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1. PDF READER TEXT REFLOW PDF
2. PDF READER TEXT REFLOW MANUAL
3. PDF READER TEXT REFLOW SOFTWARE
4. PDF READER TEXT REFLOW BLUETOOTH
5. PDF READER TEXT REFLOW PLUS

Offers standard keypad in portrait only, no page total Simple search, no “next”, “previous” etc. Store files or in folders, lame interface Verdict: For all the fake Adobe graphics, this application sure doesn’t work like Adobe Reader. PDFReader 1.1, by iTech Development Systems Offers standard keypad, reports total pagesĭocumentation in PDF, but in US letter page-sizee. Highlights, follows links to URLs and other pages No tap to unzoom, worse than plain iPhone

PDF READER TEXT REFLOW PDF

Verdict: A solid PDF viewer, PDF+ offers local storage and a few extras.įiles may be downloaded and stored locally. One level only, allows iPhone-specific bookmarksĭocumentation in PDF, but in US letter page-size Like iPhone, but no panning “momentum” when zoomed Files may be stored on Readdle’s server, new files may be added via email Yes, but no “momentum”, which seems to reduce efficient scrolling.įile list and folders on iPhone. “Readdle storage” (an online service) provided for access to pdfs in email. WiFi only, no direct download from the web. Verdict: This app offers a (clunky) solution for getting emailed PDFs into the viewer, but it’s no PDF expert. Offers standard keypad, does not report total pagesĭocumentation in PDF, but in US letter page-size only serves to highlight the lameness of the application’s PDF handling. Standard numeric keypad, reports total page countĬopies a whole page of text while in reflow modeĮxcellent, text-based documentation, optimized for the iPhone (hint, hint) and just a click away from any document.Īllows addition of iPhone specific bookmarks Supports child bookmarks, uses existing or create new iPhone-specific bookmarks. Clunky, but at least they are thinking about the problem. Includes “show links” and “link priority” features Intended to address right-to-left languages (clumsy) This feature is great, and would get a 5 if the application supported tagged PDF) Uses PDF structure if available (yay!), otherwise it imputes a structure. Supports multiple zoom levels, panning “zones”

PDF READER TEXT REFLOW BLUETOOTH

Price: $4.99 (I paid $0.99 before October 1) FeatureĪ variety of options are provided, but NOT Bluetooth or support for email attachments.

PDF READER TEXT REFLOW PLUS

Verdict: Excellent, full-featured PDF viewing plus on-phone storage, PDF reflow and other features. Momentum in the swipe is well handledġ level of tap-zoom/unzoom. If you want to charge money for a PDF viewing application, it better outperform the basic iPhone itself.ĭuh. Verdict: Minimum baseline for PDF handling performance on the iPhone. Accordingly, all vendors providing documentation in this format got an automatic score of “1” for thoughtlessness in this area.

PDF READER TEXT REFLOW MANUAL

That’s not a bad thing per se, but none of these bothered to ask themselves whether an 8.5×11 inch page format is really ideal for users reading the manual on the iPhone. Most vendors surveyed here provide their product documentation in PDF form. One final note: If you are selling a PDF app, you need to demonstrate that you have a clue as to the appropriate use of PDF. Ratings given are from 0 to 5, with 5 being the highest score, 1 meaning minimal effort and 0 indicating that no attempt was made to offer the feature at all. There are MANY PDF handling and manipulation features I can think of that none of these apps can (yet) manage, but instead of kvetching about what’s lacking, this is a review of what’s on offer today.Īll testing was conducted on an iPhone 3GS (black, of course). Before you go looking, rest assured that none yet offer form-filling, submission, digital signatures, support for Acrobat JavaScript, etc.

Generally speaking, all PDF apps for the iPhone are simply viewers. By way of disclosure, Appligent Document Solutions has not released iPhone software, so we don’t have a dog in this fight. I focused on PDF-handling features, with relatively less attention paid to connectivity, support for non-PDF formats, and so on.

PDF READER TEXT REFLOW SOFTWARE

All software was current as of October 5, 2009. I selected the features that seemed significant based on what I found, then rated each implementation for concept and execution. This article surveys a few of the current crop of PDF-aware applications for the iPhone. Inevitably, a number of these applications focus on electronic documents, which is another way of saying (whether their developers recognize it or not) that they focus on PDF files. As the iPhone continues to grow in popularity, business applications for the iPhone OS are proliferating.