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by David.P
Tue Mar 26, 2024 8:23 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Feature request: Add "Goto Page" links to comment text
Replies: 9
Views: 163

Re: Feature request: Add "Goto Page" links to comment text

Understood, Daniel.

Just as some of my previous feature requests initially were met with a fair amount of pushback but later became killer features of PDF Exchange Editor, I remain hopeful that all is not lost here ;)
by David.P
Tue Mar 26, 2024 7:58 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Feature Request: Easier Font Embedding
Replies: 19
Views: 2478

Re: Feature Request: Easier Font Embedding

As long as there is no other option to "post-embed" fonts, I was just going to briefly note that it seems to work very well to inject non-embedded fonts into a PDF by saving it as PDF-A. This only seems to delete any custom commands that are present in bookmarks or fields, for example. The...
by David.P
Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:22 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Feature request: Add "Goto Page" links to comment text
Replies: 9
Views: 163

Re: Feature request: Add "Goto Page" links to comment text

Thank you, Daniel. You're absolutely right, the question whether X/Y-coordinates for comment text content are available (or can be calculated) is crucial for this feature request. Looking forward to an answer from the devs on whether this might be doable. And, of course, to any other comments or vot...
by David.P
Mon Mar 25, 2024 7:38 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Feature request: Add "Goto Page" links to comment text
Replies: 9
Views: 163

Re: Feature request: Add "Goto Page" links to comment text

Yes that's exactly what the feature request is about, Daniel: placing a link object above the comment object (not inside the comment object, as this is not possible as you correctly state), at the right place relative to the selected comment text. It is of course also not viable for comment pop-ups,...
by David.P
Mon Mar 25, 2024 6:44 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Feature request: Add "Goto Page" links to comment text
Replies: 9
Views: 163

Re: Feature request: Add "Goto Page" links to comment text

Thank you, Daniel, for your reply. To accomplish [navigation to a specific page inside of the current document], you will need to place a link object, which necessitates it being part of the page, not hidden inside of a comment/popup box Yes, this is exactly what the feature request is about: To be ...
by David.P
Mon Mar 25, 2024 4:02 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Feature request: Add "Goto Page" links to comment text
Replies: 9
Views: 163

Feature request: Add "Goto Page" links to comment text

Hello Forum and Tracker Team, This feature request has been already raised but may have been overlooked, since the original thread (being about another issue) is set to "resolved". Therefore, I thought I'd open another thread particularly to this feature request. It would be an awesome add...
by David.P
Fri Mar 22, 2024 4:54 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Bulk-edit properties of multiple Bookmarks or Links simultaneously
Replies: 41
Views: 5375

Re: Bulk-edit properties of multiple Bookmarks or Links simultaneously

What I really want is a way to edit all bookmarks to have the following properties [...] Yes, fine-tuning link or bookmark properties like this in bulk will require the feature that, as Stefan noted, is currently being worked on: Bulk-Edit Link Actions.png Bulk-edit properties of multiple Bookmarks...
by David.P
Thu Mar 21, 2024 12:32 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Bulk-edit properties of multiple Bookmarks or Links simultaneously
Replies: 41
Views: 5375

Re: Bulk-edit properties of multiple Bookmarks or Links simultaneously

That's very good news! Thank you Stefan. Cheers David :) PS: @mCHSNUg5Pz8cPap, I believe that this: I would like to add my voice to those who are advocating for the ability to bulk edit bookmark properties . In my case, I have large files with many bookmarks, which all have the X and Y destination p...
by David.P
Thu Mar 21, 2024 8:57 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Bulk-edit properties of multiple Bookmarks or Links simultaneously
Replies: 41
Views: 5375

Re: Bulk-edit properties of multiple Bookmarks or Links simultaneously

Yes I miss it almost every day that we're not able to select several (or many) links, and then change the link destination of all selected links e.g. from page 873 to page 234 at once – instead of having to do hundreds of mouse clicks to achieve the same. I've been using the screenshot software Fast...
by David.P
Sun Mar 17, 2024 8:31 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Sharing my Streamdeck setup for PDF-xchange editor:
Replies: 6
Views: 328

