BUG: Dont remember Page Layout/Fit Page

[Fujiy]

When I select Continuous, close foxit and open, Page Layout back to Single Page.

Another bug:

When i select Fit Width(Ctrl+3) and click on Bookmarks, foxit back to Fit Page

[christina]

When I select Continuous, close foxit and open, Page Layout back to Single Page.


I have the same problem. Mantis ID:4500



Another bug:

When i select Fit Width(Ctrl+3) and click on Bookmarks, foxit back to Fit Page
The problem doesn't happen on me. Will you please provide more info to help reproduce it?

[Fujiy]

1-) Fit Width
2-) Click at bookmark link
3-) When foxit go to clicked page, it Fit Page back

Since 2.1

[christina]

Does this happen on you everytime with every pdf file?

[Fujiy]

No, some pdf, at some links

[elpezzz]

I'm also having this problem with version 2.3. The default setting is continuous display, but about half of the pdfs I open start in single page view.

I'm opening the pdfs from firefox (zotero) in the stand-alone application.

The problem seems to be independent of the previous view (I open file1.pdf, it comes up in single page mode, I scroll down to the third page and change to continuous, close foxit. When I reopen the file, it displays the third page in single page view).

It seems like the first time foxit is opened (the first tab) it is more likely to start in single page view, but not always. Sometimes the first tab will open in single, then the second in continuous, even if I didn't change the first view.

[christina]

1-) Fit Width
2-) Click at bookmark link
3-) When foxit go to clicked page, it Fit Page back

Since 2.1

Hello Fujiy,

Sometimes the author prefined the width of pdf. In this case, Foxit Reader will take the original settings even though you changes its fit mode.

[christina]

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The problem seems to be independent of the previous view (I open file1.pdf, it comes up in single page mode, I scroll down to the third page and change to continuous, close foxit. When I reopen the file, it displays the third page in single page view).


Have you enabled "restore last view settings when reopening" in Preference/General tab?

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It seems like the first time foxit is opened (the first tab) it is more likely to start in single page view, but not always. Sometimes the first tab will open in single, then the second in continuous, even if I didn't change the first view


Strange Issue. Not sure if you have the layout settings properly set up.

I use an example to address my idea:
1. In Foxit Reader, I changed the Page Layout to continuous in Preference/Page Display tab, and enabled "restore last view settings when reopening" in Preference/General tab
2. Opened several files(file1, file2, file3...), in the file1 tab, changed the Page Layout to singe from the menu bar, in the file2 tab, altered the Page Layout to Continuous, and file3 to facing.... ,closed foxit reader.
3. Opened foxit reader, Open file1, file2, file3..., then the first tab will be in single,file2 in continuous, file3 in facing.....

[gorthon]

The first bug I can definitely reproduce:
- My default layout is configured as continuous
- I have enabled restore last view settings when reopening

I have some PDF files (quite a lot, actually) that open in sinle page mode. Even when I change this to continuous, it doesn't stay: Once I close and reopen the file, it's set to single page again.
This is very annoying, as it prevents smooth scrolling. Actually, I see two bugs in this behaviour:

- If I set default to continuous, the PDF still gets opened as single page layout, which I guess depends on the settings the PDF author made. Those should be ignored if I configure my default view to be continious (otherwise I should configure it at "PDF default" or something like that).
- Even if it opens in single-page, then it should still stay continuous once I change it. So when I reopen the same file it should be continous. But this setting doesn't stick, it falls back to single page layout.

From what I read in this thread Foxit recognizes that this is a bug. Will it be fixed any time soon? I had to revert to 2.2 because of this, as the advantages of 2.3 don't outweigh this problem for me.

[christina]

- If I set default to continuous, the PDF still gets opened as single page layout, which I guess depends on the settings the PDF author made. Those should be ignored if I configure my default view to be continious (otherwise I should configure it at "PDF default" or something like that).
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Foxit Reader won't overwrite PDF author settings even though you choose other layout options as dafault view. That's you have to reconfigure view settings every time open such a certain file with preset setting inside.

From what I read in this thread Foxit recognizes that this is a bug. Will it be fixed any time soon? I had to revert to 2.2 because of this, as the advantages of 2.3 don't outweigh this problem for me.

Sorry, I just tracked the reported Mantis ID:4500 mentioned above, the problem only happened on a particular file I provided, not common to all files. That's not a bug of Foxit Reader, but the file setting releated.

[gorthon]

Foxit Reader won't overwrite PDF author settings even though you choose other layout options as dafault view. That's you have to reconfigure view settings every time open such a certain file with preset setting inside.

Well, this is really a pain having to change it every time. And, more importantly, it is a huge step back from Foxit Reader 2.2, where it always opened in continous mode.
I can understand that you won't provide a function where the author's default mode is overwritten. However, wouldn't it be possible to remember the setting for a file, so I don't have to change it every time I open the same file? Changing it once should suffice, and when I open it the next time it keeps the page layout I previously chose.

