Permanently turn OFF "show cover page in facing mode"

[vada]

How do I make it so that View > Page Layout > 'Show cover page in facing mode' will stay unchecked forever unless I go in and check it myself? I only use that on one in about 500 or 1,000 documents.

• EDIT: To clarify - The problem is that new documents always open in cover page mode (first page on the right side). I have everything set to remember last-used layout settings and that seems to work for keeping 'facing' view but cover page mode box always shows up checked even when it had been unchecked in the previous pdfs.

I just got PDF-Xchnage Viewer today but if that's going to stay checked by default I'll have to get rid of it. This is a 100% non-negotiable dealbreaker.

[Stefan - PDF-XChange]

Hello Vada,

Please go to Edit -> Preferences -> Page Display -> Initial Display and you can change the settings with which all new files will be opened initially.
As for the "Show Cover Page in two pages facing mode" - this should be remembered on a per document basis and the default option is for it to be off.

Regards,
Stefan

[vada]

go to Edit -> Preferences -> Page Display -> Initial Display and you can change the settings with which all new files will be opened initially.

There's no setting there for cover page in facing mode, which is what I'm asking about.

Can you please explain what does "Restore last used Layout and zoom settings for pages from the Recent list when opening" mean?

As for the "Show Cover Page in two pages facing mode" - this should be remembered on a per document basis and the default option is for it to be off.

The default is absolutely, definitely "on". To be clear- what I am seeing when opening new documents is two-page facing (which is how I want it), with empty blank space on the left side and the first page (front cover, if the document has a cover) on the right side.

[Patrick-Tracker Supp]

Hello vada,

Thank you for the post. I believe there could be a number of things going on. Could I please get you to check a few things for me:

Could you please make sure that under View-->Page Layout that "show cover page in two page layout" (Editor Equivalent to the Viewer's View--> page layout--> Show cover page in facing mode) is ticked. This should definitely be remembered between sessions in both the Viewer and Editor.

Once you have done that, please go to Edit-->Export settings and send me the resulting file.

As the Editor has replaced the Viewer, could you please also try this using the Editor? You can download it using the link below:

https://www.pdf-xchange.com/PDFXVE5.zip

If you are using a registry cleaner, or antivirus software that “takes care” of the registry, it may be that it is removing the registry entries necessary for the Viewer to remember the settings used in the previous session. If this is the case, please try disabling it/them.

Thank you for your patience and cooperation!

[vada]

With each reply this is getting more and more complicated and sounding less and less like anyone understands what I am trying do.

#1:

Could you please make sure that under View-->Page Layout that "show cover page in two page layout" (Editor Equivalent to the Viewer's View--> page layout--> Show cover page in facing mode) is ticked.

Why are you telling me to do this? I want cover page view to go away! You're telling me to turn it on!

#2:

As the Editor has replaced the Viewer, could you please also try this using the Editor? You can download it using the link below:

What do you mean, "replaced" the Viewer? Viewer is right there on the website.

#3:

If you are using a registry cleaner, or antivirus software that “takes care” of the registry,

I only have MS Security Essentials and Malwarebytes (free version). Pretty sure those don't do the registry stuff.

[Will - Tracker Supp]

Hi vada,

If you'd like this turned off, then please untick the "Show cover page" option and it should be remembered between sessions. This is the case for me, is it not for you?

If not, please make sure that you are using the latest build of the Viewer, available here:
https://www.pdf-xchange.com/PDFXVwer.zip

What do you mean, "replaced" the Viewer? Viewer is right there on the website.

This is correct. The Viewer has been replaced by the Editor and, while we still offer the download, Viewer licenses are no longer sold. Currently, there is some discussion on whether or not any further changes (bug fixes) will be implemented in the Viewer, as the Editor SDK is due for release and we previously only fixed Viewer bugs because of our SDK users. We were initially intending to release the Editor as Version 3 of the Viewer, but changed the name to reflect the extended functionality.

I only have MS Security Essentials and Malwarebytes (free version). Pretty sure those don't do the registry stuff.

Neither of these should remove our Reg. entries and I've had both running here, for some time now, without issue. Please make sure that you are using build 312.1 and let me know if that helps.

Cheers,

[vada]

untick the "Show cover page" option and it should be remembered between sessions. This is the case for me, is it not for you?

No! That's what I'm trying to tell you. I feel like I keep writing the same thing over and over. It does NOT remember your unchecking from one pdf to the next. You uncheck it and then on the next pdf it shows up as checked. It always 100% of time shows up as checked when you open a new pdf.

The only way it ever gets remembered is if you uncheck it in a particular pdf, it will remember it for that pdf. If you go away and open some other pdfs - new ones that you've never opened - those will always been in cover page mode (i.e. checked). Now if you go back to the first one, it will still remember to not use cover page mode, as it should.

I have the latest build.

I still do not understand the thing about Editor and Viewer. So Viewer is kind of sort of discontinued but not really but Editor has replaced it but Viewer is still available so it hasn't really been replaced.

[Will - Tracker Supp]

Hi Vada,

I still do not understand the thing about Editor and Viewer. So Viewer is kind of sort of discontinued but not really but Editor has replaced it but Viewer is still available so it hasn't really been replaced.

Further development of the Viewer has stopped, in favour of the Editor, though we continue to offer the download as a courtesy to clients. The Editor is the new Version of the Viewer and is actively being developed (bug fixes, new features, etc.), the Viewer is not.

The only way it ever gets remembered is if you uncheck it in a particular pdf, it will remember it for that pdf. If you go away and open some other pdfs - new ones that you've never opened - those will always been in cover page mode (i.e. checked). Now if you go back to the first one, it will still remember to not use cover page mode, as it should.

Firstly, make sure that this is not a property set for each individual document that you are working with. This can be checked within the Document Properties (File --> Document Properties --> Initial View). If it is, then this would need to be changed.

Also, sending your settings (as per Patrick's previous request) will help us immensely. Please do send this by going to Edit --> Export All Settings.....

Lastly, you may want to completely uninstall, delete the Viewer's folder under Program Files, then delete the Viewer's registry profile. To do the latter, type "regedit" in the Windows Start Menu, run the regedit executable and accept the UAC Prompt. Next, go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Tracker Software and delete the PDFViewer folder. Next, go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Tracker Software and delete the PDFViewer folder there. Restart your computer, then re-install using this link:
https://www.pdf-xchange.com/PDFXVwer.zip

Let me know this goes!