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by asocialis
Wed May 31, 2023 11:42 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Can't choose Bosnian language in Spellcheck, but can install it. SOLVED
Replies: 1
Views: 256

Can't choose Bosnian language in Spellcheck, but can install it. SOLVED

Closest that I can choose is Croatian. But why I can't choose Bosnian or Serbian in Spellcheck when fixing OCR, but there was choice to install them, and I installed them. I used Croatian for OCR.
by asocialis
Tue May 30, 2023 6:35 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Best way to fix wrong OCR manually SOLVED
Replies: 1
Views: 236

Best way to fix wrong OCR manually SOLVED

Is there better way to fix few wrong OCR text that is hidden searchable text manually except using Content pane? Can I see and edit all text combined that appears in one page or document, instead of being separated in individual lines like in Content pane? Can I make that invisible text visible temp...
by asocialis
Wed May 24, 2023 11:25 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Add more text to PDF without damaging other content SOLVED
Replies: 1
Views: 246

Add more text to PDF without damaging other content SOLVED

My PDF is all text only. No images or other objects. Should be simple. But when I start adding more text, then existing text gets moved over other text or out of box. Can I somehow add text while shifting all content after it and later pages to correct positions by making more space? So nothing gets...
by asocialis
Tue May 23, 2023 8:25 pm
Forum: OCR- For the PDF-XChange Editor and Viewer
Topic: Text that is neither text nor image, but totally another text and symbols SOLVED
Replies: 1
Views: 7495

Text that is neither text nor image, but totally another text and symbols SOLVED

What is this? When I try to copy this text, it looks like it is text, but not what I see. Instead totally random characters. It is not image, so can't fix it by OCR. What to do? How is it possible that I see text correctly but when I copy or edit it, it is unreadable. I see in Content pane that it i...
by asocialis
Mon Nov 28, 2022 4:11 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Set default settings for making new pdf from txt files SOLVED
Replies: 1
Views: 228

Set default settings for making new pdf from txt files SOLVED

When I make new PDF I go to File - New Document - From text files, and there I always set UTF8 as encoding, and Each newline character starts a new paragraph. I do it for each of my txt file. I know that I can probably do it for more than one file at once, but I usually do one by one. Can these sett...
by asocialis
Wed Nov 23, 2022 10:21 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Go to start of the line in bookmark regardless of word wrap SOLVED
Replies: 6
Views: 442

Re: Go to start of the line in bookmark regardless of word wrap SOLVED

Yes, I am finding having to use ctrl+home key, or home key twice, as more difficult than just using the home key, to go to beginning of bookmark name which takes more than one visible line. Meaning I would like Home key to immediately go to beginning of bookmark name, of whole line, whole name. I ha...
by asocialis
Wed Nov 23, 2022 6:09 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Go to start of the line in bookmark regardless of word wrap SOLVED
Replies: 6
Views: 442

Go to start of the line in bookmark regardless of word wrap SOLVED

I make bookmarks for lots of pdf documents. I use repeated combinations of steps to make them, so it became a habit, meaning I can do it almost without watching. But there is one difference. When I make some bookmarks, they are long, so word wrap is done on them. So when I use Home key to go to star...
by asocialis
Fri Nov 04, 2022 4:05 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: How to prevent future adding of author name in text highlight? SOLVED
Replies: 8
Views: 732

Re: How to prevent future adding of author name in text highlight? SOLVED

I found solution how to completely remove author name of highlights (comments) and prevent other apps (SumatraPDF) from displaying popup when I hover over highlight. Just used Flatten Selected Comments on each comment when I right click on them, or all at once in Comments pane (grouped by author or ...
by asocialis
Sun Sep 04, 2022 10:28 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: How to prevent future adding of author name in text highlight? SOLVED
Replies: 8
Views: 732

Re: How to prevent future adding of author name in text highlight? SOLVED

Yes, that hides popups in app, but I use SumatraPDF as pdf reader, and actually it shows as Unnamed there. Previously I did not notice this, because I thought there was no popup. Also I was concerned if I share this document with others, they will see it, because everybody uses different app. But si...
by asocialis
Sun Sep 04, 2022 10:08 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Enable saving document by force or when collapse or expand bookmarks. SOLVED
Replies: 2
Views: 291

Enable saving document by force or when collapse or expand bookmarks. SOLVED

I noticed that bookmarks state also gets saved when I save document. If I collapsed them or expanded them, then they are saved in that position, and even viewable by other apps like Sumatra PDF in that state. However there is no way that saving is enabled if I only change bookmarks state, but only i...
by asocialis
Sun Sep 04, 2022 1:29 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: How to prevent future adding of author name in text highlight? SOLVED
Replies: 8
Views: 732