[christina]

I understand what you are experiencing. Normally, for most files that author didn't limit the layout to open, foxit reader remembers your settings for a file. But as to those files with preset settings, for repsect to the author and copyrights, foxit reader doesn't previous view settings. Sorry about this. Any questions, please let me know.

[gorthon]

Well, isn't the author's wish respected sufficiently if Foxit Reader opens the file with the author's view setting when I open the file for the first time? If you let me change the view setting, why force me to change it every single time I open the file again?
To give you an example of a use case where this is extremely important: I am currently (and for the next 5 months) writing a Master's thesis. My main sources are about 20 PDF documents, all of them reports of at least 100 pages. More than half have the author view setting "single page", which is just annoying for scrolling. Now to do my research I have to open and work with these 20 PDFs almost every day. Having to change the view mode over and over again is just not acceptable. I cannot stress the fact more that in this regard Foxit Reader 2.3 is a huge step back from 2.2. In fact, what about your argument concerning "repsect to the author and copyrights": Why did these documents then open in Continuous mode in Foxit 2.2?

[christina]

Ok, gorthon, thanks very much for your argument. It's do bothersome in your case suchlike. I will forward your input to the the developers team. Hope there's a best solution for this type of case.

Suggestion Mantis ID:0005786

About your said difference of 2.2 and 2.3, I think the developers team need to consider more with the version goes on and increasing use. Hope you can understand.

Regards
Christina

[gorthon]

I just installed Adobe Reader 9.0 and guess what: It remembers the page layout when opening a file a second time, even if the author has set a specific one.

Pleeeeease make Foxit Reader do the same.

[christina]

Hope so. I've forwarded your comments to the developers team ...

[christina]

Hello gorthon,

Would you please provide us a file sample with author presetting viewing mode?

[gorthon]

Hi Christina,
Sorry for the late reply, somehow I didn't get an email even though subscribed to the thread (so I just corrected my settings for this forum).
Here is a sample PDF:
http://www.frosp.com/OECD_Infrastr_to_2030_Pt2.pdf

The author setting must be single page, as it opens in single page view in both Foxit 2.3 and Adobe 9. When manually setting the mode to single page continuous, and then closing the file and reopining it, the following happens:
- Foxit opens it in single page mode again, I have to change it to continous each time
- Adobe Reader 9 opens it in single page continuous (thus keeping the change I previously made).

There is a workaround, but it's pretty expensive: If you have Adobe Acrobat Professional you can open the file and then print it as PDF again, without the view setting ;-)

[Maggie]

hello Gorthon，thanks very much for your support.
Your file has been forwarded to our developers.
Have a nice day!

[hsrstud]

I'm wondering if a decision has been made about whether to address this issue. I seem to be still experiencing single-page reversion for certain PDFs when they are first opened.

Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't understand why an author would be concerned with a user's reading preferences and I don't see how it affects the branding of an publisher's product. I would think it would be more important to the author/publisher that any potential barriers to consulting their publications be removed.

[christina]

Hi hsrstud, Reader v3.0 now can remember user settings for those pdfs having author's default viewing mode. If you still have the problem, please go to Preferences/Page Display tab, to see if you've enabled 'restore last viewing settings when reopening'.

[hsrstud]

Ok, thanks!

[hsrstud]

I'm still experiencing a problem when opening PDFs created with an author's default viewing mode.

The first time I open one of these PDFs, Foxit won't apply my default settings. I have to change the settings manually the first time I open one of these PDFs. Once I change the settings, Foxit will remember these settings the next time I open the document. However, I would like Foxit to apply my default user settings the first time it opens all PDFs, regardless of whether the author set a default viewing mode.

[christina]

That's the way it works. You have to reconfigure settings to those pdfs at the first opening.

[Andy]

That's the way it works. You have to reconfigure settings to those pdfs at the first opening.

Right under the option to "Restore last view settings when reopening" you could have an option to "Apply Default Settings to First Time Opened Files".

And/or you could give us a toolbar button, or menu selection, or context (right-click) menu selection that would "Restore Default View Settings". This would serve to fix the newly opened file view settings problem, and would also give us a one-step restore after we've zoomed or changed anything else.

If you were only going to do one, I vote for the latter.

[christina]

I will forward your request to our developer team.

Suggestion Mantis ID:0007339

[Bob Evans]

I am trying to use html files as indexes for pdf's. When Foxit reader opens the file via a hyperlink, is seems to ignore the page display preferences. If I open the file directly, they seem to be applied OK.

[christina]

Would you please let me know what preferences you have set up for the page display?
Please tick off history option 'Restore last view settings when reopening' in the General tab.