On Sat 15 Jun 2019 at 07:51:22 (-0000), Curt wrote: > On 2019-06-15, Erik Christiansen <dva...@internode.on.net> wrote: > > On 14.06.19 10:51, Celejar wrote: > >> On Fri, 14 Jun 2019 18:50:22 +1000 Erik Christiansen > >> <dva...@internode.on.net> wrote: > >> > I only use mupdf for problem pdf files, but it's very nifty to have on > >> > hand.
Yes—it's amongst those that can render Chase credit card statements. > >> I actually love mupdf, and I use it as my main pdf reader. It's just so > >> lightweight and easy to use for basic pdf reading. > > > > On trying it again, it does look very promising. Is there a way to set > > the background colour? With xpdf I use "-papercolor wheat3" to avoid > > eyestrain from the white background. > > curty@einstein:~$ mupdf > usage: mupdf [options] file.pdf [page] > -p - password > -r - resolution > -A - set anti-aliasing quality in bits (0=off, 8=best) > -C - RRGGBB (tint color in hexadecimal syntax) > -W - page width for EPUB layout > -H - page height for EPUB layout > -S - font size for EPUB layout > -U - user style sheet for EPUB layout > > So I guess, 'mupdf -C FFEFD5 foo.pdf' (which gives papaya, not wheat--can't > find > wheat--but at least it's a foodstuff). Works here. > > I use mupdf from time to time, but as it doesn't refresh automagically like > Evince when I run 'pdflatex' on an open pdf file whose tex source I've > modified, I prefer the latter. Funnily enough, not refreshing automatically is one feature I appreciate in viewers. But what eliminates it for me as a general viewer is the lack of key- binding configuration file. Quoting Archwiki, "Navigation within a document works with standard keyboard shortcuts and mouse interaction. For example, B and Space scroll up and down." they don't look like standard bindings to me. Or is there some external DE configuration that's handling all this for DE-users? One place mupdf scores is viewing very very tall PNGs and JPGs.¹ However, it's let down by the fact that scrolling must be done using the mouse: the keyboard shortcuts move the image much too far. It appears to segment (virtually) the image into still very tall "pages" which are larger than the area being displayed. So I prefer to use xzgv for this task. ¹ eg Firefox screenshots. Cheers, David.
