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by Mattes57
Thu Feb 08, 2024 10:14 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Editor crash with special file
Replies: 1
Views: 56

Editor crash with special file

Note: this is NOT a severe problem to me. However, you might take a look. You may have heard of an experiment by Alex Chan, how big a PDF file can get https://alexwlchan.net/2024/big-pdf/ He/She created a small PDF that has a virtual size of 381km X 381km. Download: https://alexwlchan.net/files/2024...
by Mattes57
Thu Jun 15, 2023 11:35 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Small Bugs in Calculator Tool (German)
Replies: 1
Views: 119

Small Bugs in Calculator Tool (German)

(Version 10.0.0 Build 370)
1. Typo: Vorshau should be Vorschau
2. Though a comma is shown as separator, you need to type a dot
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by Mattes57
Tue Dec 05, 2017 7:35 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: New Ribbon Interface
Replies: 1
Views: 791

New Ribbon Interface

I just want to say that I _like_ the new ribbon interface. Opposite to MS Office, the Ribbons are clearly structured and it is easy to find what is needed (at least for me) Thank you. OK, people who used customised interfaces have to do all that work again, because of incompatibilities. This is awfu...
by Mattes57
Sun Jul 16, 2017 2:20 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Scan always switches to Letter format
Replies: 1
Views: 790

Scan always switches to Letter format

When I want to scan a document, the default setting is US Letter. I change to A4 and save changes. However, next time, the settings is Letter again.

Even when I scan several pages in sequence, PDFChanges switches back to Letter format.

What can I do to _permanently_ set A4 format for scanning?
by Mattes57
Thu Mar 24, 2016 10:27 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Queries about the new version(s)
Replies: 11
Views: 4141

Re: Queries about the new version(s)

I had the same questions as Victor (my maintenance is valid for 470 days left), but an additional one:
Is it recommended to do a complete uninstall for PDF XChange pro before installing the V6 ?
by Mattes57
Mon Jun 15, 2015 4:24 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: German translation: Redo <> Repeat
Replies: 5
Views: 1696

Re: German translation: Redo <> Repeat

I want to support Peter2: the common German translation for the Ctrl-Y function is "Wiederherstellen".
by Mattes57
Wed May 28, 2014 7:04 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Licensing question / Activate button
Replies: 7
Views: 2728

Re: Licensing question / Activate button

Thank you.
by Mattes57
Wed May 28, 2014 6:57 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Licensing question / Activate button
Replies: 7
Views: 2728

Licensing question / Activate button

PDF XChange Pro was updated successfully, and it looks like the update automatically got a valid new license. (see attached screenshot). However, what about the "Activate" button? This wants to get an activation key. I've got an email containing the license key data, but not any additional...
by Mattes57
Sat May 17, 2014 6:45 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: How is the new Editor going?
Replies: 26
Views: 6846

Re: How is the new Editor going?

I prefer having a stable product, not a quick-and-dirty-fortnight-release.

Keep up the good work!
by Mattes57
Fri Jan 10, 2014 4:20 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Log files
Replies: 10
Views: 2337

Re: Log files

Ok, seems to be the remnants of the installation. I did several installations/deinstallations, so I had many of them.

In normals usage, only a sub-dir "PDFXEdit" in temp is left.

Thanks.
by Mattes57
Fri Jan 10, 2014 8:27 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Log files
Replies: 10
Views: 2337

Log files

I noticed that the PDF-Xchange Editor leaves a lot of log files in the temp directory.
Is there any option to stop logging (which may be useful for debugging purposes only) ?
by Mattes57
Fri Jan 10, 2014 8:24 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Full Screen View?
Replies: 5
Views: 1868

Re: Full Screen View?

Thanks
by Mattes57
Thu Jan 09, 2014 7:21 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Full Screen View?
Replies: 5
Views: 1868

Full Screen View?

With the PDFXChange Viewer, I could switch to full screen view with a simple function key stroke.
In the Editor, I did not find such functionality yet.
Did I miss something, or is this still to be done?

