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Joxon

I truly can’t see the benefit of this ‘improvement’. As a proofreader I always have several manuals and manuscripts opened on specific pages. When PDF-XChange Editor is closed and I accidentely open a new pdf I lose all my settings. The only way to be safe is to make a backup of Settings.dat each ti...

Joxon

I just downloaded PDF-XChange Editor v10.2.0.384 portable. I have 4 documents opened. When I close PDF-XChange Editor and open a random pdf the other 4 documents are gone. I have ‘Restore Last Session when application starts’ enabled, so I think this is a bug.

Joxon

Thanks!

Joxon

I obviously wasn’t clear. Forget the stamp part. I’ll try again: I used your manual as a test file: https://downloads.pdf-xchange.com/PDFXED9C_MAN.pdf I made a comment with the Typewriter Tool, selected it and choose Edit -> New Document from Selection. I saved (or try to save) the new document as P...

Joxon

PDF-XChange Editor Plus v10 build 370: If I try to save a comment to a stamp (PDF/A) the ‘Conversion Report’ window is sometimes blank. The only way to escape is clicking the ‘Peek at desktop’ button (bottom right corner) twice. So far it happens 50 times or more. I’ve made a small video to illustra...

Joxon

Thanks for explaining. I use a space to tackle the issue and I can live with that

Joxon

It’s time for a bump. Yesterday I downloaded PDF-XChange Editor v10 build 370 and I hoped the issue was solved. But no, see the gif file (using Typewriter Tool and Times New Roman Italic). It also happens in the Text Box Tool with some characters (e.g. f in combination with Fit Box by Text Content)....

Joxon

Yep, same here. And if you paste an item on a different page it is a complete surprise where it lands...

Joxon

In PDF-XChange Editor v9.4.362.0 copy/paste comments places items incorrectly. Selecting ‘past comments into mouse position’ doesn’t help either.

Joxon

I wonder why In All Open Documents has always reverted back to In the Active Document :shock: Anyway, there is an easy solution to bypass it. Save all files into one folder and select: Search WHERE would you like to search Browse for folder... Luckely Browse for folder... works fine after exit.

Joxon

There must be a bug in the search setting.

Preferable setting:

Search
WHERE would you like to search
In All Open Documents

Exit PDF-XChange Editor (v9.3.361 and earlier). The setting has been changed to:

Search
WHERE would you like to search
In the Active Document

Joxon

For special searches I always use Infix PDF Editor. You can easily find ‘en dashes’ or ‘em dashes’, but also (double) spaces, or words/characters in Italic or Bold, or a specific font or size. I hope all these handy search options will be included in PDF-XChange Editor one day...

Joxon

Save the file as PDF/A Document.

Joxon

As a proofreader I often have to highlight text. The problem is that the character right after the highlighted word (e.g. a dot or a bracket) is highlighted too. In the example below I highlighted only 1959, but as you can see the comma is highlighted too. https://s6.gifyu.com/images/PDF-XChange-def...

Joxon

I always use BeCyPDFMetaEdit. The official homepage is dead and the program is rather dated, but it still works perfectly and it is freeware. You have to open a pdf in ‘Complete Rewrite’ mode, make your adjustments and save the template as an ini file (under Extras). Info and download: www.heise.de/...

Joxon

Bump!

I am a proofreader and I always use PDF-XChange Editor to make corrections and remarks. This wonderful feature would save me a lot of time. Since I am not a fan of Adobe I hope it can be part of PDF-XChange Editor.

Joxon

Open a document, zoom in to 200% or more and select a stamp. In PDF-XChange Editor v8.0.343 (portable) the stamp is attached to the mouse cursor and visible. Unfortunately in v9.0.352 (portable) the stamp is no longer visible at 200% or more. Is it me or a bug?

Joxon

I upgraded to version 9 of the portable edition. I activated my license successfully, but after I exit PDFXEdit.exe and relaunch it I have to activate it again. The same goes for the offline activation. I generated an ‘Activation.response’ file, but each time I open and close PDFXEdit.exe I have to ...

Joxon

If you open a PDF file without comments it’s still possible to ‘Export Comments to Data File...’. This makes no sense, it should be grayed out, like in Acrobat.

Joxon

I did a simple test with a PDF with comments: 1. I exported all comments to a data file. 2. I ran the above script to change the author’s name and creation date and exported all comments to a data file. 3. I compared both FDF files with Beyond Compare and I noticed that the script rewrites a lot of ...

Joxon

I also often work at ‘ungodly hours’. Due to the corona hassle a lot of people work at home, and therefore I hardly get print outs of manuscripts anymore. I now have to work directly in PDF’s with comments. In order to hide my tracks I figured out a method to edit the creation time and match it with...

Joxon

I just installed PDF-Exchange version 8.0 build 332.0 and I noticed that the Typewriter and Text Box tools are not working correctly anymore. My default font Georgia is changed to Arial. When I change it back to Georgia, or any other font, and select Make Default the next time I use the Typewriter/T...

Joxon

I noticed something weird. If you move an annotation (Arrow, Text Box, what ever) with the arrow keys (cursor movement keys) between two pages the annotation disappears into a black hole. It’s pure magic! The annotation is still there in the Comments List but in the document itself it’s invisible. B...

