PDFKneeboard - beta

[Guest nilsca]

HiI've put together a module for my own chart-in-the-cockpit-needs and would like to get others to test it and send me some input.This is beta software atm: PDFKneeboard - a module for showing charts (PDF files really) within Flight Simulator 2004. Smaller than Acrobat Reader and better integrated, support for joystick button show/hide, etc. - please have a lookhttp://code.google.com/p/fscode/wiki/PDFKneeboardDirect download is available herehttp://fscode.googlecode.com/files/PDFKneeboard09.zipGlaring omissions / future features: + doesn't reload documents on restart + doesn't remember page, zoom, rotation as last viewed before restart + would be nice to bookmark individual pages in pdf files that can be jumped to for example via button clickRegardsNils

[teeps 0]

Great idea Nils!

[Chuck_B 2]

Do you know how much energy (and money!) I've spent in the last year trying to use PDF files while flying in FS9?? This could be a godsend to me! I hate killing trees so I print EVERYTHING in PDF these days.I'll install it and test it this weekend Nils -- no matter what happens, thanks for your effort!(Does this have a word search feature -- I see no bookmarks either.)

[Guest nilsca]

Chuck> ( Does this have a word search feature -- I see no bookmarks either. )no word search or bookmarks/document outline at the momentI'm figuring that some kind of bookmarking within PDFView or through the modules ini-file might be required though, something like[bookmarks]#icao,keyword,pdf,pagebookmark1=CYYZ,Linning6,cyyz-arrivals.pdf,3bookmark2=CYYZ,ILS25,cyyz-iap.pdf,8...If there was a way to quickly select such bookmark, then jumping from approach to instrument approach chart would be pretty convenientA detailed settings dialog for keyboard/button assignments is also in the works btwCheersNils

[Chuck_B 2]

Thanks Nils! For me, I would much rather have the word search feature before the bookmarking feature -- with word search, I can always search the .PDF doc for the topic I'm looking for; IMO with that, book marks almost become redundant.

[Guest nilsca]

HiPDFKneeboard is now at version 1.0 - offers multiple keyboard/joystick bindings, restores documents' settings (zoom, rotation, open page) when documents are opened again.still on the wishlist+ option to reopen documents that were open on close+ searching in pdf+ bookmarking of individual pages in distributed documentsMore info herehttp://code.google.com/p/fscode/wiki/PDFKneeboardDirect download is available herehttp://fscode.googlecode.com/files/PDFKneeboard10.zipCheersNils

[Guest nilsca]

Hi againPDFKneeboard has been updated to version 1.3 - an incompatiblity with FS9/Windows has been removed which makes this module even more stable.http://code.google.com/p/fscode/wiki/PDFKneeboardCheersNilsp.s. work on moving this to FSX is underway as well

[3Green 80]

Hi againPDFKneeboard has been updated to version 1.3 - an incompatiblity with FS9/Windows has been removed which makes this module even more stable.http://code.google.com/p/fscode/wiki/PDFKneeboardCheersNilsp.s. work on moving this to FSX is underway as well

Cool Nils, and Thanks

[Silverbird 115]

Thanks Nils :)