AmiPDF ?

Is the AmiPDF program supplied with Enhancer Software simply an update to the AmiPDF program supplied with AmigaOS 4.1 FE?

Does the Enhancer version of AmiPDF require other stuff from the Enhancer Software suite?

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redfox

It require some new gadget classes from the package, but you can even download them for free (Enhanced core v2)

Given what it's based on, isn't AmiPDF supposed to be open source?

In theory that would mean the source should be avaialble.
Couldn't any bug fixes be ported from MattyOS back to AmigaOS
for everyne to use?

Thanks,

PJS

@pjs

The engine is opensource but not the GUI around it
Engine was not updated aniway, it's the same as the old version from Hyperion

@samo79
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Not possible with GPL. If you use GPL code in a program and distribute binaries you're required to also make available the source to build those binaries. Read the license. It could be possible if engine and GUI were separate binaries but they aren't in AmiPDF. The only way that's not required if you have a commercial license from the copyright holder of xpdf who can license the code under different licenses but if they used the GPL version then all of it is under GPL including the code they added or changed.

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Was that because the commercial license was only for that version? That's a bad idea as according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xpdf AmiPDF was based on xpdf 3 which is probably missing a lot of bug and security fixes so another reason to publish source so it can be updated with current GPL xpdf that fixes vulnerabilites and allow other people to support it when the original author does not have resources for that any more.

Thank you for all the replies.

Since it appears that the actual engine has not been updated, I will continue with the Hyperion version of AmiPDF for now.

Thanks,
redfox

they do seem to be in breach of the license yes

@redfox

Way faster than AmiPDF : https://jpv.amigaaa.com/RNOPDF/

@all

I like RNOPDF very much can I instruct AmigaOs4.1 to always open PDF files with RNOPDF as soon as I use them?

At the moment, when I double-click a PDF, it opens with AmiPDF by default.

Thanks for the help

@Maijestro
Check also my old port of VPDF from Morphos (on os4depot) should be fast enough too.

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In system:prefs/Env-Archive/Sys/ find the one for pdf (can't check now, but this probably def_pdf.info) and change in the tooltypes for binary you need.

@kas1e

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Wow I didn't know about your port VPDF it's great and very clear because the pages of the PDF are listed on the right side, unfortunately the symbols look a bit old-fashioned and no longer up to date.

What I have noticed is that the symbols may show the wrong color on new systems with RX graphics cards?



And yes, PDF loading is very fast

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Yes, that was the trick and it works perfectly. Unfortunately I don't agree with the window position of RNOPDF, the window with the PDF is opened too low from the desktop under half of AmiDock and I have to pull it up every time to be able to read the pdf.

Nevertheless, I have learned something new and I am very grateful to you for that. Please add VPDF modern icons....it would be the perfect PDF viewer for AmigaOs4.1....