Re: Sharing my Streamdeck setup for PDF-xchange editor:

could you use Function keys 13+ (usually keyboards only have F1-F12) ... Has anyone tried this with AutoHotKey/PowerToys or SharpKeys for example? Yes that works. I have remapped Right Shift to F14 which in turn opens Voidtools Everything. When I shut down Everything, I can assign F14 to things in ...
by David.P
Fri Mar 15, 2024 10:01 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Tool: Find and Replace text in markup
Replies: 26
Views: 524

Re: Tool: Find and Replace text in markup

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Mathew done it again! 🤯
by David.P
Mon Mar 11, 2024 10:54 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Vertical tabs
Replies: 9
Views: 420

Re: Vertical tabs

Hello all, this feature request reminds me how awesome the great Mozilla Firefox browser was, decades ago. There was this extension called "Showcase" that provided the browser tabs as thumbnails in a sidebar like this: image(2).png Current screenshot showing the Pale Moon browser that stil...
by David.P
Sat Mar 02, 2024 2:05 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Bug: snapping to lines
Replies: 2
Views: 83

Re: Bug: snapping to lines

Wow, as if snapping alone wouldn't be a totally awesome feature for an PDF Editor, it is even configurable! I didn't know that. When the devs take a look into this bug as reported by Daniel, maybe a tiny audible feedback could be added to the snapping feature? That would make snapping even more intu...
by David.P
Wed Feb 28, 2024 11:47 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Is there an intuitive way to edit a behind text comment when there are multiple overlapping text comments?
Replies: 10
Views: 205

Re: Is there an intuitive way to edit a behind text comment when there are multiple overlapping text comments?

Hello all, When doing the same as described in rakunavi's original post above, but with base content, it is possible to select elements that are behind other elements in Z-order by alt-clicking on them. It would be great if this behavior could be introduced for comment objects as well. Best regards,...
by David.P
Tue Feb 27, 2024 8:06 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: How can I set up batch processing in the PDF-XChange Editor because the commands available in the PDF tool are not suffi
Replies: 6
Views: 254

Re: How can I set up batch processing in the PDF-XChange Editor because the commands available in the PDF tool are not s

Hello all, This is interesting as I am also planning to automate some repetitive tasks in PDF-XChange Editor. In my case, however, it is basically about executing several menu commands in sequence. Can this also be done with PDF JavaScript? In general, I have had good experience working with ChɐtGPT...
by David.P
Wed Feb 21, 2024 7:49 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Limit usage of Adobe Professional vs PDF-XChange Pro
Replies: 6
Views: 229

Re: Limit usage of Adobe Professional vs PDF-XChange Pro

That's funny, Burdarper -- what you mention are basic functions that PDF-XChange Editor has been able to do for decades, and way better so than Ad0be Acr0bat. I tell users and IT reps normally that PDF-XChange Editor is 10 to 100 times faster than Ad0be Acr0bat in many respects, for example with lar...
by David.P
Sun Feb 18, 2024 1:16 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: "Find" bar on the bookmark tool-pane
Replies: 11
Views: 210

Re: "Find" bar on the bookmark tool-pane

Yes!

+1 from 2016:

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:wink:
by David.P
Sat Feb 17, 2024 4:19 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Recompress Images...
Replies: 15
Views: 1356

Re: Recompress Images...

Hello Daniel,

thank you for your reply.

I will make sure to provide a document and the exact recompression settings where this issue still happens.

Best regards,
David
by David.P
Fri Feb 16, 2024 1:09 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Recompress Images...
Replies: 15
Views: 1356

Re: Recompress Images...

Hello all, ...[Recompress Images] doesn't work as expected. When trying to compress selected images (one or more), I get the following result: No changes were made. Please check your input data and try again. Using the function "Recompress Image..." for a single image (instead of "Rec...
by David.P
Mon Feb 12, 2024 4:17 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Max Page Length SOLVED
Replies: 8
Views: 6080

Re: Max Page Length SOLVED

Hello Stefan, thanks for your answer. I am using the latest Opera version v.107. When saving as PDF (via right click), the whole web page is saved as one long PDF (which I prefer over splitting the page -- if needed, this can always be done via printing to PDF). There don't seem to be any options in...
by David.P
Mon Feb 12, 2024 3:42 pm
Forum: How to forum
Topic: How to create editable/dynamic stamp?
Replies: 7
Views: 7228

Re: How to create editable/dynamic stamp?

