Xpdf - Fast Pdf Reader For Gp2x Released!

[Parkydr]

I haven't got TV-out but I'm saving up my donations for a B.O.B (so I should be able to get one in a couple of years ).

I think what is happening is that the X server displays 320x240 but the actual desktop area is 640x480.

While I'm here, I would just like to remind everyone:

Version 0.3 is out

I should have posted a news item.

 

[Parkydr]

Version 0.4 is out and I have posted it as a news item but it's not moderated yet.

Not quite full screen but more screen area

 

[brainsick]

adso: I do intend to port more X apps suggestions welcome - preferably something that works with the mouse. There is the virtual keyboard but it uses up quite a bit of the screen.

xjig for the win

 

[Parkydr]

Looks possible, I'll give it a go

 

[erich]

Thanks for the work Parkydr.

Doesn't seem to like secure PDFs, maybe? I wen't to Drivethrucomics and downloaded the free "Lovecraft Country" PDF. It's not very large 6.4M but XPDF evaporates, taking my F-200 back to the main menu (apps, music, movies...).

Other PDFs seem OK though.

BTW, is there touch screen support coming? Or is that an X11 issue?

 

[Orkie]

It's an X thing. When I eventually get around to recompiling the server again, I'll compile in touchscreen support (failing that I can write a driver).

 

[erich]

It's an X thing. When I eventually get around to recompiling the server again, I'll compile in touchscreen support (failing that I can write a driver).

Super! Thanks for the response. Look forward to it.

 

[Parkydr]

It works with XPDF on my PC so, it should work on the GP2X. Something kills it, (SIGKILL) but I'm having trouble finding what.

edit: PS WTF! as was also running top in another telnet window and that was killed with SIGKILL too!

 

[erich]

It works with XPDF on my PC so, it should work on the GP2X. Something kills it, (SIGKILL) but I'm having trouble finding what.

edit: PS WTF! as was also running top in another telnet window and that was killed with SIGKILL too!

Interesting. Do secure PDFs normally work? I'm not sure exactly what that even means (secure?).

 

[Parkydr]

These just say they're watermarked, but encrypted ones do seem to work. The only problem is if they're password protected - you can enter a password on the command line, but I haven't got a way of entering passwords in the current version.

 

[jose1711]

hi, i noticed that you are still using version xpdf 3.01. among other fixes/features there is a thing called zoom to selection in 3.02, which may be quite useful - in version 3.01 the zoom steps can only be multiples of 10.

is it possible to recompile with 3.02? thank you. jozef

 

[Parkydr]

I've already done this, zoom to selection works fine, but I had trouble switching between normal and full screen mode. I gave up on it, but I might go back to it sometime.