• (Sumatra PDF viewer) -- Useful Keyboard Shortcuts ???

    From HenHanna@HenHanna@devnull.tb to comp.text.pdf,de.comp.text.pdf,sci.lang,alt.usage.english on Sun May 26 21:39:10 2024
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    anyone (else) using Sumatra PDF viewer?


    Useful Keyboard Shortcuts ???



    (just now i discovered F by accident)

    i - (invert colors in the document)
    f - (Enter / Exit Full Screen (F11))
    z - (Toggle zoom between Fit Page, Fit Width, Fit Content)


    F5 - Enter / Exit Presentation
    F11 - Enter / Exit Full Screen
    F12 - Show / Hide Bookmarks


    a list of all keyboard shortcuts at
    https://www.sumatrapdfreader.org/docs/Keyboard-shortcuts

    (What else do you use all the time?)


    _________________________________________

    F12 - Show / Hide Bookmarks

    ------- Apparently, there's no similar KEY for show/hide Favorites
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  • From Jeff Barnett@jbb@notatt.com to comp.text.pdf,de.comp.text.pdf,sci.lang,alt.usage.english on Mon May 27 00:33:11 2024
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    On 5/26/2024 10:39 PM, HenHanna wrote:

    -a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a anyone (else) using Sumatra PDF viewer?


    Useful Keyboard Shortcuts ???



    -a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a (just now i discovered F by accident)

    i - (invert colors in the document)
    f - (Enter / Exit Full Screen (F11))
    z - (Toggle zoom between Fit Page, Fit Width, Fit Content)


    F5 - Enter / Exit Presentation
    F11 - Enter / Exit Full Screen
    F12 - Show / Hide Bookmarks


    a list of all keyboard shortcuts at
    -a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a https://www.sumatrapdfreader.org/docs/Keyboard-shortcuts

    -a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a (What else do you use all the time?)


    _________________________________________

    F12 - Show / Hide Bookmarks

    -a-a-a ------- Apparently,-a there's no similar KEY for show/hide Favorites

    I use Sumatra too but only in a limited way: I view pdf that is output
    from running LaTeX. The advantage is that Sumatra, unlike Adobe, does
    not lock the file when it is open and checks to see if it has been
    changed behind its back. This makes it much easier to develop documents
    using the TeX related tools. On the other hand, Adobe offers tons of
    useful, though heavy handed, capabilities that are totally missing in
    Sumatra.
    --
    Jeff Barnett

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  • From HenHanna@HenHanna@dev.null to comp.text.pdf,de.comp.text.pdf,sci.lang,alt.usage.english on Mon May 27 19:22:37 2024
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    Jeff Barnett wrote:

    On 5/26/2024 10:39 PM, HenHanna wrote:

    -a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a anyone (else) using Sumatra PDF viewer?


    Useful Keyboard Shortcuts ???



    -a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a (just now i discovered F by accident)

    i - (invert colors in the document)
    f - (Enter / Exit Full Screen (F11))
    z - (Toggle zoom between Fit Page, Fit Width, Fit Content)


    F5 - Enter / Exit Presentation
    F11 - Enter / Exit Full Screen
    F12 - Show / Hide Bookmarks


    a list of all keyboard shortcuts at
    -a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a
    https://www.sumatrapdfreader.org/docs/Keyboard-shortcuts

    -a-a-a-a-a -a-a-a-a-a (What else do you use all the time?)


    _________________________________________

    F12 - Show / Hide Bookmarks
    -a-a-a ------- Apparently,-a there's no similar KEY for show/hide
    Favorites

    but it seems possible to define (customize) a new Keyboard
    Shortcut


    I use Sumatra too but only in a limited way: I view pdf that is output
    from running LaTeX. The advantage is that Sumatra, unlike Adobe, does
    not lock the file when it is open and checks to see if it has been
    changed behind its back. This makes it much easier to develop documents
    using the TeX related tools. On the other hand, Adobe offers tons of
    useful, though heavy handed, capabilities that are totally missing in Sumatra. -- Jeff Barnett



    yes, i think that was a problem when i used to use Adobe's viewer.



    What are some of Adobe's features that are totally missing in
    Sumatra ???
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  • From Jeff Barnett@jbb@notatt.com to comp.text.pdf,de.comp.text.pdf,sci.lang,alt.usage.english on Tue May 28 00:43:13 2024
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    On 5/27/2024 1:22 PM, HenHanna wrote:
    Jeff Barnett wrote:

    On 5/26/2024 10:39 PM, HenHanna wrote:

    -a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a anyone (else) using Sumatra PDF viewer?


    Useful Keyboard Shortcuts ???



    -a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a (just now i discovered F by accident)

    i - (invert colors in the document)
    f - (Enter / Exit Full Screen (F11))
    z - (Toggle zoom between Fit Page, Fit Width, Fit Content)


    F5 - Enter / Exit Presentation
    F11 - Enter / Exit Full Screen
    F12 - Show / Hide Bookmarks


    a list of all keyboard shortcuts at

    https://www.sumatrapdfreader.org/docs/Keyboard-shortcuts

    -a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a -a-a-a-a-a (What else do you use all the time?)


