Released - build 2.0040 - Beta !

[John - Tracker Supp]

Released - build 2.0040 - Beta !
Hi to all - pleased to announce we are ready to release build 2.0040 - but at this time we are calling this a beta.

There are a lot of new features and some bug fixes + a 100% new print output engine, the latter particularly requires we call this a beta as in house we are limited to the number of printers we can test and we would welcome all feedback particularly regarding this.

Who should try this beta ?
as with any beta product - novice or inexperienced users are best advised to use this only at their own risk - we are hoping for feedback form those used to using our's and Adobe's viewer who can and are prepared to provide valuable feedback so we can improve the final release and make ready ASAP

Making bug reports
Please use the internal option in the Viewer (Help -> Report a Problem) and provide as much detail and a sample file if possible - if you don't use a compatible MAPI email client - please email your report and zipped sample file to mailto:PDFXVIEW@tracker-software.com

Feel free to also post here to advise other users what you have found if you wish - but the bug report direct to us is the most important item.

What's in this Beta - overview - Key features:

1: there are 2 install files - the Viewer and a new Plug-in for use with Windows Explorer for Thumbnails, Office Outlook for Previews and as a Windows Desktop IFilter search tool.

2: New Direct PDF creation options (File -> New Document menu items) :

Image/Text file - create new PDF
Scan to PDF direct (see import button option from Image import option)

3. New Print engine
4. Support of XMP (Additional metadata button on Document Properties dialog).
5. Ability to edit document information fields (if security allows)
6. Internal Fonts handling updated to match more closely that supported by Adobe
7. New Image Export options e.g. Scaling support (more coming in time for the final release (Crop/Rotate etc)

+ other minor changes and bug fixes.

we also expect to have tooltips for annots and multiple presets for tools like Highlight, drawing tools etc available in the next few days ready for the final release.

Download Beta here:

We reccomend a full uninstall - restart - install for this new version.

http://www.docu-track.co.uk/PDFXVwer_40b.zip

Many thanks
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Tracker Support
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[John - Tracker Supp]

An updated beta is now available with the latest Shell extensions included - today 27th Oct.

http://www.docu-track.co.uk/PDFXVwer_40b.zip

[urlwolf]

any way we could test this using the portable version? So we don't have to reinstall -reboot-.

Thanks

[Ivan - Tracker Software]

yes, if you can extract PDFXCView.exe and resources.dat from the package.

[John - Tracker Supp]

You can now download the full portable beta for version 2.4 from here :

http://www.docu-track.co.uk/PDFV_Portable_B2.40.zip

Hope that helps

[John - Tracker Supp]

Build 2.0040 is now available.

Tomorrow (Wednesday) via the Live Update options as we need to udpate a specific file on our web server/mirrors for this to function - or now via :

https://www.pdf-xchange.com/PDFXVwer.exe

Hope that helps

[cscat]

Eager to see the changelog (aka version history) of 2.40 full version.
a BUNCH of thanks.

[Ivan - Tracker Software]

Build history will be available today a bit later.

[urlwolf]

Is there anywhere I can download the 2.0041 beta for USB (portable)? Thanks

[John - Tracker Supp]

You can indeed - from here :

http://www.docu-track.co.uk/PDFX_Vwr_Port241.zip

HTH