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Hi,
I don't use ConTeXt anymore, but I still get the emails from the list,
and I quickly skimmed throught this thread to see if someone writes
about my pdf-viewer of choice - pdf-tools
(https://github.com/politza/pdf-tools).
On 2019-10-13, at 12:43, Henning Hraban Ramm
Hi, I’d like to update my list of (usable!) PDF viewers. Which one do you use? (Current version?)
pdf-tools (version 20190701.202)
What are its pros and cons?
cons: - no "continuous display"/"double page" modes pros: - searchable (also with regexen), also grep-like (i.e., display all lines containing some regex and jump to them easily) - annotations/comments are viewable (and jumpable to) w/o using the mouse - fast - runs within Emacs (not sure if this is a "pro" for everyone...)
Is it free (open source, freeware)?
yes (GPL3)
Does it work on Win/Lin/Mac?
GNU/Linux, maybe Mac
Does it have a localized interface? (I don’t care, but I work with people who don’t understand a lot of English.)
No.
Can it handle comments, attachments?
Yes.
Can it handle forms with or without JavaScript?
AFAIK, no.
Does it support SyncTeX? (Who uses that anyway?)
Yes, and I do all the time!
Does it update changed PDFs on its own (or does it even block overwriting)?
I guess it can be configured to do so (like Emacs in general)
Which other features are essential for your choice?
As I said - I don't have to leave Emacs. Also, incremental or grep-like searching with literal text or regexen are killer features. Best, -- Marcin Borkowski http://mbork.pl