    _________________________________________

    F12 - Show / Hide Bookmarks
    -a -a-a-a ------- Apparently,-a there's no similar KEY for show/hide
    Favorites

    -a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a but it seems possible to define (customize) a new Keyboard
    Shortcut


    I use Sumatra too but only in a limited way: I view pdf that is output
    from running LaTeX. The advantage is that Sumatra, unlike Adobe, does
    not lock the file when it is open and checks to see if it has been
    changed behind its back. This makes it much easier to develop documents
    using the TeX related tools. On the other hand, Adobe offers tons of
    useful, though heavy handed, capabilities that are totally missing in
    Sumatra.-a ---a-a Jeff Barnett



    yes, i think that was a problem when i used to use Adobe's viewer.



    -aWhat are some of-a Adobe's-a features-a that are totally missing in Sumatra ???

    There is a free version of the Adobe pdf viewer so it's easy enough to download play. And in answer to your specific question: almost everything.

    The use of Sumatra with TeX development tools is simply to preview local
    areas where you are doing your editing. After recompiling your document
    - really a quick operation on anything near a modern computer - Sumatra notices the change when you go back to it and tries to bring the view to
    the "same page" you were at before. [With Adobe, you must close their
    pdf viewer before recompiling because it has locked a file.] And, for
    me, this is the one and only real advantage to Sumatra. The fact that it
    is lite weight, etc., makes little or no difference on a today computer.
    The downside to Adobe for me is that they have buried links to for-additional-pay capabilities that are annoying to navigate around.
    --
    Jeff Barnett

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  • From Holger Schieferdecker@spamless@gmx.de to comp.text.pdf,de.comp.text.pdf,sci.lang,alt.usage.english on Tue May 28 09:31:40 2024
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    Am 27.05.2024 um 08:33 schrieb Jeff Barnett:
    On 5/26/2024 10:39 PM, HenHanna wrote:
    F12 - Show / Hide Bookmarks

    -a-a-a-a ------- Apparently,-a there's no similar KEY for show/hide Favorites

    The docs of the latest version mention "CmdFavoriteToggle", but without
    any shortcut assigned. So it should be possible to assign a custom shortcut.

    https://www.sumatrapdfreader.org/docs/Commands

    https://www.sumatrapdfreader.org/docs/Customizing-keyboard-shortcuts

    I use Sumatra too but only in a limited way: I view pdf that is output
    from running LaTeX. The advantage is that Sumatra, unlike Adobe, does
    not lock the file when it is open and checks to see if it has been
    changed behind its back. This makes it much easier to develop documents using the TeX related tools. On the other hand, Adobe offers tons of
    useful, though heavy handed, capabilities that are totally missing in Sumatra.

    I also like the smooth integration of Sumatra into working with LaTeX.
    And I like the compact view of the PDF bookmarks. Nevertheless Adobe
    Acrobat Reader is my default PDF viewer for other documents.

    For some time I missed the feature of rotating a page in Sumatra. But
    the current version now has that.

    But from time to time I like to zoom to a custom area by drawing a
    rectangle. This seems to be possible with Adobe, but not with Sumatra.

    Then with Adobe I quite often use the button to return to the previous
    view. That is quite handy when you jump to a page by a link and want to
    return to the page you were before.

    Holger
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  • From Jeff Barnett@jbb@notatt.com to comp.text.pdf,de.comp.text.pdf,sci.lang,alt.usage.english on Tue May 28 12:14:40 2024
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    On 5/28/2024 1:31 AM, Holger Schieferdecker wrote:
    Am 27.05.2024 um 08:33 schrieb Jeff Barnett:
    On 5/26/2024 10:39 PM, HenHanna wrote:
    F12 - Show / Hide Bookmarks

    -a-a-a-a ------- Apparently,-a there's no similar KEY for show/hide Favorites

    The docs of the latest version mention "CmdFavoriteToggle", but without
    any shortcut assigned. So it should be possible to assign a custom
    shortcut.

    https://www.sumatrapdfreader.org/docs/Commands

    https://www.sumatrapdfreader.org/docs/Customizing-keyboard-shortcuts

    I use Sumatra too but only in a limited way: I view pdf that is output
    from running LaTeX. The advantage is that Sumatra, unlike Adobe, does
    not lock the file when it is open and checks to see if it has been
    changed behind its back. This makes it much easier to develop
    documents using the TeX related tools. On the other hand, Adobe offers
    tons of useful, though heavy handed, capabilities that are totally
    missing in Sumatra.

    I also like the smooth integration of Sumatra into working with LaTeX.
    And I like the compact view of the PDF bookmarks. Nevertheless Adobe
    Acrobat Reader is my default PDF viewer for other documents.

    For some time I missed the feature of rotating a page in Sumatra. But
    the current version now has that.

    But from time to time I like to zoom to a custom area by drawing a rectangle. This seems to be possible with Adobe, but not with Sumatra.

    Then with Adobe I quite often use the button to return to the previous
    view. That is quite handy when you jump to a page by a link and want to return to the page you were before.

    I didn't know that capability existed and I've missed it dearly. Strange
    that I first hear about in this group. Thanks!
    --
    Jeff Barnett

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