:tools pdf

This module improves support for reading and interacting with PDF files in Emacs.

It uses pdf-tools, which is a replacement for the built-in doc-view-mode for PDF files. The key difference being pages are not pre-rendered, but instead rendered on-demand and stored in memory; a much faster approach, especially for larger PDFs.

See pdf-tools’ project website for details and videos.

1.1. Maintainers Link to this heading

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1.2. Module flags Link to this heading

This module has no flags.

1.3. Packages Link to this heading

org-pdftools if :lang org
pdf-tools
saveplace-pdf-view

1.4. Hacks Link to this heading

Added out-of-the-box support for HiDPI or Retina displays.

2. Prerequisites Link to this heading

This module requires epdfinfo , a program the the pdf-tools plugin will build automatically when you open your first pdf file, unless you’re on Windows. Windows users must build it themselves.

2.1. Building epdfinfo on Windows Link to this heading

Install MSYS2 and update the package database and core packages using the instructions provided.
Update and install dependencies, skipping any you already have:

$ pacman -Syu $ pacman -S base-devel $ pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-toolchain $ pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-zlib $ pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-libpng $ pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-poppler $ pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-imagemagick

$ git clone https://github.com/politza/pdf-tools

# Cask requires python2 (important: not 3!) $ pacman -S python2 # Make the mingw-shell aware of your python installation. Adjust the path if # Emacs is installed elsewhere! $ export PATH="/c/Program Files (x86)/Emacs/bin/:$PATH" # Cask needs to know where git.exe is; change this path if git is installed # elsewhere! $ export PATH="/c/Program Files/Git/bin:$PATH" # Install cask. Certificate errors can be ignored with (unsafe) -k option. $ curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cask/cask/master/go | python # Make sure the build process can see cask $ export PATH="$HOME/.cask/bin:$PATH" $ cd /path/to/pdf-tools $ make -s

3. TODO Usage Link to this heading

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4. TODO Configuration Link to this heading

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5. TODO Troubleshooting Link to this heading

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