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by Daniel - PDF-XChange
Tue May 13, 2025 7:09 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Drivers API SDK
Topic: PDF is not generated
Replies: 3
Views: 103

Re: PDF is not generated

Hello, Chris444 In that case, it would be best to open the PDFSaver utility to enable retention of Tmp files, and see if any are generated. If they are you can either check them yourself, or pass them over to us, for our devs to take a look. This article details when to enable and locate these for o...
by Daniel - PDF-XChange
Tue May 13, 2025 7:01 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: After using Snapshot tool or equivalent, enabling Zoom In/Out tool temporarily disables mouse button on page view
Replies: 3
Views: 81

Re: After using Snapshot tool or equivalent, enabling Zoom In/Out tool temporarily disables mouse button on page view

Hello, rakunavi Thank you for the post, I have reproduced this and passed it along to the Dev team for review. I agree, this does not seem to be correct, and is likely an odd interaction with the selection method which is in place from the snapshot tool. The same happens with the "select region...
by Daniel - PDF-XChange
Tue May 13, 2025 5:54 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Default App
Replies: 3
Views: 207

Re: Default App

Hello, rfriedrich Thank you for trying that, In this case, an installation log would be helpful, as I believe it should indicate if the set as default action was properly attempted and what the result was. You will find the logs contained in this folder: %tmp% and will be named as "MSIxxxx.log&...
by Daniel - PDF-XChange
Tue May 13, 2025 5:04 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: BUG REPORT: Inverse Active Window Placement from Thumbnails
Replies: 3
Views: 198

Re: BUG REPORT: Inverse Active Window Placement from Thumbnails

Hello, PHK

Thank you very much, the upload link I sent there will expire in about a week, but if this comes up again in the future, let me know and I can re-open it for you.

Kind regards,
by Daniel - PDF-XChange
Tue May 13, 2025 4:52 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Base content item can't be moved continuously by keystrokes with edit mode enabled immediately after opening a file
Replies: 9
Views: 1141

Re: Base content item can't be moved continuously by keystrokes with edit mode enabled immediately after opening a file

Hello, all!

We now also have an official ticket for this, though as before, the target is to have this fixed for the next release:
RT#7476: Bug: nudge releases items on first arrow key

Kind regards,
by Daniel - PDF-XChange
Tue May 13, 2025 4:27 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Thumbnail Move Zoomed View
Replies: 3
Views: 23

Re: Thumbnail Move Zoomed View

Hello, joshhuggins

If you mean this orange rectangle:
image.png
image.png (16.11 KiB) Viewed 19 times
Than it is controlled by these options:
image(1).png
Kind regards,
by Daniel - PDF-XChange
Mon May 12, 2025 11:20 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Drivers API SDK
Topic: PDF is not generated
Replies: 3
Views: 103

Re: PDF is not generated

Hello, Chris444 Sadly there is no inbuilt logging mechanism for the release version, but I do have a few questions from the Dev team. 1. Can you update to 10.6 and see if the issue persists in the latest version? 2. Which event specifically are you waiting for when the timeout happens? Only "On...
by Daniel - PDF-XChange
Mon May 12, 2025 10:25 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: FR: Saving Tool Settings Option - Add Page Guidelines
Replies: 6
Views: 949

Re: FR: Saving Tool Settings Option - Add Page Guidelines

Hello, PHK I am very glad to hear that you have found a workable solution in the meantime! (Also, mostly for my own sake and organization, I am copying the ticket number over to this thread: RT#6813: FR: Presets for "Add page guides" dialog ) Hopefully we can see this come along soon, but ...
by Daniel - PDF-XChange
Mon May 12, 2025 10:16 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Base content item can't be moved continuously by keystrokes with edit mode enabled immediately after opening a file
Replies: 9
Views: 1141

Re: Base content item can't be moved continuously by keystrokes with edit mode enabled immediately after opening a file

Hello, mCHSNUg5Pz8cPap It does seem like the initial reports were lost in transit, I do not see a ticket that was made for this issue at the time, or anything similar within a few months following the first report and my promise to David that I had passed it along to the Dev team. Sadly, the truth i...
by Daniel - PDF-XChange
Mon May 12, 2025 7:05 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: [FR] Overlay pages in color
Replies: 11
Views: 3855

Re: [FR] Overlay pages in color

Hello, fpensa Yes, this has been completes a while ago. Simply use the overlay pages function, and choose a color for the original and and color for the overlay along with a "blend mode" of Multiply, like so: image.png In my example, I have selected two similar pages from a document to com...
by Daniel - PDF-XChange
Mon May 12, 2025 6:14 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Macro(?) to remove a known password from a document
Replies: 4
Views: 315