Re: How to prevent future adding of author name in text highlight? SOLVED

That works. I will have to use both methods tough, because if only use 2nd, then there will still be popup with empty text when I hover over it, which is somewhat annoying. Hope they allow it to be <Not Set> by default, just like when I remove it using 1st method.
by asocialis
Sun Sep 04, 2022 12:53 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: How to prevent future adding of author name in text highlight? SOLVED
Replies: 8
Views: 732

How to prevent future adding of author name in text highlight? SOLVED

I noticed when I highlight text, it has author property with my username. Is there any way to avoid adding my name and remove all such mentions from already added highlights? There is option in Preferences - Identity, but it does not allow to change login name. Do I really now have to rename my user...
by asocialis
Sat Sep 03, 2022 10:59 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: How to extract all images from pdf? SOLVED
Replies: 2
Views: 357

How to extract all images from pdf? SOLVED

There is no such option. Closest to that is to save all pages as images (export). I tried selecting all images, I tried looking at Content tab, but nothing useful. Only when I select one image it has option "Save Image As", but such option does not appear when I select more images. There i...
by asocialis
Mon Oct 04, 2021 7:21 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Can't save or open this small file, and takes 3 GB or more of RAM SOLVED
Replies: 9
Views: 2248

Re: Can't save or open this small file, and takes 3 GB or more of RAM SOLVED

Wow, thanks! Solved all my problems. Did not know that tags are the culprit. Never heard of PDF tags before, and after removing them, saving, reading, editing is ultra fast. Actually used Adobe Acrobat while I was still downloading your app version 9, could not wait, but it performs the same functio...
by asocialis
Mon Oct 04, 2021 4:02 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Can't save or open this small file, and takes 3 GB or more of RAM SOLVED
Replies: 9
Views: 2248

Re: Can't save or open this small file, and takes 3 GB or more of RAM SOLVED

I am sorry, I don't see Tags options, here is how my menu looks like:
Untitled.jpg
Is that something you added in newer version? No mention of Tags in user manual of v8.
by asocialis
Mon Oct 04, 2021 1:53 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Can't save or open this small file, and takes 3 GB or more of RAM SOLVED
Replies: 9
Views: 2248

Re: Can't save or open this small file, and takes 3 GB or more of RAM SOLVED

My configuration is: Installed Physical Memory (RAM): 8,00 GB Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU N3700 @ 1.60GHz, 1601 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s) Display: NVIDIA GeForce 920M 1GB VRAM Display: Intel(R) HD Graphics 1GB VRAM Resolution: 1366 x 768 x 60 hertz Windows 10 21H1 x64 Hard disk: ...
by asocialis
Mon Oct 04, 2021 5:27 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Can't save or open this small file, and takes 3 GB or more of RAM SOLVED
Replies: 9
Views: 2248

Re: Can't save or open this small file, and takes 3 GB or more of RAM SOLVED

Done some more investigation. It actually can be saved, but very slowly, about 5-10 minutes, and causes RAM to increase to about 4 GB then drops back to normal during saving. However newly saved file, although it has same file size, opens much slower in any app like SumatraPDF and takes almost 1 GB....
by asocialis
Wed Sep 29, 2021 4:41 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Can't save or open this small file, and takes 3 GB or more of RAM SOLVED
Replies: 9
Views: 2248

Can't save or open this small file, and takes 3 GB or more of RAM SOLVED

I successfully saved it once somehow, probably by waiting for more time, but later when I open it it causes bug to appear, freezes and RAM usage increases to few GB. The same happens in this untouched file if I try to save it as PDF (save or save as). SumatraPDF can open buggy saved file properly to...
by asocialis
Fri Apr 05, 2019 9:19 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Print Drivers
Topic: Displaying printing progress window (on by default) makes printing 3 or more times slower
Replies: 1
Views: 1986

Displaying printing progress window (on by default) makes printing 3 or more times slower

First noticed this when I tried first time turning off printing progress window in pdf saver lite options. First on wikipedia. At first it was not so obvious, but with larger pages I noticed larger waiting time. Then tried it on various websites. It exists regardless of website and probably of progr...
by asocialis
Fri Apr 05, 2019 6:47 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Print Drivers
Topic: Canceling printing in web browser (Firefox) does not cancel it in printer driver
Replies: 1
Views: 1981

Canceling printing in web browser (Firefox) does not cancel it in printer driver

Sometimes I forget something or change my mind during printing (for example I forget to copy file name from firefox sav as dialog so i can paste it into pdf printer dialog), then I press cancel, and although Firefox stops it, your app keeps waiting and offers me to save file. Can you make app detect...
by asocialis
Fri Apr 05, 2019 6:42 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Print Drivers
Topic: . (dot) in file name causes rest of file name to be truncated! SOLVED
Replies: 10
Views: 7690

