SumatraPDF Wrapper ListerPlugin

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webbiller
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SumatraPDF Wrapper ListerPlugin

Post by *webbiller »

I really like this small, fast, tiny PDF Viewer: SumatraPDF

and not having to install several 100MB for Tools like gsview or AdobeAcrobat

But having PDF preview in Totalcommander would be much better, so i played around with Delphi and came up with this wrapper plugin.
It opens SumatraPDF and "catches" the Window into Totalcommander Quickview Window.

Have a try and give feedback:
known Bugs: Sumatra Menu doesn't allways get painted completly.
URL: ttp://home.arcor.de/arcor-tester/sumatrawrapper/sumatrapdfwrapper.wlx
You will also need a Copy of Sumatrapdf.exe on you computer:
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Post by *webbiller »

First Bug found :wink: , new version uploaded
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Post by *Horst.Epp »

On my Windows 7 x64 it doesn't bring the PDF Viewer in front.
I have to minimize the TC before I can see it.
For me htmlview plugin together with the Adobe Reader works as fast as this and without problems.
It shows PDF also in Quickview.
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Post by *dott »

Why not use mupdf directly, no menu, no bars, no nothing ;-)
just the shortcut keys L R + - W N B M T
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Post by *Matthias030 »

First of all thank you for your enthusiasm to develop this wrapper. However I must say that your wrapper gives me no advantages over using sumatra as standalone viewer. For me Sumatra.exe is opening by pressing F3 and closing on ESC, the same way like any TC plugin. So I don't need Sumatra loaded in TC lister window. One problem of the wrapper: No icons in toolbar are visible. I need it. Not all toolbar/menu options can used by shortcut keys. Also fullscreen view (STRG+L) is not possible. I use it often.

But one useful thing of your wrapper is: It enabled PDF in TC Quickview. I don't use quickview at all. But for people who are using quickview it is for sure a very nice feature!

If you cannot make sumatra toolbars visible I suggest to use wrapper with mupdf. Also that would be better for Quickview since there are not toolbars needed.
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Post by *jantom »

For some reason, the plugin doesn't install properly (Windows XP) and I can't use it. A warning pops up about the file not being a valid Windows NT image (in translation). Any ideas?
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