Re: PDF viewer poll

[Benct Philip Jonsson <melroch@gmail.com>]

On 2019-10-14 18:55, Marcin Borkowski wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I don't use ConTeXt anymore, but I still get the emails from the list,
> and I quickly skimmed throught this thread to see if someone writes
> about my pdf-viewer of choice - pdf-tools
> (https://github.com/politza/pdf-tools).
>

I too don't use context anymore[^1] but I thought I should mention 
Zathura which is a good alternative if you like vi(m) and/or 
dislike/have trouble using a GUI.[^2].  The WP page (and `man zathura`) 
describes its capabilities well without me needing to type them. :-) 
They include synctex but I don't use it.

<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zathura_(document_viewer)>

[^1]: I never really took off with context because I already know how to 
do 9 out of 10 tasks in LaTeX, and when I don't the info is much easier 
to find online. Sorry!

[^2]: I have a motor disability which makes pointing with a mouse 
difficult and point-dragging almost impossible.  That's the main reason 
I got into text-only/plaintext/non-gui workflows, but I keep on because 
I find them better.  Unfortunately when computer accessibility is 
discussed it is almost synonymous with vision disability accessibility, 
but there are other reasons for having trouble with GUIs.

> 
> On 2019-10-13, at 12:43, Henning Hraban Ramm <texml@fiee.net> wrote:
> 
>> Hi, I’d like to update my list of (usable!) PDF viewers.
>> Which one do you use? (Current version?)
> 
> pdf-tools (version 20190701.202)
> 
>> What are its pros and cons?
> 
> cons:
> - no "continuous display"/"double page" modes
> 
> pros:
> - searchable (also with regexen), also grep-like (i.e., display all
> lines containing some regex and jump to them easily)
> - annotations/comments are viewable (and jumpable to) w/o using the
> mouse
> - fast
> - runs within Emacs (not sure if this is a "pro" for everyone...)
> 
>> Is it free (open source, freeware)?
> 
> yes (GPL3)
> 
>> Does it work on Win/Lin/Mac?
> 
> GNU/Linux, maybe Mac
> 
>> Does it have a localized interface? (I don’t care, but I work with
>> people who don’t understand a lot of English.)
> 
> No.
> 
>> Can it handle comments, attachments?
> 
> Yes.
> 
>> Can it handle forms with or without JavaScript?
> 
> AFAIK, no.
> 
>> Does it support SyncTeX? (Who uses that anyway?)
> 
> Yes, and I do all the time!
> 
>> Does it update changed PDFs on its own (or does it even block
>> overwriting)?
> 
> I guess it can be configured to do so (like Emacs in general)
> 
>> Which other features are essential for your choice?
> 
> As I said - I don't have to leave Emacs.  Also, incremental or grep-like
> searching with literal text or regexen are killer features.
> 
> Best,
> 
> --
> Marcin Borkowski
> http://mbork.pl
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