Joxon

Create/Edit Dynamic Stamps
Create/Edit Fillable PDF Forms

https://www.pdf-xchange.com/pdf-xc ... ison-chart

Joxon

Bump and bummer. I just downloaded PDF-XChange Editor v7.0.327.1 and my issue still isn’t fixed. The bug is present on my desktop pc and two laptops, all three using Windows 7.

Joxon

I’ve made a small movie to illustrate the problem:

https://streamable.com/xtr7g

I'm using Win7.

Joxon

If I use the Typewriter Tool and type for instance the letter f, v or w there’s nothing wrong. Now change these letters into italic and unfortunately the letter is cut off. BTW, if you use Times New Roman the roman f is already slightly cut off, and the italic f is completely ruined. I’m using versi...

Joxon

Yep, this works. Thanks!

Joxon

I’m using the portable of PDF-XChange Editor v7.0.326.1. The initial page layout of my pdf is: Two Page Continuous, with Cover Page (Ctrl+D => Initial View => Page Layout). Now got to View (Alt+V) and change it in Single Page or Continuous, exit PDF-XChange Editor and launch it again. The last setti...

Joxon

Oh, how simple... Thanks, Willy!

Joxon

The "Word Count" icon seems to be missing in "Classic Toolbars". In "Ribbon UI" it’s under the tab "Review". I know I can make a shortcut for it in Commands but I like an icon too.

Joxon

It seems to be fixed in the new version 7. Hopefully it will be fixed in version 6 too, because at the moment I hesitate to upgrade to version 7. Yet, the bug is a serious one.

Joxon

Thanks for your help, Willy. I know the search bar on top of the site works with your suggestion: https://onzetaal.nl/zoekresultaten/?q=TEST But it shows all results, also irrelevant. It seems they made a change because my old entry in PDF-XChange Editor doesn’t work anymore. It was: https://onzetaa...

Joxon

I would like to create a search provider of this site: https://onzetaal.nl/taaladvies But when I enter TEST in the field “Zoeken in taaladviezen” I see this encrypted URL: https://onzetaal.nl/taaladvies/zoek/eyJyZXN1bHRfcGFnZSI6IlwvdGFhbGFkdmllc1wvem9layIsImtleXdvcmRzIjoiVEVTVCJ9 PDF-XChange Editor ...

Joxon

Will - Tracker Supp wrote:Hi Joxon,

The image doesn't appear to have uploaded. Please be sure to either zip file containing the image, or a link to the image on a website such as Imgur.

Cheers,

Uploading doesn't seem to work. Try this: https://ibb.co/jYkYxa

Joxon

Speaking about typo’s... (see image)

Joxon

For a simple word count you can use the JaveScript Console: Ctrl+J. Enter:

Code: Select all

var cnt=0;
for (var p = 0; p < this.numPages; p++) cnt += getPageNumWords(p);
app.alert("There are " + cnt + " words in this file.");

Click Run.

Joxon

Accidentely I entered a space in the search engine. To my surprise the search never ends. I have to click "Stop" to end it. I know it’s not an important issue, but nevertheless...

Joxon

Hi Mike, You've probably not subscribed to the topic back when you posted your original question. Certainly - if the Viewer suits your needs more - you can continue using that product, but no new features or fixes will be added to it! Regards, Stefan Silly question: but why is the Viewer still bein...

Joxon

In Infix PDF Editor there’s an option to search for font and/or font size. It would be nice if this feature could be implemented in PDF-XChange Editor too.

Joxon

I have a settings.dat file in my portable folder, no registry entries are written. If I delete the dat file and launch the portable Editor a new settings.dat file is created. In Preferences > Documents > Setup... the box “Open each new document in new window” is unchecked. I have two other notebooks...

Joxon · Re: Selecting just the word SOLVED Finally fixed in 6.0.320. Thanks!

Finally fixed in 6.0.320. Thanks!

Joxon

Same here, using the portable edition on Win7. In the PDF-XChange Editor Version History I read: “Fixed issues with launching multiple copies/instances of the portable editor.” I assume something went wrong here, because I never had this problem in earlier builds.

Joxon

I was playing a bit with the latest version (6.0.317.1) of the portable Editor and I have a problem if I make a comment with a not ‘Standard PDF font’ (Arial, Courier New, Symbol, Times New Roman or ZapfDingbats). If I use a different font (e.g. Georgia) with the Typewriter or in a Text Box and save...

Joxon

Hi Stefan,

I attached a sample file. Search for the word illustrate. In PDF-XChange Editor v5.5.316.1 all words in the document are found and selected. In the new PDF-XChange Editor Plus v6 the hyphenated words (illu-strate) are not found.

Joxon

Bump again. In PDF-XChange Editor Plus V6 searching got worse and worse. Now hyphenated words can’t be found. You have to search for small parts of a word, otherwise you miss crucial hits. Not very user friendly when you have to make an index or compare quotes. I’m still forced to use the old PDF-XC...

Joxon

I often use the ‘Internet Search’ by double-clicking a word. But if there is a symbol/character (a dot, a comma, a colon, an exclamation mark etc) just behind (or in front of) the word it is selected too. This is so annoying because the word with the extra symbol/character is often not recognized. C...

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