PDFs always open in single page layout mode in browser

[fp252]

The PDF files I open within a web browser are always displayed in single page mode rather than single page continuous regardless of how it was saved. Also, this occurs even if I force single page continuous mode in the layout settings. How can I make the PDF always open in single page continuous mode?

The layout mode works like normal when I open it using PDF-XChange Viewer itself. The problem has been confirmed to occur in the latest versions of Firefox, Opera, and IE9. I should note it has been occurring only quite recently. Not sure if an update caused it.

On another note: the ruler always appears when opening a PDF inside a browser. How can I hide it?

[Paul - PDF-XChange]

HI fp252,

the settings used in the plugin in any browser should be saved when it is closed. That means when the last instance of a browser window with the plugin, you could still have browser windows open but the settings will be saved when the plugin is closed.

I just tested this is the current build and it is doing as expected. To remove the ruler for example,

• open this URL https://www.pdf-xchange.com/fckfile ... hartEU.pdf,
• hide the rulers (CTRL+R or View --> Show Rulers),
• close the browser making sure there are no other instances of the plugin open.
• Open the URL again. The Rulers should not be there.

The single page/continuous mode setting is not stored the same way. In the preferences choose the default you want. From within the Plugin use:
Edit --> Preferences --> Page Display [category] --> Page Display [panel] --> Initial Display --> Default Page Layout --> Single Page



hth

[fp252]

Thank you for your reply, Paul.

Both the ruler and page display fixes you suggested worked. I believe the problem with the page display issue was that I was trying to change the page display setting by right-clicking inside the document -> Document Properties -> Initial View (where changing the setting to Continuous did nothing, regardless), instead of clicking the Preferences button on the top toolbar to make the setting work for all documents.

[Paul - PDF-XChange]

Hi fp252,

glad it worked for you. You were making changes to the document defaults and that can overridden by other settings in the Viewer.