I like the MyLibrary's bookshelf UI and the capability to show the cover page, but the default pdf reader
is too slow to render scanned pdf.
It's pretty easy.
Install the PDF reader of your choice. Having more than one app that can handle PDFs, the 1st time you open one a popup will show letting you to choose which program to use. You can select which and do nothing (the popup will show everytime you open a file) or you can mark the default check, and Android with use the program everytime without asking.
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CalvinH said:
It's pretty easy.
Install the PDF reader of your choice. Having more than one app that can handle PDFs, the 1st time you open one a popup will show letting you to choose which program to use. You can select which and do nothing (the popup will show everytime you open a file) or you can mark the default check, and Android with use the program everytime without asking.
Regards.
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I never got that option to choose.
Probably, i launched the pdf reader from MyLibrary before I installed other
pdf reader.
Now, i went to the "Manage Application" to reset the "Launch by Default" setting of all the pdf reader i installed.
I also cleared all cache and data of MyLibrary.
Then I started MyLibrary to launch the pdf reader. I still didnt get the prompt to choose the reader.
However, when I used the File Manager to launch the pdf reader, I was prompted to choose the pdf reader.
Well, if you choose to launch it from MyLibrary, I think the app usually regards that as a decision to launch it with MyLibrary...
If changing default reader is not possible with MyLibrary,
is there any other similar bookshelf app that has similar UI as MyLibrary and allows changing default reader ?
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Hi,
I have the Aldiko application for reading books. Since that software was just acquired by Adobe, it now includes a PDF reader. So far so good. I like that PDF reader...
However, I just installed the "Documents To Go" application and this thing took over the PDF MIME type, but since I did not install the full version, it wont let me view PDFs anymore.
So, my question is: How do I remap the PDF mime type back to Aldiko, but still keep "Documents To Go" for MS Word/Excel/Powerpoint stuff?
If it makes a difference, I am running CyanogenMod7 on a Mytouch 4G device.
Thx!
Have you tried opening a PDF file on its own and then redirecting it to Aldiko? Or have you tried uninstalling Documents to Go (or Aldiko) and seeing if it continues to happen?
Please understand, these are questions from a n00b who cruises the forums...
@pbarnum: I tried opening a PDF off the sdcard using a file manager, and it indeed asked me which of the two programs I wanted to use and if I wanted to set one as default. So I did, I selected Aldiko as the default. This almost worked: Aldiko is indeed the default now for the browser, touchdown and for the file manager. However, the email and gmail applications keep trying to open the "Documents To Go" app. I tried rebooting in case those applications had cached the MIME settings, but the issue remains.
Uninstalling "Documents to go" caused gmail to use some other app, but the email application just does not know how to open PDFs anymore...
Hmmm... doing some searches, it looks like there may not be anything one can do because this works through "Intents" and not via a statically (And user manageable) configured MIME type table.
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@pbarnum: I tried opening a PDF off the sdcard using a file manager, and it indeed asked me which of the two programs I wanted to use and if I wanted to set one as default. So I did, I selected Aldiko as the default. This almost worked: Aldiko is indeed the default now for the browser, touchdown and for the file manager. However, the email and gmail applications keep trying to open the "Documents To Go" app. I tried rebooting in case those applications had cached the MIME settings, but the issue remains.
Uninstalling "Documents to go" caused gmail to use some other app, but the email application just does not know how to open PDFs anymore...
Hmmm... doing some searches, it looks like there may not be anything one can do because this works through "Intents" and not via a statically (And user manageable) configured MIME type table.
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Settings, Applications, Manage Applications, find Documents To Go and click on it, and there should be a button with something like "Clear Defaults" on it. After that you should be given the choice again (unless I misunderstood your question).
@martino2k6: Thanks, I did not know I could manage the defaults that way... However, that still does not solve the issue. Documents to Go does not show to have any defaults associated with it, yet it is used by default by certain applications.