Btw, the 307 release was a great step forward (IMHO). I like it.
by Mattes57
Thu Aug 08, 2013 6:48 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: reproducable Crash (Build 303)
Replies: 6
Views: 2977

Re: reproducable Crash (Build 303)

Vasyl-Tracker Dev Team wrote: Sorry for inconvenience..
No problem. The PDF XChange Editor will be a great product, I`m sure.
by Mattes57
Wed Aug 07, 2013 4:49 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: reproducable Crash (Build 303)
Replies: 6
Views: 2977

Re: reproducable Crash (Build 303)

I tried another PC - same situation. When I start resizing/moving the "fat" arrow, the editor crashes (sometimes 1 or 2 moves will do). Dr Watson says: AppName: pdfxedit.exe AppVer: 3.0.303.0 ModName: pdfxeditcore.x86.dll ModVer: 3.0.303.0 Offset: 003c474e Both PCs have WinXP Pro 32 Bit Ge...
by Mattes57
Wed Aug 07, 2013 6:46 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: reproducable Crash (Build 303)
Replies: 6
Views: 2977

reproducable Crash (Build 303)

I was playing around with the new build, but the I encountered a crash. Whenever I "touch" the "fat" red arrow object (see attached document), PDFXchange Editor crashes.
(the Editor is set to German interface)
by Mattes57
Mon Apr 08, 2013 6:55 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Welcome to the PDF-XChange Editor !
Replies: 18
Views: 7494

Re: Welcome to the PDF-XChange Editor !

This is great news! Thanks a lot. I'm still missing some features e.g. localisation, but I'm sure these will come soon. Some menu items are greyed out (e.g. sticky notes properties), though my PDF-XChange Pro License from July, 2012, should be applicable. "About" says it's a free applicati...
by Mattes57
Fri Mar 01, 2013 6:18 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Viewer (End Users)
Topic: Watermarks after adding Pages
Replies: 5
Views: 2160

Re: Watermarks after adding Pages

I found the reason. I had used the my old PDF-Xchange 4.0 License key. The KB article you have pointed to shows that it might be a license key issue. So, I verified the key and saw, it starts with PXP40.... I now entered the correct PXP50-... key, and it works fine as expected. Thanks for your help!
by Mattes57
Fri Mar 01, 2013 5:08 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Viewer (End Users)
Topic: Watermarks after adding Pages
Replies: 5
Views: 2160

Re: Watermarks after adding Pages

No, I tried that already (after removing License key, the menu items showed the "pro" icons, after re-inserting keys, they disappeared).
by Mattes57
Fri Mar 01, 2013 4:44 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Viewer (End Users)
Topic: Watermarks after adding Pages
Replies: 5
Views: 2160

Watermarks after adding Pages

First: I have a valid PDF-Xchange Pro License which should also include the Viewer. I am using the current Version .210 In Viewer, I can make comments etc and save the doc properly. However, whe I use the "Document" features, e.g. adding pages from another PDF, the PDF-Trial Watermarks app...
by Mattes57
Mon Jul 09, 2012 3:51 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Print Drivers
Topic: PDF/A-2 Question
Replies: 3
Views: 1865

Re: PDF/A-2 Question

So, 1.4 is the minimum to produce a PDF/A-2 document. And if I have a PDF containing features from upper versions, these would be included in the PDF. The Viewer, in that case, should show me a higher version? I think, it's irritating in the Wikipedia article, that they say "PDF/A-2 is based on...
by Mattes57
Mon Jul 09, 2012 12:36 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Print Drivers
Topic: PDF/A-2 Question
Replies: 3
Views: 1865

PDF/A-2 Question

I finally upgraded to V5 recently, and I started to try out the PDF/A settings.

According to Wikipedia, the PDF/A-2 standard uses features from PDF Versions 1.5 to 1.7.
However, when I create a PDF/A-2 document, the Viewer says, it's PDF 1.4

See attached example file.
by Mattes57
Tue Apr 19, 2011 11:30 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Viewer (End Users)
Topic: Redacting Question
Replies: 3
Views: 1422

Re: Redacting Question

Thanks for the Information.

Will I have to buy an upgrade license then (currently having a PDF-XChange pro license)?
by Mattes57
Tue Apr 19, 2011 6:53 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Viewer (End Users)
Topic: Redacting Question
Replies: 3
Views: 1422

Redacting Question

Maybe you've heard about the failure of the british Ministry of Defense: they used a black bars to make text passages unreadable in a PDF-document. However, using select, copy&paste, the passages could be read anyway. (look http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Ministry-of-Defence-fails-at-...
by Mattes57
Thu Feb 17, 2011 9:03 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Viewer (End Users)
Topic: Converting Multiple word documents to pdf's
Replies: 2
Views: 1282

Re: Converting Multiple word documents to pdf's

I was struggling with almost the same problem: printing several docs automatically into one single PDF. And I found this solution: OpenOffice has an easy to use command line interface (opposite to MS Word). So I use "C:\Programs\OpenOffice.org 3\program\swriter.exe" -invisible -p doc1.doc ...
by Mattes57
Thu Oct 14, 2010 6:44 am
Forum: Office2PDF & MS Office Addin
Topic: Problem with MS-Visio
Replies: 7
Views: 4326

