BePDF

BePDF is a free software PDF reader for Haiku, BeOS, and magnussoft ZETA. It is based on Xpdf. It was added in Haiku R1 alpha 1 as its sole PDF reader.

BePDF
BePDF 1.1.1 beta 4 on Haiku R1 Alpha 4.1
Initial release0.1.0 (29 July 2000 (2000-07-29))
Stable release
2.1.2[1] / 10 May 2020 (10 May 2020)
Repository
Written inC / C++
Operating systemBeOS, Haiku, and magnussoft ZETA
TypeDocument viewer
LicenseGNU GPL
Websitehaikuarchives.github.io/BePDF/

The source code for BePDF is available via GitHub after a migration from SourceForge.[2]

Features

BePDF supports the following features:[2]

  • Viewing of encrypted and password protected PDF 1.5 files.
    • Opens file dropped on window.
    • Navigation (with keyboard, toolbar, dragging with the mouse, mouse wheel).
      • Support for hyperlinks within the file.
      • Support for user-defined bookmarks for unencrypted files.
    • Displays annotations.
    • Zooming (in/out, selecting a rectangle with the mouse).
    • Rotating the page.
    • Can show a page list, bookmarks and attachments.
    • Window mode or full-screen mode.
    • Japanese, Chinese (simplified, traditional) and Korean font support.
    • Renders embedded fonts (Type 1 and TrueType) with FreeType 2 library.
    • Multithreaded (rendering is done in a separate thread).
  • Editing (Annotations can be added to an unencrypted PDF file)
  • File Attachment Annotations and Attachments can be saved.
  • Printing (range of pages; even or odd pages only; reverse or in order).
  • Searching text.
  • Copying text or graphics (via drag and drop to other applications (e.g. Tracker) and into the clipboard).
  • Session management for PDF files on BFS (open file with the settings when it was last closed).
  • Information (about the file, security, fonts used).
  • Localization for over 20 languages.

See also

References

  1. "Release 2.1.2". 10 May 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  2. BePDF homepage
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