Re: Macro(?) to remove a known password from a document

Hello, rakunavi Thank you for the suggestion, The Editor is not designed with the intent for use of batch processing, but instead for detailed single document editing, or specific manual processes. As such, @siSINka, if what Rakunavi suggested here does not work for your needs, that I am sorry to sa...
by Daniel - PDF-XChange
Mon May 12, 2025 5:39 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: [build 396] The shortcut keys, such as tabs, no longer work in the file save confirmation dialog box
Replies: 3
Views: 360

Re: [build 396] The shortcut keys, such as tabs, no longer work in the file save confirmation dialog box

Hello, rakunavi

I will certainly double check just to make sure, but I expect that these all suffered from the same root cause, and it should have all been fixed together.

Kind regards,
by Daniel - PDF-XChange
Mon May 12, 2025 5:36 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: [build 396] Colorize Document feature can't convert images with BPC of 1 and ColorSpace of DeviceGray to specified color
Replies: 3
Views: 247

Re: [build 396] Colorize Document feature can't convert images with BPC of 1 and ColorSpace of DeviceGray to specified c

Hello, rakunavi

Thank you for the report, after reproducing it, I have passed along the initial issue to our bug team, while the secondary item is now with the Devs for evaluation as a feature request.

Kind regards,
by Daniel - PDF-XChange
Mon May 12, 2025 3:29 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: [suggestion] Quickly select pages based on aspect ratio
Replies: 5
Views: 491

Re: [suggestion] Quickly select pages based on aspect ratio

Hello, Jensen Head

If you are specifically looking to rotate your pages, that particular dialogue already offers the option you need:
image.png
Simply click rotate pages on the organize tab, and then choose all portrait pages, and rotate them 90 degrees to get a uniform document.

Kind regards,
by Daniel - PDF-XChange
Fri May 09, 2025 10:49 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: spacebar scrolling .. stutters?
Replies: 13
Views: 228

Re: spacebar scrolling .. stutters?

Hello, libove I am not certain of the specific timing, but what you describe may play a factor, in practice, spacebar "scrolling" is a two step process. On the keypress-down the action is "accepted" and on "release" within a predetermined timeframe (In my testing, it se...
by Daniel - PDF-XChange
Fri May 09, 2025 9:54 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: spacebar scrolling .. stutters?
Replies: 13
Views: 228

Re: spacebar scrolling .. stutters?

Hello, libove We spoke a bit over email, but I do not want to push this off by the wayside. If any other users here on the forums have experienced the same, we would appreciate a video, with some graphic elements showcasing when the spacebar is pushed/released, so we can try to replicate the issue o...
by Daniel - PDF-XChange
Fri May 09, 2025 9:46 pm
Forum: PDF-Tools
Topic: [suggestion] "Input Files" / "Successfully processed files" / "Insert suffix" action
Replies: 1
Views: 183

Re: [suggestion] "Input Files" / "Successfully processed files" / "Insert suffix" action

Hello, Jensen Head That is the whole purpose of the Save docuemnt's "Macro" functionality. With something like this: image.png You can save the file with the original name, and a suffix, prefix, or various other types of custom data, added automatically, to avoid overwriting the originals ...
by Daniel - PDF-XChange
Fri May 09, 2025 9:43 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Sending active document to external GED
Replies: 1
Views: 150

Re: Sending active document to external GED

Hello, RScherer

I am afraid this is not possible, and after a quick chat, I have received confirmation from the Dev team leader that we have no intention of allowing such actions in the future as it is a potential major security issue.

Kind regards,
by Daniel - PDF-XChange
Fri May 09, 2025 9:00 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: BUG REPORT: Inverse Active Window Placement from Thumbnails
Replies: 3
Views: 198

Re: BUG REPORT: Inverse Active Window Placement from Thumbnails

Hello, PHK I cannot seem to reproduce this issue, could I ask you for a settings export (File > manage settings > export settings) As well as a copy of any document you can reproduce this issue with? Given your blurring of the sample I presume this may contain some sensitive information, so you can ...
by Daniel - PDF-XChange
Fri May 09, 2025 5:52 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Enhance Scans - deskew changes
Replies: 5
Views: 245

Re: Enhance Scans - deskew changes

Hello, mCHSNUg5Pz8cPap Stefan said lossy compression caused the blurriness, but now you're saying the blurriness is caused by the image being recompressed in a lossless format. These two statments are one in the same. Because of the original formatting, the decompression process is not perfect, that...
by Daniel - PDF-XChange
Thu May 08, 2025 11:22 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Catastrophic failure when decrypting a pdf file
Replies: 5
Views: 296