Thank you, Stefan. Unfortunately, I have not yet been able to successfully edit the text field in the stamp template file. For example, after editing, the default value (here "XY") no longer appears in the text field, but only the text field name: image.png Also, if I change some propertie...
by David.P
Mon Feb 12, 2024 2:38 pm
Forum: How to forum
Topic: How to create editable/dynamic stamp?
Replies: 7
Views: 7228

Re: How to create editable/dynamic stamp?

Hello all, Thanks for this helpful discussion. I'd have some more question on this please. I've created a dynamic stamp to correspond to an existing bitmap template (top left below), and where you can enter any number (or text) when placing the stamp. This has already worked quite well: image.png Ho...
by David.P
Mon Feb 12, 2024 10:47 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Max Page Length SOLVED
Replies: 8
Views: 6080

Re: Max Page Length SOLVED

Hello all, Opera can save entire web pages as single PDF pages. Unfortunately, it seems one can't set the PDF's paper size or dpi or scale in Opera. Therefore, my attached example PDF from Opera has a page size of 1306 x 16164 mm. In F0xit Reader for example, the PDF page is shown completely, in PDF...
by David.P
Wed Jan 24, 2024 10:45 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Keeping Comments Selected by Default
Replies: 11
Views: 212

Re: Keeping Comments Selected by Default

Hello Stefan, this reasoning makes sense. However, in image editors (e.g. Paint.net or Photoshop) it is standard behavior that every single selection or deselection operation is also added to the undo stack and therefore can be undone. I'm not saying this should be added to PDF-XChange Editor, at le...
by David.P
Tue Jan 23, 2024 10:42 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Keeping Comments Selected by Default
Replies: 11
Views: 212

Re: Keeping Comments Selected by Default

This reminds me that I've never understood why it is generally considered normal software behavior to be able to undo basically anything - but not the accidental loss of a selection that might have taken you minutes to puzzle together...
by David.P
Mon Jan 22, 2024 6:59 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Move things pixel by pixel with Shift+Ctrl+Arrow
Replies: 5
Views: 350

Re: Move things pixel by pixel with Shift+Ctrl+Arrow

Hello all, as I also need this feature, I need to downgrade to the previous build. Unfortunately I can't find it, as the download page for the previous versions ends at version 8.0.336.0 from 2020. Please provide a link to download build 383. Best regards -- Edit: Never mind, I've puzzled together t...
by David.P
Sat Jan 13, 2024 7:23 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Optional 90° snapping for lines and arrows?
Replies: 25
Views: 1872

Re: Optional 90° snapping for lines and arrows?

Hello all,

I can confirm that this worked until build 383 and now doesn't anymore.

I also use this all the time when drawing polygons and believe that it is a very important feature that should be restored.

Best regards
David
by David.P
Mon Jan 08, 2024 12:55 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Individual deskew (reversing per page) [feature request]
Replies: 3
Views: 313

Re: Individual deskew (reversing per page) [feature request]

Hello all, that's a good feature request in my view. With regard to a workaround, same as Stefan has mentioned, I would suggest doing the Deskew command on a copy of the document, and afterward replacing back those pages that have been incorrectly deskewed from the original document. While this migh...
by David.P
Thu Dec 21, 2023 6:44 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Allow negative values for Paragraph "Spacing Before"
Replies: 6
Views: 1510

Re: Allow negative values for Paragraph "Spacing Before"

Understood, Stefan, staying within the PDF specification has of course top priority.

Now that we know that this is the reason it doesn't work as originally expected, it's also easier to decide for a workaround.

