Why on earth would you want to alienate new users-converts from Foxit etc.-by messing with the keystrokes? After all, many other programs use the spacebar/backspace other than Foxit, the enormously popular image viewer, IrfanView for instance. Developers, for heaven's sake, at least be smart enough to check out your competition first-check Foxit and see how it's supposed to be done. Amazingly, the BACKSPACE KEY DOESN'T WORK when viewing a PDF. Tapping the spacebar just produces a vertical tickertape, one page dribbles onto the screen as the former exits.ĥ. Unlike Foxit (which gets it right), no attempt has been made in PDF-XChange Viewer to paginate one page at a time nor to synchronize it with the screen. In default operation, tapping the spacebar to advance pages makes successive pages dribble down the screen. Right, it's well time we had lemon laws for software.Ĥ. If this were anything other than software, a vehicle perhaps, it would be considered to deceptive and misleading and the lemon laws would stick its claws into the manufacturer. ADOBE XCHANGE EDITOR PROcannot be flattened (made an integral part of the PDF) unless you buy the Pro version. ADOBE XCHANGE EDITOR FULLIt is full of editing features which can't be used or are nobbled until you pay for the full version. ADOBE XCHANGE EDITOR PDFThis program is a kludged/nobbled PDF editor masquerading as a viewer. They're too arrogant to ask users what they want, better still, they should be studying how users use their products (or try to use them).ģ. (One really has to shake one's head when one sees how dumb these some developers can be).Ģ.1 Like much software, PDF-XChange Viewer is another ho-hum program deigned by programmers who have zilch idea about ergonomics. For starters, you've bought the product and only have received half of it. ADOBE XCHANGE EDITOR FOR FREE…So, later, you're off-line and you've no help, ok! This may be understandable for free or open source software but is isn't for commercial software. Finding your way about is awkward to say the least.Ģ.1 There's no integral help, it has to be downloaded separately. The opening screen is cluttered with unnecessary toolbars and items which are rarely used (or not used at all when used as a viewer). The ergonomics of this program are just bad. In use, it's irritating and annoying.ġ.1 My point about PDF-XChange Viewer being annoying adware is further strengthened by the fact that you can't even download it directly from the Beta News/File Forum site, rather you are linked-pushed-directly to the developer's site which promotes the 'Pro' version.Ģ. You know you're only using the 'free' program under sufferance of the manufacturer when continually reminded by big 'Pro' icons to buy it. For example, essentially every item in the 'Documents' menu is unavailable yet 'Documents' is not grayed/ghosted out. Many of PDF-XChange Viewer's menus items are redundant-their presence serves only as adware. Adware features get significantly more in the way of its operation than do similar competing products (Foxit had similar issues but they intrude much less so). I assume those who have given it a high rating score must ardor the techie-looking overly cluttered screen or are bedazzled by it, or they're casual users who've all day to read a PDF file.ġ. Essentially, it's just advertisement/adware to con you-or make you so frustrated-that you'll buy the so-called Pro version. PDF-XChange Viewer 2.051 is a glitzy irritating toy rather than a good PDF viewer. Some of us don't like updating all the time unless we find we have to etc. Please put out the info on what's changed in the newer version from the older ones. One thing that would be helpful with new releases is a change list. Does everything I need and straight from the USB drive/key with no issues.įor anyone that wants to needs to make changes to PDF files, get this. ADOBE XCHANGE EDITOR PORTABLEThe version of PDF-X I use is the portable one. Something else is that if you use the typewriter feature, and type in new fields, those fields are recognized by other PDF programs as editable (one that I've used to check it out is acrobat). I see mention of Foxit several times, and while that program is ok, when making changes to a PDF file, and subsequently saving it, it watermarks the saved file unless you pay for the program. It lets you do lots of things with PDF files, and it lets you do them for free.
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