Re: Catastrophic failure when decrypting a pdf file

Hello, shayar Thank you for those, I have passed them along to the Dev team for review, and will get back to you as soon as I have heard from them! [Edit] I have heard back from the team, it seems this is a case of the Editor (and a number of other applications, including Adobe), reading the files e...
by Daniel - PDF-XChange
Thu May 08, 2025 10:21 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Enhance Scans - deskew changes
Replies: 5
Views: 245

Re: Enhance Scans - deskew changes

Hello, mCHSNUg5Pz8cPap Yes, this is expected, As stefan mentioned, deskew needs to recompress the image, and we inherently avoid using lossy compression modes, like JPEG when this happens. If you specifically need the image to be in JPEG format after this, you can use the recompress images feature t...
by Daniel - PDF-XChange
Thu May 08, 2025 9:15 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Counting all different parameters at once
Replies: 29
Views: 2528

Re: Counting all different parameters at once

Hello, Mathew

That tool looks fantastic Mathew, thank you!

Kind regards,
by Daniel - PDF-XChange
Thu May 08, 2025 9:12 pm
Forum: OCR- For the PDF-XChange Editor and Viewer
Topic: unable to use OCR - "none installed" for languages
Replies: 1
Views: 251

Re: unable to use OCR - "none installed" for languages

Hello, lkrose24 This is a bug introduced to many of our V9 and some early V10 products, which was caused by a new windows logging feature that incorrectly restricts access to necessary OCR files. You have two options here: 1. Some users have found that running the registry key present here can disab...
by Daniel - PDF-XChange
Thu May 08, 2025 8:16 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Core API SDK
Topic: System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x8000FFFF)
Replies: 3
Views: 4148

Re: System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x8000FFFF)

Hello, kna I am unsure how or if the previous issue was resolved, but given that it has been 2 years, what you are experiencing could be a different issue to begin with. Ideally, we would request that you send the same items Roman asked for last time, so we can look into your situation directly: Can...
by Daniel - PDF-XChange
Thu May 08, 2025 7:05 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Catastrophic failure when decrypting a pdf file
Replies: 5
Views: 296

Re: Catastrophic failure when decrypting a pdf file

Hello, shayar Thank you for the report, To begin a process dump of from the software while it is displaying this message could help, please follow the steps here to record that: https://www.pdf-xchange.com/knowledgebase/584-How-do-I-create-a-process-dump-file-and-send-it-to-PDF-XChange-for-investiga...
by Daniel - PDF-XChange
Thu May 08, 2025 6:13 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange (End Users FR)
Topic: [javascript FR] support Intl object in javascript
Replies: 3
Views: 261

Re: [javascript FR] support Intl object in javascript

Hello again! I have just head back from the Dev team, apparently this will not be possible to implement at this time, due to the complexity of the API involved. Our of curiosity, did you find that this worked in the past? I (perhaps mistakenly) thought from your wording that this should have worked ...
by Daniel - PDF-XChange
Thu May 08, 2025 5:36 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Default App
Replies: 3
Views: 207

Re: Default App

Hello, rfriedrich Thank you for the post, I have not seen any other reports along these lines yet with 396, and in testing, it does seem to properly assign the Default application on this end. Perhaps there was a conflict, or windows did not respond to the request for default status for some other r...
by Daniel - PDF-XChange
Thu May 08, 2025 3:36 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: PDF table does not export correctly to Excel
Replies: 8
Views: 307

Re: PDF table does not export correctly to Excel

Hello, Davide78

In that case, the only solution we can offer you is to update the software to the current latest release, if you wish to benefit from the latest improvements to the software.

Kind regards,
by Daniel - PDF-XChange
Thu May 08, 2025 3:31 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Add Image as annotation using JavaScript
Replies: 5
Views: 329

Re: Add Image as annotation using JavaScript

Hello, HQue If you follow the steps I mentioned above, you can later "flatten" the stamp you have placed, which converts it into base content, and then allows the text to be edited directly with the Edit text tool: (This is a Gif animation, click to play) PDFXEdit_s90ou7rXiW.gif Once you h...
by Daniel - PDF-XChange
Wed May 07, 2025 9:13 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Add Image as annotation using JavaScript
Replies: 5
Views: 329

Re: Add Image as annotation using JavaScript

Hello, HQue I am not certain about loading it exclusively via JS without the use of a stamp, but I am not certain that it is necessary to do so anyway, our new stamp helper tool can be used to simplify this. It is accessible from the "stamps palette > New > custom stamp": image.png image(1...
by Daniel - PDF-XChange
Wed May 07, 2025 8:49 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange (End Users FR)
Topic: [javascript FR] support Intl object in javascript
Replies: 3
Views: 261

Re: [javascript FR] support Intl object in javascript

Hello, Mathew

Thank you for the request, I have passed it up to the Dev team for review!