Thank you
Best regards
David
by David.P
Thu Dec 21, 2023 11:04 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Allow negative values for Paragraph "Spacing Before"
Replies: 6
Views: 1510

Re: Allow negative values for Paragraph "Spacing Before"

Thank you Stefan. Please note that negative values already nicely work as shown in my screenshot. The only issue seems to be that they are not saved internally after the text properties dialog is closed. For easier verification, I am attaching the corresponding PDF file. Kind regards, David Negative...
by David.P
Thu Dec 21, 2023 9:39 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Allow negative values for Paragraph "Spacing Before"
Replies: 6
Views: 1510

Allow negative values for Paragraph "Spacing Before"

Hello Forum and Support Team, sometimes I have the need for negative spacing before a text paragraph in a comment, for example in order to center some text in a narrow textbox, see below example in the screenshot. In fact, negative spacing already works, but only as long as the Text Properties dialo...
by David.P
Wed Dec 20, 2023 7:25 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: making search results pop
Replies: 6
Views: 2448

Re: making search results pop

Hello all, I also believe that there should be a way to better "find search results", in some cases. While I don't use giant plans as Jakub, I usually have lots of comments and things in diverse colors on the page. If I then search for something, it can take several seconds, or it can even...
by David.P
Tue Dec 19, 2023 6:02 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: javascript: custom menu item to Mirror (Flip) annotations SOLVED
Replies: 15
Views: 6522

Re: javascript: custom menu item to Mirror (Flip) annotations SOLVED

I'm just now getting around to mentioning (having just installed the Mirror Comments JavaScript) what a fantastic tool this is, even with its own gorgeous GUI. The underlying JavaScript code is a piece of art! I even managed to move the button to launch the Mirror Comments tool from the menu to the ...
by David.P
Mon Dec 18, 2023 10:18 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: [Feature request] Add "Move file" function to the file tab
Replies: 7
Views: 5046

Re: [Feature request] Add "Move file" function to the file tab

+1 👍

This will be an awesome addition to the (once controversial:) "Rename Open File" and "Move to Trash" features.
by David.P
Fri Dec 08, 2023 1:00 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: A Bit of Flattening? SOLVED
Replies: 9
Views: 11891

Re: A Bit of Flattening? SOLVED

Thank you, SCH, for the kind words. Your punchy and poetic posts are always a pleasure to read. I can only agree in that PDF-XChange Editor is a life-changing software. PDF-XChange Editor is probably one of the top ten software programs in the world, irrespective of which field you look at. The same...
by David.P
Tue Dec 05, 2023 10:17 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: A Bit of Flattening? SOLVED
Replies: 9
Views: 11891

Re: A Bit of Flattening? SOLVED

If all else fails, you could rasterize the pages in question in appropriate resolution and color depth, and then run OCR on the rasterized pages.

This way, you get a fresh OCR layer that is not confused by the turbulent past of the document.
by David.P
Tue Nov 28, 2023 2:52 pm
Forum: PDF-Tools
Topic: Folder monitoring: OCR runs in a loop
Replies: 12
Views: 5923

Re: Folder monitoring: OCR runs in a loop

Thank you, Stefan.
Will do.
:)
by David.P
Tue Nov 28, 2023 1:40 pm
Forum: PDF-Tools
Topic: Folder monitoring: OCR runs in a loop
Replies: 12
Views: 5923

Re: Folder monitoring: OCR runs in a loop

Yes thanks Stefan, I think that's also what it says over there in the instructions linked above. What I had in mind was to specify my normal download folder as the watched folder (which of course contains all kinds of stuff), and then automatically OCR only those three dozen PDFs that I might downlo...
by David.P
Tue Nov 28, 2023 11:51 am
Forum: PDF-Tools
Topic: Folder monitoring: OCR runs in a loop
Replies: 12
Views: 5923

Re: Folder monitoring: OCR runs in a loop

Hello all, as a follow-up question to this discussion, can PDF-Tools Folder Monitor be set up such that (while the Folder Monitor is running) only newly added PDF files are detected and processed? In other words, files that already exist in the watched folder should not be processed when Folder Moni...
by David.P
Sun Nov 26, 2023 9:33 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: One-click Delete Bookmark and Target Page?
Replies: 10
Views: 5027

Re: One-click Delete Bookmark and Target Page?

