Re: Reading pdf files
On Sat 15 Jun 2019 at 07:51:22 (-0000), Curt wrote:
> On 2019-06-15, Erik Christiansen <dvalin@internode.on.net> wrote:
> > On 14.06.19 10:51, Celejar wrote:
> >> On Fri, 14 Jun 2019 18:50:22 +1000 Erik Christiansen <dvalin@internode.on.net> wrote:
> >> > I only use mupdf for problem pdf files, but it's very nifty to have on
> >> > hand.
Yes—it's amongst those that can render Chase credit card statements.
> >> I actually love mupdf, and I use it as my main pdf reader. It's just so
> >> lightweight and easy to use for basic pdf reading.
> >
> > On trying it again, it does look very promising. Is there a way to set
> > the background colour? With xpdf I use "-papercolor wheat3" to avoid
> > eyestrain from the white background.
>
> curty@einstein:~$ mupdf
> usage: mupdf [options] file.pdf [page]
> -p - password
> -r - resolution
> -A - set anti-aliasing quality in bits (0=off, 8=best)
> -C - RRGGBB (tint color in hexadecimal syntax)
> -W - page width for EPUB layout
> -H - page height for EPUB layout
> -S - font size for EPUB layout
> -U - user style sheet for EPUB layout
>
> So I guess, 'mupdf -C FFEFD5 foo.pdf' (which gives papaya, not wheat--can't find
> wheat--but at least it's a foodstuff). Works here.
>
> I use mupdf from time to time, but as it doesn't refresh automagically like
> Evince when I run 'pdflatex' on an open pdf file whose tex source I've
> modified, I prefer the latter.
Funnily enough, not refreshing automatically is one feature I
appreciate in viewers.
But what eliminates it for me as a general viewer is the lack of key-
binding configuration file. Quoting Archwiki,
"Navigation within a document works with standard keyboard shortcuts
and mouse interaction. For example, B and Space scroll up and down."
they don't look like standard bindings to me. Or is there some
external DE configuration that's handling all this for DE-users?
One place mupdf scores is viewing very very tall PNGs and JPGs.¹
However, it's let down by the fact that scrolling must be done using
the mouse: the keyboard shortcuts move the image much too far.
It appears to segment (virtually) the image into still very tall
"pages" which are larger than the area being displayed. So I prefer
to use xzgv for this task.
¹ eg Firefox screenshots.
Cheers,
David.
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