Re: Problem with MS-Visio

Both, Visio and PDFXChange Office AddIn, are set to DIN-A4 Landscape. (Setting PDFXC to A4 Portrait produces the same output layout!).
Using PDFXC Viewer to print 2 pages on one works. However, this should be considered as a tricky bypass.
by Mattes57
Wed Oct 13, 2010 12:16 pm
Forum: Office2PDF & MS Office Addin
Topic: Problem with MS-Visio
Replies: 7
Views: 4326

Problem with MS-Visio

I have a document für MS Visio 2003 wich is in landscape format. When using the PDF XChange _printer_ driver, everything is fine. However, when using the PDFXC Office Plugin, I get 2 pages in portrait format, which is NOT what I want.
Maybe I just set the wrong options, but it may also be a bug.
by Mattes57
Thu Jul 01, 2010 5:45 am
Forum: Office2PDF & MS Office Addin
Topic: Converting Word Markups into PDF Annotations?
Replies: 3
Views: 2938

Re: Converting Word Markups into PDF Annotations?

Are there any plans to implement this? (But maybe it's too complicated to do so).
by Mattes57
Wed Jun 30, 2010 9:38 am
Forum: Office2PDF & MS Office Addin
Topic: Converting Word Markups into PDF Annotations?
Replies: 3
Views: 2938

Converting Word Markups into PDF Annotations?

I have a Word Document including some markups (comments). Is it possible to convert this into a PDF, where the comments are true PDF-comments, and not flattened elements (see attached example).
by Mattes57
Thu Apr 01, 2010 7:12 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Viewer (End Users)
Topic: Security Issue?
Replies: 6
Views: 3365

Re: Security Issue?

The original german version of that article has an update: in Adobe Reader, it would be sufficient to disable "allow non-PDF-Attachments to be opened by external programs".

This is a link to the blog entry from Didier Stevens
by Mattes57
Wed Mar 31, 2010 1:22 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Viewer (End Users)
Topic: Security Issue?
Replies: 6
Views: 3365

Security Issue?

I just read this article about a possible security issue discovered be Didier Stevens (said to be a PDF security expert).
Maybe it's of interest for you.
by Mattes57
Tue Feb 02, 2010 8:07 am
Forum: How to forum
Topic: Insert symbol in PDF-Exchange?
Replies: 5
Views: 3897

Re: Insert symbol in PDF-Exchange?

http://gd.tracker-software.com/knowledgebase/62-How-do-I-create-stamps-for-use-in-the-Stamp-Tool (This is part of our new website that is in final stage of testing that everything is working properly) That new website looks very fine. There's a typo in the above mentioned article. List Item 8 reads...
by Mattes57
Wed Dec 30, 2009 6:23 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Viewer (End Users)
Topic: Buglet in Security Information
Replies: 2
Views: 1168

Re: Buglet in Security Information

The attached file contains the Original PDF, Screenshots of PDF-Tools-Security-Settings and the resulting PDFs for the above mentioned two cases.
In both cases, PDF Viewer says "page extraction allowed", and in both cases the page extract menu items are greyed out.
by Mattes57
Wed Dec 30, 2009 9:11 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Viewer (End Users)
Topic: Buglet in Security Information
Replies: 2
Views: 1168

Buglet in Security Information

(version 2.0.0043.0 release - 28-12-2009) I used PDF-Tools to set some security options on a PDF. Especially "Allow Content Copying or Extraction" was not set to be allowed. However, in the document properties, the PDF-XChange Viewer shows "Page Extraction: allowed". (though the ...
by Mattes57
Tue Dec 29, 2009 9:39 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Viewer (End Users)
Topic: workaround for inability to remove Internet Search Providers
Replies: 8
Views: 4668

Re: workaround for inability to remove Internet Search Providers

Thanks for implementing "switch off all search providers" in version 2.0.0043.0 release - 28-12-2009. I do not need external search providers in a PDF (and I do not want it) However, after switching them off, the icon of the last used search provider is still shown in the search toolbar. W...
by Mattes57
Mon Dec 28, 2009 9:53 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Viewer (End Users)
Topic: Explanation of "Blend Modes" ?
Replies: 3
Views: 1366

Re: Explanation of "Blend Modes" ?

Thanks.
Fortunately, I have studied Mathematics. So I may understand the description ;-)
by Mattes57
Mon Dec 28, 2009 8:43 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Viewer (End Users)
Topic: Explanation of "Blend Modes" ?
Replies: 3
Views: 1366

Explanation of "Blend Modes" ?

