- Hi folks,
Is there a proper app for the Playbook that can read PDFs? I'm not talking about the current Adobe Reader app, which is frankly embarrassing. Ok, it may be small (not bloatware), but it does zero more than view: NO search, NO bookmark, NO annotate.
These key features are essential to make the Playbook usable as a PDF viewing tool!
K01-18-12 08:38 AMLike 0 - At the moment that is what Rim offered and what we are stuck with. It is an embarrassing offering.
Those using the Developers' Beta have installed some Android apps that work better but there are drawbacks to using the beta.
We HOPE someone fixes stuff with the OS2 that is hopefully coming next month.01-18-12 09:23 AMLike 0 - The latest developer's beta (.6149) is very good and quite stable. Repligo reader is a zillion times better than the Playbook Adobe offering, in my opinion, and well worth the trouble of loading OS2 and sideloading Android apps.01-18-12 09:46 AMLike 0
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but backup ur data first01-20-12 11:28 AMLike 0 - 01-20-12 12:39 PMLike 0
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- Ive had mine set to allow since day one.. Ill say the majority of pdf files i can view but the ones I really want always give me the error cannot open file :/01-22-12 05:02 PMLike 0
- I have to confess that I don't think the PDF reader is that bad, it does what it says it does, opens and reads PDF files which is enough for most users of those files.
I agree though for anyone doing serious reading its annoying not being able to search or bookmark.01-22-12 05:06 PMLike 0 - I have to confess that I don't think the PDF reader is that bad, it does what it says it does, opens and reads PDF files which is enough for most users of those files.
I agree though for anyone doing serious reading its annoying not being able to search or bookmark.01-22-12 06:41 PMLike 0 - Since reading Klinton's post I have been opening and closing PDF files downloaded from my PC. I have done about 10 of them that included lots of graphics (charts, scientific data and equations, etc) and have had no problem. Slow? Maybe. But not a problem. I guess I was not expecting software, in all cases, to be as powerful as what I have on my PC. It will probably improve with time.01-22-12 08:18 PMLike 0
- I just hope that when 2.0 does roll out, that foxit will port their pdf viewer over. They already have an android one, so it would be as simple as repackaging and submitting it. I'd pay the $3 for it.01-22-12 10:45 PMLike 0
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