The issue is: When "Documents to Go" is installed, it causes "gmail" and the standard "email" application to use the "Documents to Go" application to open PDFs. This happens even if Aldiko has been selected as the default application for PDF files. So, what is wrong with that? Well, the free version of "Documents to Go" is good in that it provides viewer support for MS Office documents, but it does NOT provide viewing support for PDF documents, and there are free viewers that do provide that capability.
I dont know why, but installing a second PDF viewer, in addition to Aldiko, solved the issue. The viewer I installed is Adobe Acrobat Reader. Now the adobe reader gets the PDFs and NOT Documents To Go.
As in windows desktop I have the option to choose a specific application to be associated with a file of my choice.
If the option to launch a program was available in the "complete action using" dialogue in android, that would be a very worth component.
I have often found myself missing this feature, and my current situation is calling for the option to open access HTML & text files from the file explorer rather than the ebook reader which requires too many steps to opening the ebook in the reader.
I have tried all the ebook readers on android and the most solid epub fb2 reader I have found is fbreader. Now supporting html & text files in v2 which is still in alpha mode but from my experience it is still the most solid reader you can get for android.
From the file explorer I can directly access epub & fb2 ebooks but HTML/text there is no way I can associate them with my reader of choice.
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Android works a little differently from Windows for file association
In Windows the user tells the OS "for this file extension, use this app" (the app/installer can create this association itself)
On Android, an app lists the file extensions it can open. The first time you try and open a file, the OS will check what the apps can open - if a single app has claimed that extension, it'll be used to open it. If multiple apps support it, you'll be given a choice popup, with a "use this as default" checkbox.
If that checkbox is ticked, then that app will be used automatically from then on, unless you either uninstall that app, or clear the default.
To clear defaults, find the app that gets opened in Settings->Applications->Manage Applications and tap on it - scroll down to the "Launch by default" section, and if the "Clear Defaults" button is enabled, you can click it to clear any default actions for that app (don't worry, it won't delete any other settings)
Then try opening your file again, and the popup should appear.
If this doesn't happen, then it's likely that either your app hasn't registered html as a supported type (you'll have to ask the dev to do that), or there's something special about html files which means they don't get handled the same way - potentially your app dev could use a different extension, and register that instead.
I recently returned to school. Most of my reading material comes in password protected ebooks. When I opened it with Adobe Reader, I could not enter my username and password. Opens fine on my PC. I tried all the readers on the playstore , including Aldiko Book Reader, ezPDF Reader Multimedia PDF, RepliGo PDF Reader and many others. Repli allowed allowed to enter my username, but not the password. To my disappointment, I cannot read my materials on my Note 10.1 If anybody knows of an app or procedure to allow me to unlock password protected ebooks with ones username and password, it will be a great service for me and others in my situation.
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I recently returned to school. Most of my reading material comes in password protected ebooks. When I opened it with Adobe Reader, I could not enter my username and password. Opens fine on my PC. I tried all the readers on the playstore , including Aldiko Book Reader, ezPDF Reader Multimedia PDF, RepliGo PDF Reader and many others. Repli allowed allowed to enter my username, but not the password. To my disappointment, I cannot read my materials on my Note 10.1 If anybody knows of an app or procedure to allow me to unlock password protected ebooks with ones username and password, it will be a great service for me and others in my situation.
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Hey LoopDoGG79,
This happened to me as well and I understand your frustration.
My solution was solved as following:
1. Download separate chapters (NOT the whole book) (for faster process)
2. Download and install BullZip Printer (Free PDF printer)
3. Open up your book chapter in Adobe Reader
4. Unlock your book, make sure it has "Remember my user name and password" CHECKED (future convenience)
5. Click continue to any JavaScript warning
6. With your chapter open in Adobe Reader, click the print button on top
7. Select your BullZip PDF Printer and click PRINT (Black & White, or Color under Properties, next to where you select the printer)
8. Browse where to save your book, DESKTOP is a good option.
9. You'll might get a copyright warning, but click YES here.
Ta-daaaa!!!!