Re: . (dot) in file name causes rest of file name to be truncated! SOLVED

And do not forget to also include other characters in page title just like Firefox does. For example : (replace it with _ or space). I like firefox and others browsers naming scheme. Because wikipedia articles with names Article, Template:Article, and Category:Article all get saved as Article. Curre...
by asocialis
Wed Mar 06, 2019 9:37 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Remove links (bulk and quickly) SOLVED
Replies: 3
Views: 1538

Re: Remove links (bulk and quickly) SOLVED

Thanks, that worked. But links are not that much responsible for file size. Before removal of links file size: 169 KB (173.320 bytes) After: 156 KB (160.256 bytes) So considering that file size of pdf is similar to file size of html saved via save page we and print edit we extensions combination, wh...
by asocialis
Wed Mar 06, 2019 7:36 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Remove links (bulk and quickly) SOLVED
Replies: 3
Views: 1538

Remove links (bulk and quickly) SOLVED

OK, I previously talked how Chrome prints to pdfs but of much larger file size (around 15x), and reason was that text is image actually. But that does not happen in Chrome's internal print to pdf option. In that case file size is only slightly larger (around 4x) than in Firefox. Figured out it is be...
by asocialis
Wed Mar 06, 2019 4:23 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Print Drivers
Topic: Printing in Chrome makes PDFs of much larger size than in Firefox SOLVED
Replies: 13
Views: 8608

Re: Printing in Chrome makes PDFs of much larger size than in Firefox SOLVED

Thanks, looks like you're right. Looks like I was wrong when I said that text was selectable, I was confused, it was selectable only in internal chrome "save to pdf" pdf printer option. In that case size of article is much less larger than Firefox, 169 KB. But that few additional kB is I t...
by asocialis
Wed Mar 06, 2019 3:15 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Print Drivers
Topic: Printing in Chrome makes PDFs of much larger size than in Firefox SOLVED
Replies: 13
Views: 8608

Printing in Chrome makes PDFs of much larger size than in Firefox SOLVED

I can't believe this. I used Firefox until I decided to remove it and start using Chrome. Everything is better except printing (to pdf). I used same printing settings as in Firefox, meaning no margins and headers and footers, landscape, same sizes. PDFs look the same, meaning text is text, image is ...
by asocialis
Fri Feb 22, 2019 5:07 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Print Drivers
Topic: How to print pages that can't print properly? SOLVED
Replies: 1
Views: 3178

Re: How to print pages that can't print properly? SOLVED

Ahhh, finally found a solution. Looks like Print Edit WE can help me! I did not know how to use it. All I had to do was to press on their icon, then tools button, and fix page breaks! No need for blocking css, or other extreme measures. Now in print preview all is already good. Tested on both websit...
by asocialis
Fri Feb 22, 2019 2:42 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Print Drivers
Topic: How to print pages that can't print properly? SOLVED
Replies: 1
Views: 3178

How to print pages that can't print properly? SOLVED

I think this is more general printing issue, than issue with one of your apps (it appears already in print preview in web browser). Basically some webpages can't be printed, or can only partially. For example https://www.ghacks.net/2018/03/10/firefox-60-ships-with-windows-group-policy-support/ or ht...
by asocialis
Thu Feb 21, 2019 1:55 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Bookmarks and shortcuts to pages and specific parts of pages? SOLVED
Replies: 1
Views: 1079

Bookmarks and shortcuts to pages and specific parts of pages? SOLVED

Hi. I once found some pdf document that was perfectly made. Besides having bookmarks, it also had links to parts of book. Meaning internals shortcuts or links. How to make internal links? I have never done it in any pdf editor. Also how bookmarks work? How precise they are? Page only or specific par...
by asocialis
Wed Feb 20, 2019 1:00 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Synaptics touchpad does not work in some places! SOLVED
Replies: 1
Views: 956

Synaptics touchpad does not work in some places! SOLVED

Please make ability that we can scroll via synaptics touchpad in some places like file menu where we can scroll to bottom a bit.
Or scrolling in preferences. Scrolling in pdf document works already.
by asocialis
Wed Feb 20, 2019 12:54 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Print Drivers
Topic: . (dot) in file name causes rest of file name to be truncated! SOLVED
Replies: 10
Views: 7690

Re: . (dot) in file name causes rest of file name to be truncated! SOLVED

Not a big deal. I can still do it all manually by watching out for wikipedia articles that contain . in filename. Then renaming such files manually based on their title that is kept in saved pdf. Or use that new js file and keep saving wikipedia pages without text " - wikipedia" because i ...
by asocialis
Tue Feb 19, 2019 11:57 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Print Drivers
Topic: . (dot) in file name causes rest of file name to be truncated! SOLVED
Replies: 10
Views: 7690

