteration.
I hope this helps.
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Why are my pdf pages temporarily blurry in Preview?
Please have a look a this thread which provide useful information
As a summary : you can use alternative viewers such as Presentation.app or pdfpc
They are available via Homebrew
brew cask install ...
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How do I make Firefox my default pdf viewer in Windows 10?
Just right click on any pdf file and click open with and choose default program which you want.
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What does the check mark `Lock document after signing` do in Acrobat Reader?
Adobe Edit a signed PDF | FAQ
says this:
What if a PDF is locked after signing?
Occasionally, you or the signer may choose to lock the document after
signing. In this case, the document becomes read-...
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How to encrypt a scanned PDF book to prevent copying the whole page as image
Unfortunately, "encryption" doesn't work like that. After all, the PDF reader itself must be able to decrypt the image in order to show it on screen, so your document literally carries its own ...
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How do I retrieve a PDF page's boxes info?
How do I retrieve a PDF page's boxes info?
Use pdfinfo:
pdfinfo -box filename.pdf
-box
Prints the page box bounding boxes: MediaBox, CropBox, BleedBox, TrimBox, and ArtBox.
Source: pdfinfo(1) - ...
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How do I read a PDF in 2 simultaneous views (split view) / Mac
What works best for me is this approach:
Press Cmd-Alt-2 for thumbnails view
In thumbnails view press Cmd-A Cmd-C to select all pages and copy them to the clipboard. Then press Cmd-N to open a new ...
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How to open same(pdf) document in two different tabs in foxit reader?
Two methods:
Open the PDF document with Foxit Reader
Go to "View" -> click on "Split", then you'll see the same PDF document been displayed separately in one PDF window.
Go ...
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How to make expanding bookmarks in PDF Xchange viewer
I can't seem to find how to do this either, but there are many bookmark options in Advanced>Bookmarks. All of these are only available in Pro, however. If I find a way to do this in the free version, ...
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How to start xpdf(1) without the outline pane?
From this excellent article:
https://www.xpdfreader.com/xpdfrc-man.html
Include the following line in the ~/.xpdfrc file:
initialSidebarState no
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How can I get rid of PDF Architect desktop ads?
There are two possibilities, depending on whether you have the free or paid
version of PDF Architect 3.
If you are using the free version, I don't see any reason not to upgrade
to the free version of ...
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