Floating preview and PDFs

[glusberg]

This is not very new...
When I select a pdf file to see it on the floating preview, three distinct are displayed on the floating window: first a black screen, then a white screen, and finally the pdf I wanted to see. So... It all works (i.e.: I get to see what I want), but it takes a few seconds and it is pretty distracting.
Is this a peculiarity on my machine, or common to others?
Is there a known solution?
I am running 24.10.0002 (at least for now).
I set up the pdf viewing a looong time ago, following the instructions here.
I regularly use Foxit viewer (not sure if that is what xyplorer is using).
Any thoughts?
Thanks.

[Horst]

XY uses the PDF preview handler which is installed on your system.
That is not necessarily the tool used to open or view PDFs.

[admin]

Do you get (want) a full preview, scrollable thru all the pages? Or just a thumbnail (usually a shot of the first page)?

[glusberg]

Either would be fine. The full one would be preferred.

[admin]

Which one do you get now?

[glusberg]

I get the full preview, scrollable through all the pages.
It is fantastic! But for the problem describled.

[phred]

Do you get (want) a full preview, scrollable thru all the pages? Or just a thumbnail (usually a shot of the first page)?

Not to hijack this thread, but how would I get the full preview to be scrollable? Currently I can left-click on the PDF icon and the PDF shows the first page full size as long as I'm holding down the left mouse button. If I right-click on the PDF icon the full first page stays visible until I click anywhere on page. But I can't scroll to other pages.

Thanks.

[Horst]

Do you get (want) a full preview, scrollable thru all the pages? Or just a thumbnail (usually a shot of the first page)?

Not to hijack this thread, but how would I get the full preview to be scrollable? Currently I can left-click on the PDF icon and the PDF shows the first page full size as long as I'm holding down the left mouse button. If I right-click on the PDF icon the full first page stays visible until I click anywhere on page. But I can't scroll to other pages.

Thanks.

All PDF preview handlers I know (a lot) support scrolling inside of a preview.
May be you have set to show PDFs as thumbnails in XY.

[admin]

But for the problem describled.

The problem is that I don't see the problem here. (Using PDF-XChange) Can't do anything.

[phred]

Not to hijack this thread, but how would I get the full preview to be scrollable? Currently I can left-click on the PDF icon and the PDF shows the first page full size as long as I'm holding down the left mouse button. If I right-click on the PDF icon the full first page stays visible until I click anywhere on page. But I can't scroll to other pages.

I created a new thread so as to not hijack the OP.
viewtopic.php?t=25850

[glusberg]

But for the problem describled.

The problem is that I don't see the problem here. (Using PDF-XChange) Can't do anything.

I believe (but confess I don't know how to check) I am using that too.
Can you point me to instructions how to use it?

[admin]

Old FAQ, obsolete now but might help: https://www.xyplorer.com/faq-topic.php?id=PDFpreview

[glusberg]

Interesting (to me!). With the obsolete example I was able to see which preview formats are in use. The one for PDFs was foxit reader (which is my default), but it was unchecked. If I check it, then I can not preview at all.
Since you are using it, I installed pdf exchange. That makes it work perfectly, but only if pdf exchange is the default associated with pdf. If I change the default back to foxit (which I use to sign documents) then it does not work again.
Thanks for your help. I'll explore a little more, and then decide which tradeoffs will work better for me.
Again, thanks.
And, while I have your ears, thank you for a fantastic product!

[glusberg]

In the "obsolete" instruction i was just following (trying to make PDF-XChange Editor (method 2) the default only in xyplorer, I just tried the "magic line" included there. But instead of associating with pdf-xchange, it associates with Microsoft Edge.
Is that magic obsolete? how do I find the magic related to pdf-xchange?

[highend]

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