Now you can open up your book in any PDF applications in your Phone, Tab or IOS device........
Sweet, isn't it?
Good luck and happy reading.
vampiro said:
Hey LoopDoGG79,
This happened to me as well and I understand your frustration.
My solution was solved as following:
1. Download separate chapters (NOT the whole book) (for faster process)
2. Download and install BullZip Printer (Free PDF printer)
3. Open up your book chapter in Adobe Reader
4. Unlock your book, make sure it has "Remember my user name and password" CHECKED (future convenience)
5. Click continue to any JavaScript warning
6. With your chapter open in Adobe Reader, click the print button on top
7. Select your BullZip PDF Printer and click PRINT (Black & White, or Color under Properties, next to where you select the printer)
8. Browse where to save your book, DESKTOP is a good option.
9. You'll might get a copyright warning, but click YES here.
Ta-daaaa!!!!
Now you can open up your book in any PDF applications in your Phone, Tab or IOS device........
Sweet, isn't it?
Good luck and happy reading.
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Thanks for the excellent tip. Will this "print" the entire PDF and save the whole PDF on the desktop?
Exactly...
Just try it out and find out for yourself where are the limitations.
Le us know what your results were....
Very Helpful!
vampiro said:
Exactly...
Just try it out and find out for yourself where are the limitations.
Le us know what your results were....
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Vampiro,
Thank you so much for posting the answer to a problem that I also have had with trying to open a password protected pdf on my tablet. Your solution will save me from going bald as I have tried for the last year to open my textbooks that are password protected. Thanks again!
Lately I've been needing to open PDF files on my phone while traveling for work. However, when the PDF files are emailed to me, once I select the attachment from Gmail the PDF view opens but doesn't display anything. This also happens if I download the file tot he sd card and try to open them that way.
I've tried rebooting as well as wiping cache/dalvik and fixing permissions. Nothing works.
Any ideas?
What app are you opening them with?
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I think it's just trying to open the PDF for viewing directly in Gmail. When I open the Gmail app back up it is still on the blank PDF screen.
Install a program that can handle PDFs like Adobe Reader or ezPDF or something.
Adobe Reader solved the problem. Thanks!
Prior to trying Adobe Reader I made sure Google Drive was installed and functioning properly but no matter what I did the PDF's wouldn't open. I'm surprised Google Drive couldn't take care of this, forcing me to resort to using Adobe.
sn0warmy said:
Adobe Reader solved the problem. Thanks!
Prior to trying Adobe Reader I made sure Google Drive was installed and functioning properly but no matter what I did the PDF's wouldn't open. I'm surprised Google Drive couldn't take care of this, forcing me to resort to using Adobe.
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Google Drive only allows you to access files stored on Google Drive. Quickoffice (also by Google, and installed by default on the Nexus 5) will handle it as well. I recommend Adobe Reader only because I've had trouble with some more complex PDFs in Quickoffice.
Good to know. Thank you.
I have adobe pdf reader on my phone and it works fine. I can open it from the launcher, and I can click on a pdf file using EStrong File Explorer and it opens it immediately. But if I click on a pdf file from the Downloads app, it asks me if I want to "Complete action using" either Ebook Reader (which is terrible for reading PDFs) or Nova Launcher (uh...right).
Any idea why adobe is missing from this list, or what I can do about it?
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Webern said:
I have adobe pdf reader on my phone and it works fine. I can open it from the launcher, and I can click on a pdf file using EStrong File Explorer and it opens it immediately. But if I click on a pdf file from the Downloads app, it asks me if I want to "Complete action using" either Ebook Reader (which is terrible for reading PDFs) or Nova Launcher (uh...right).
Any idea why adobe is missing from this list, or what I can do about it?
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go to Setting > Apps > eBook Reader > Clear default
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go to Setting > Apps > eBook Reader > Clear default
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It's not defaulting to ebook reader.