DS PDF viewer, actually exists now

dantheman · February 25, 2009, 11:06:33 AM

For years we've been telling people that a PDF viewer on the DS doesn't exist and would be incredibly slow if ever created, and instead suggested exporting to JPEG and using ComicBookDS.

Well, this isn't the total answer for ebook reading on the DS without conversion, but a PDF viewer has surfaced and seems to be fairly functional for PDF files without large images.

Full details at http://ands-pdf.blogspot.com/

Seems to work alright for a few of the PDF files I've tested, though ones consisting of nothing but images failed to load. Definitely worth a shot though, and the author could use your submissions for nonworking PDF files to improve compatibility.

Solarpolitiks · February 25, 2009, 12:27:51 PM

Cool beans. I'll be using this. I've got some text only pdfs that I'd like to take on the go. Thanks for postin this.

754boy · February 26, 2009, 01:11:24 AM

looks nice. I have quite a collection of pdf files but most of mine are magazines and image only.

buffybaskey · March 08, 2009, 05:17:59 PM

hello im really interested in this, but imvery new to this and not sure how to install it on my r4 card? and which file do i need the source or binary, sorry if this isnt the right place to ask questions

thanks xx

buffybaskey · March 12, 2009, 08:55:36 PM

any one know please

dantheman · March 12, 2009, 11:51:56 PM

Copy the binary to your card along with your PDF files. Launch the binary, choose the PDF to view.

buffybaskey · March 13, 2009, 10:12:47 AM

Quote from: dantheman on March 12, 2009, 11:51:56 PM
Copy the binary to your card along with your PDF files. Launch the binary, choose the PDF to view.

thanks for the answer

do i just pop it where my other games are or in the root folders? and do i view it through the games or multimedia on my r4 card, i have moonshell on does this make a difference sorry for all the questions, very new to this

dantheman · March 13, 2009, 10:47:21 AM

Where you put it doesn't matter. Put the .nds file and your PDF files wherever you want. Launch it like you would launch any other game.

buffybaskey · March 13, 2009, 01:13:56 PM

thanks

Mr.Peanut · March 18, 2009, 07:48:04 AM

It works with small images and documents that are not too long, due to memory constraints. The author might make a version that uses memory expansions which would be great for those of us with slot-2's.