Re: . (dot) in file name causes rest of file name to be truncated! SOLVED

Thanks, that worked somewhat. But since I downloaded other wikipedia articles with " - Wikipedia" in file name, can I do it here too?
It's good that this can be edited by us, but I hope you will make more options in app in future versions.
by asocialis
Tue Feb 19, 2019 9:28 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Print Drivers
Topic: . (dot) in file name causes rest of file name to be truncated! SOLVED
Replies: 10
Views: 7690

Re: . (dot) in file name causes rest of file name to be truncated! SOLVED

No, does not help. It is same as before, it does not even save as double pdf, but exactly same as before. I tried also using .aaa instead of your suggestion .pdf, then it displays "Herbert M.aaa" in dialog box. Any alternative? There are many wikipedia articles containing . in title. Fixin...
by asocialis
Tue Feb 19, 2019 8:35 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Print Drivers
Topic: . (dot) in file name causes rest of file name to be truncated! SOLVED
Replies: 10
Views: 7690

Re: . (dot) in file name causes rest of file name to be truncated! SOLVED

I can't see save tab in the left in preferences. Are you talking about PDF X-Change Editor Plus 7.0 328.2? There is no Save tab. My tabs in preferences are (from top to bottom): Documents, General, Page Display, Page Text, Registration, Accessibility, Color Management, Commenting, Convert from PDF, ...
by asocialis
Tue Feb 19, 2019 7:26 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Print Drivers
Topic: . (dot) in file name causes rest of file name to be truncated! SOLVED
Replies: 10
Views: 7690

. (dot) in file name causes rest of file name to be truncated! SOLVED

I printed wikipedia page containing dot in title, and so it should in file name. But file name text was saved with only text up to that dot. Example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_M._Shelton was saved as "Herbert M.pdf", meaning in save dialog it only displayed "Herbert M"...
by asocialis
Tue Feb 19, 2019 7:19 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Hide gap lines between pages, to see pdf as web page? SOLVED
Replies: 7
Views: 1689

Re: Hide gap lines between pages, to see pdf as web page? SOLVED

Hope you do. I only need that visually, meaning for pdf viewing, not for editing or absolutely.
To read already existing documents or printed as pdf web pages.
by asocialis
Tue Feb 19, 2019 5:13 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Hide gap lines between pages, to see pdf as web page? SOLVED
Replies: 7
Views: 1689

Hide gap lines between pages, to see pdf as web page? SOLVED

Hi. I fixed issues with headers and footers, meaning i removed all added info, and reduced margins to 0 inches, using firefox page preview. I also found "hide gaps between pages" to be very helpful to make pdf appear almost like web page, meaning without dividing it into pages. But now the...
by asocialis
Tue Feb 19, 2019 3:42 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Print Drivers
Topic: Remove or change pdf-xchange lite pdfsaver pdf info? SOLVED
Replies: 3
Views: 3919

Re: Remove or change pdf-xchange lite pdfsaver pdf info? SOLVED

Wow, you are right. Thanks. I thought how to see such options, where, should I try different virtual printer, different pdf program just to see will it happen there too. But actually all I had to do was go to File - Print Preview in Firefox. And there was setting for headers and footers and it said ...
by asocialis
Tue Feb 19, 2019 2:22 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Print Drivers
Topic: Remove or change pdf-xchange lite pdfsaver pdf info? SOLVED
Replies: 3
Views: 3919

Remove or change pdf-xchange lite pdfsaver pdf info? SOLVED

When I print some wikipedia pages to pdf, there is additional text added to corners of each page like: url, page title, page number, time when printed. Can I remove this, because wikipedia already has its own title and last edited info and i don't need that? If it can't be prevented using pdfsaver, ...
by asocialis
Tue Feb 19, 2019 2:14 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Change fullscreen default view preferences for all documents? SOLVED
Replies: 1
Views: 1075

Change fullscreen default view preferences for all documents? SOLVED

Can I set continuous page and certain zoom level for all future documents?
Now I have to set such options manually each time. It is single page fit page by default.
by asocialis
Mon Feb 11, 2019 12:44 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Can I get offline help file (manual) for PDF X-Change Editor 7.0? SOLVED
Replies: 1
Views: 1243

Can I get offline help file (manual) for PDF X-Change Editor 7.0? SOLVED

I found version 5.x: http://downloads.pdf-xchange.com/PDF-Editor_manual.pdf
If not, will that older manual be enough? Just need some basic usage like ocr and bookmarks.