Kind regards,
by Daniel - PDF-XChange
Wed May 07, 2025 6:48 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: PDF table does not export correctly to Excel
Replies: 8
Views: 307

Re: PDF table does not export correctly to Excel

Hello, Davide78 These 3 options will have the largest impact on the layout of the resultant Excel File, and depending on the document layout, you may need to change them on a case-by-case basis to get the best result. image.png Generally, the settings I have show should be the closest to a "cat...
by Daniel - PDF-XChange
Wed May 07, 2025 6:04 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Listing all links in a PDF document can take a long time
Replies: 15
Views: 2418

Re: Listing all links in a PDF document can take a long time

Hello, David.P

As always, we do work to improve these features over time, but I am afraid that I cannot offer any further information on this topic currently.

Kind regards,
by Daniel - PDF-XChange
Wed May 07, 2025 5:57 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Possible Bug? SOLVED
Replies: 1
Views: 259

Re: Possible Bug? SOLVED

Hello, mCHSNUg5Pz8cPap Thank you for the report, this is not a bug, but is an intended feature. The "All" button is a "mode" toggle (not a "tool" in itself), similar to the "Exclusive mode" function. When it is enabled, is is visualized inside of its intended ...
by Daniel - PDF-XChange
Wed May 07, 2025 5:45 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: How to report security vulnerabilities?
Replies: 12
Views: 835

Re: How to report security vulnerabilities?

Hello, Talos

Thank you very much, I will keep an eye on this topic in anticipation of your report.

Kind regards,
by Daniel - PDF-XChange
Wed May 07, 2025 5:03 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Errors detected in the XREF
Replies: 1
Views: 237

Re: Errors detected in the XREF

Hello, codepirate69 Generally such errors indicate the document itself is heavily damaged, if simply saving the file after you see this message appear does not resolve it, than I am afraid it may be impossible to recovery the lost data. These issues are most commonly associated with non-specificatio...
by Daniel - PDF-XChange
Wed May 07, 2025 4:05 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: How to report security vulnerabilities?
Replies: 12
Views: 835

Re: How to report security vulnerabilities?

Hello, Talos Thank you for that! I see the text and sample file have been uploaded, and I passed this along to Ivan for review and resolution. Moving back to the email issue. Our mail server admin very much needs to see the actual error report messages you are getting, so that we can compare and fig...
by Daniel - PDF-XChange
Wed May 07, 2025 3:52 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Enable continuous scrolling when holding the middle mouse button again
Replies: 8
Views: 734

Re: Enable continuous scrolling when holding the middle mouse button again

Hello, SjoAkk

Please do ensure that you are fully up to date, build 394 and 395 had a bug wherein this option, despite existing, did not have the intended effect. If you are running build 396, you should find that this option does exactly what you need it to do.

Kind regards,
by Daniel - PDF-XChange
Tue May 06, 2025 10:55 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Documents sliding by Hand Tool dragging
Replies: 10
Views: 528

Re: Documents sliding by Hand Tool dragging

Hello, rakunavi

I completely forgot that we ever added this option... Thank you for catching that, I hope this ends up being the solution for our friend here!

Kind regards,
by Daniel - PDF-XChange
Tue May 06, 2025 10:53 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Migrating settings to a new laptop
Replies: 1
Views: 247

Re: Migrating settings to a new laptop

Hello, johnm Yes, simply open the Editor on the old device, and click "File > Manage settings > export settings" then do the same with "import settings" on the new device. If you use the Classic UI, I believe these tools are under the "Edit" menu instead. Kind regards,
by Daniel - PDF-XChange
Tue May 06, 2025 10:44 pm
Forum: PDF-XChange Editor
Topic: Listing all links in a PDF document can take a long time
Replies: 15
Views: 2418

Re: Listing all links in a PDF document can take a long time

Hello, rakunavi I am glad to hear you are happy with the improvements so far. While there are indeed always improvements to be made, some level of "rate limit" is needed as a sort of safety restriction, we may try to increase this gradually over time, as processing power increases, but I c...