In the Appearance Options of an object, some different "Blend Modes" are available. These are not yet described in the manual file. I've experimented with the different blend modes, but some seem to produce the same effect. So, what are the differences, and what are they supposed to produc...
by Mattes57
Mon Dec 28, 2009 7:48 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Viewer (End Users)
Topic: anonymous comments possible?
Replies: 7
Views: 2140

Re: anonymous comments possible?

Whow! That's cool.
Is the JS-API yet fully supported in PDF-XChange-Viewer?
by Mattes57
Tue Dec 22, 2009 2:07 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Viewer (End Users)
Topic: anonymous comments possible?
Replies: 7
Views: 2140

Re: anonymous comments possible?

Yes, it is possible.
Just open the "properties" of a selected comment and remove the author information.
by Mattes57
Tue Dec 15, 2009 9:54 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Viewer (End Users)
Topic: Beta Version available - 42.10
Replies: 5
Views: 1683

Re: Beta Version available - 42.10

PDFX4Beta.zip (Option 3) has CRC errors.
I already downloaded it twice and tried to use different unzippers.
by Mattes57
Thu Nov 19, 2009 9:50 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Viewer (End Users)
Topic: PDF-Xchange viewer crash
Replies: 23
Views: 5801

Re: PDF-Xchange viewer crash

So far, I'm not getting a crash with that updated 42.9 version.

Thanks for your very fast fixing!
by Mattes57
Wed Nov 18, 2009 9:13 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Viewer (End Users)
Topic: PDF-Xchange viewer crash
Replies: 23
Views: 5801

Re: PDF-Xchange viewer crash

I've just installed 42.9, and the viewer silently disappears, when I try to set and resize a stamp.
by Mattes57
Tue Sep 29, 2009 11:52 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Viewer (End Users)
Topic: File attachment behaviour
Replies: 4
Views: 1713

Re: File attachment behaviour

Vasyl-Tracker Dev Team wrote:
..a single click on an attached file opens the info/comment window about that file
We cannot reproduce this behavior for Acrobat Reader :wink:
Acrobat Reader 9.1.2 see Attachment
..double click will open the attached file
We change viewer's behavior to this..

Thanks.
Thank you!
by Mattes57
Thu Sep 24, 2009 7:09 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Viewer (End Users)
Topic: File attachment behaviour
Replies: 4
Views: 1713

File attachment behaviour

In Acrobat Reader, a single click on an attached file opens the info/comment window about that file. A double click will open the attached file. In PDFXChange Viewer, a double click just opens the info/comment window (and marks the pdf as changed (filename*)). To open the attached file, it is necess...
by Mattes57
Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:37 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Viewer (End Users)
Topic: Stamp transparency does not work
Replies: 8
Views: 4635

Re: Stamp transparency does not work

Fix confirmed. Thanks.
by Mattes57
Thu Jul 02, 2009 11:30 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Viewer (End Users)
Topic: Stamp transparency does not work
Replies: 8
Views: 4635

Stamp transparency does not work

I was rather sure that setting transparency to stamps worked in earlier versions.

But I can't get it with 2.042 (see attachment)
by Mattes57
Fri Jun 19, 2009 9:39 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Viewer (End Users)
Topic: how to print pdf file with sticky notes I created there?
Replies: 7
Views: 2259

Re: how to print pdf file with sticky notes I created there?

Can you send document where popups are rotated during printing? The original document contains sensitive data. So, I cannot send it. I tried to reproduce it with a similar document, but this was unsuccessful. The document was created using MS Visio, then converted to PDF (using PDFchange printer dr...
by Mattes57
Wed Jun 17, 2009 1:09 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Viewer (End Users)
Topic: how to print pdf file with sticky notes I created there?
Replies: 7
Views: 2259

Re: how to print pdf file with sticky notes I created there?

I've stumbled upon the same question today.
I found that it is possible to print the file WITH sticky notes, if you select "print as image".
However, the position of the sticky note image seems to be random. And at least once, it was rotated by 90°
Should this be considered as a bug?
by Mattes57
Tue Jun 16, 2009 8:18 am
Forum: PDF-XChange Viewer (End Users)
Topic: How do you highlight text?
Replies: 7
Views: 2321

Re: How do you highlight text?

At least, you could draw a rectangle over the part you want to highlight. Set background colour to yellow, for example, and transparency to 20%.
by Mattes57
Tue Jun 09, 2009 1:29 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Viewer (End Users)
Topic: Download of .2.042 contains only the SE.exe
Replies: 2
Views: 1253

Re: Download of .2.042 contains only the SE.exe

Thanks for clarification.
And thanks for the undo features.