Re: Recommended simple PDF viewer to replace Evince

[gene heskett <gheskett@shentel.net>]

On 12/4/23 19:20, Paul M Foster wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 04, 2023 at 05:12:28PM -0600, Tom Browder wrote:
>
> > I have used Evince as my PDF viewer and printer program for many
> > years. It still works, but it has been spitting out error messages for
> > a very long time. to wit:
> >
> >      (evince:81435): EvinceView-CRITICAL **: 16:44:57.520: \
> >              ev_pixbuf_cache_set_selection_list: \
> >              assertion 'EV_IS_PIXBUF_CACHE (pixbuf_cache)' failed
> >
> > The help option doesn't shed any light to me, but it does reference
> > the website. However, every time I've tried the site throws an error.
> > That also has been happening for a LONG time.
> >
> > I would like to use another program which is similar but has good
> > documentation. I don't need a heavy duty program like LibreOffice,
> > Just something for viewing and printing.
> >
> > A bonus would be one with documented CLI use with CUPS printers.
> >
> > Thanks for any recommendations.
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > -Tom
>
> I use xpdf, which is extremely simple and will allow printing. Don't think
> it has a CLI interface. However, I would imagine that simply feeding a PDF
> to the printer should work for printing. I could be wrong, though.
>
> Paul
And I've used okular, which is much like evince.

Cheers, Gene Heskett.
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