I Hate Acrobat
a day ago
- #Software development
- #PDF readers
- #User experience
- Author expresses dissatisfaction with Acrobat for being intrusive, slow, and non-customizable.
- Mentions alternatives like FoxIt and browser-based PDF readers, but finds them lacking.
- Praises Zathura for its features but notes its limitation to X11/Xorg on Linux.
- Desires a PDF reader with Zathura-like features, including keyboard focus, modal navigation, and hot reloading.
- Highlights the importance of PDF rasterisation and mentions using MuPDF for rendering.
- Discusses the challenges of creating a cross-platform GUI and settles on using 'iced' for the interface.
- Notes the performance benefits of using DisplayLists in MuPDF for smooth zooming and rendering.
- Details the configuration system for keybindings and settings in the PDF reader.
- Introduces Remote Procedure Calls (RPC) for integrating the PDF reader with other programs like editors.
- Provides installation instructions for the PDF reader, named 'Miro', via cargo or pre-compiled binaries.
- Shares future plans for the project, including replacing the UI layer and adding editing features.