I admit that I don't understand your undertaking, even less so after your last post 🤷🏻

It seems to be a rather special or unique case at least.
by David.P
Sun Nov 26, 2023 3:41 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: One-click Delete Bookmark and Target Page?
Replies: 10
Views: 5027

Re: One-click Delete Bookmark and Target Page?

I am doing this as a way of editing files with too many and/or redundant and/or obsolete pages. "Culling" is another word for what I am doing. Going through a stack of pages, I [...] identify deletion candidates. Then, [...] I delete the page and of course the Thumbnail. Here's how you do...
by David.P
Fri Nov 24, 2023 12:27 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: If windows are displayed independently, 'Browse for Link Target' dialog may be hidden behind window when setting a link
Replies: 6
Views: 2643

Re: If windows are displayed independently, 'Browse for Link Target' dialog may be hidden behind window when setting a l

Hello all, As further background information on this issue: yesterday I had a presentation via MS Teams in which I had two groups of PDF documents open in two different PDF-XChange Editor windows. Unfortunately, significant interruptions kept occurring in the presentation because, each time when ope...
by David.P
Wed Nov 22, 2023 11:33 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Create link go to page [Suggestion]
Replies: 9
Views: 3655

Re: Create link go to page [Suggestion]

Sure Dan, of course that dialog is still present and is very useful for editing your link target in detail :)
by David.P
Wed Nov 22, 2023 11:09 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Create link go to page [Suggestion]
Replies: 9
Views: 3655

Re: Create link go to page [Suggestion]

Hello all,

I have not been following this entire discussion in detail, but I have a feeling that this could be a case of the result of that old feature request from 2011.

I.e. defining the target for your hyperlink not in the link target editor but in the document itself.

Cheers
David.P
by David.P
Tue Nov 21, 2023 1:13 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Massive performance issue with files containing layers since v.10
Replies: 23
Views: 4391

Re: Massive performance issue with files containing layers since v.10

Hello Stefan, Thanks for your quick reply. After looking at the file once again, I can probably send you the file by e-mail. I shall check the file carefully once more for any confidential data, and let you have it as soon as possible. Incidentally, unlike discussed above, the performance issue with...
by David.P
Tue Nov 21, 2023 1:04 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Massive performance issue with files containing layers since v.10
Replies: 23
Views: 4391

Re: Massive performance issue with files containing layers since v.10

Hello all, unfortunately I am still seeing significant performance problems with some PDFs that have layers. The issue only seems to occur once the document was edited in PDF-XChange Editor. Before editing, performance of that document is instantaneous. The layered PDF in question was probably creat...
by David.P
Mon Nov 20, 2023 8:45 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: speech to text [question] SOLVED
Replies: 42
Views: 18267

Re: speech to text [question] SOLVED

I agree that this discussion is off-topic. But it might be a little annoying for fellow readers to break off now and continue the discussion on Reddit. https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/13v10p5 In fact, perhaps the discussion could be moved to some kind of "Other" category of the f...
by David.P
Mon Nov 20, 2023 5:03 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: speech to text [question] SOLVED
Replies: 42
Views: 18267

Re: speech to text [question] SOLVED

Maybe it is because you have Whispering in the foreground. It doesn't have to be in the foreground. You can minimize it, and it will insert the text at your current cursor location in mostly any application. That's why I suggest controlling it with your favorite hotkey using Autohotkey and/or altern...
by David.P
Mon Nov 20, 2023 3:34 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: speech to text [question] SOLVED
Replies: 42
Views: 18267

Re: speech to text [question] SOLVED

Regarding transfer of the dictation results to the target application:
David.P wrote: Mon Nov 20, 2023 10:12 am For me, Whispering.exe works in most applications with this setting:
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by David.P
Mon Nov 20, 2023 3:31 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: speech to text [question] SOLVED
Replies: 42
Views: 18267

Re: speech to text [question] SOLVED

I believe that Whisper only works with a paid OpenAI account. Not sure if it has to be the standard ChatGPT v.4 account or another type of account. At least you'll have to be able to pay for the API usage that you make using the dictation. This tool is so awesome that I haven't even looked up how mu...