Re: [gentoo-user] palemoon and pdfs

[james]

On 3/3/20 5:00 PM, Walter Dnes wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 03, 2020 at 11:16:21AM -0500, james wrote
>> team-gentoo-user,
>>
>> Palemoon, Installed versions:  28.8.4, is great!
>>
>> But, no matter what I try, I cannot view 'pdf' files in
>> palemoon. Is there a page that explains how to get pdf
>> viewing working on ver 28.8.4?
>>
>>
>> https://addons.palemoon.org/addon/moon-pdf-viewer/


>    You're better off invoking an external app (long story).

Yep; after some extensive reading and further testing, I would agree. 
Hopefully, palemoon comes out with the ability to handle pdfs, security 
issues included, in a more recent version.....


>> Or a workaround like popping up another app so I can read the pdf, which
>> are common, from whatever source?
>> ANY hack would be OK....
>
>    Another Pale Moon user here.  I use app-text/mupdf which is a
> minimalist viewer.  The controls are a bit wierd.  To copy text hold
> down the {CTRL} key and simultaneously drag the *RIGHT* mouse key to
> extend-select a rectangle.  "+" and "-" control the zoom and {SHIFT}{H}
> expands/decreases to properly fit the window.  Searching is like "less".
> "/" searches forward (not case-sensitive) and "n" finds next occurence.
> See the man page for more goodies.

Yes, I'm testing out mupdf, as it is a bit 'quirky'.
Hey, thanks for the tip, as I'll try something similar, but it's easier 
on my old brain, if I 'autosort/file' pdf's logically under a file-tree 
where a variety of different files all mostly at the bottom of a 
tree-branch..... are concentric on subject/content. My database 'fu' is 
not current with all of the latest/cool database tools.....


I'll experiment and see if I cannot find a secure solution, that makes 
reading and auto-filing copies of PDFs consistent and easy to recall, 
(logically) sort and filter. But I'd duplicate all the pdfs into one 
dir/branch as a  worst case I can apply search-filters on a single, 
massive dir/branch.


As an engineer, too active, I receive tons of good files/data so, I'm to 
the point of some advance sorting/filing/labeling/searchable solutions 
for a large amount of excellent data/files. Perhaps there is a project 
already 'auto-sorting' and such, that I have missed? One of the newer 
database technologies?



>    In my case, it saves a copy of the pdf file in /tmp/mozilla_waltdnes0/
> (*YES* with Pale Moon).


This would require, (logically) renaming the pdf's as I do get a myriad 
of files and email, quite a lot I permanently retain...

Here is a master listing of tools; most are available for gentoo:

https://www.tecmint.com/linux-pdf-viewers-and-readers-tools/


Thanks Walt,
James