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To fix the bug when you destroy an item, follow these steps: Locate the file PDFPagerAdapter.java Locate “if (viewMap.containsKey(container))” and change it to “if (viewMap.containsKey(position))” Note: This article refers to a deprecated version of a Foxit Product. If you are still using Foxit PDF SDK 5.3 or older, please refer to your download package documents […]

Follow the steps to add new functionality to your Android C API demo for Foxit PDF SDK: Go to “samples\ViewerDemo\jni” and review how the implementation on how some of the API are already done. Tip: Look for functions that have similar parameters and use it has your template for writing your own. Create a new […]

The following suggestion can help improving rendering speed of your viewer: Render only part of the PDF page Render at lower quality. Reduce the width and height and scale it to fit the size needed. Some PDF page requires a lot of time because of its complexity. Recreate the PDF. Note: This article refers to […]

To request an SDK for a different platform, follow the steps below: What operating system do you need support for? What version of the operating system? What architecture does it use? Provide the hardware device name and version of the device. Provide the compiling tool needed to build the library. What flag is needed to […]

Follow these steps to provide Foxit with the necessary data for printing related problems: Open Devices and Printers by clicking the Start button , and then, on the Start menu, clicking Devices and Printers. Right-click a printer, and then click Printer properties. On the General tab, click Print Test Page. Scan print info and send […]

To display the fonts correctly, you must use the FSCRT_Library_AddFontFile or use FSCRT_Library_SetFontMapperHandler. Here is how to use FSCRT_Library_SetFontMapperHandler in C++. declare the following structure: static FSCRT_FONTMAPPERHANDLER ExternalFontMapper; static string FallbackFontPath; static FS_RESULT MapExternalFont(FS_LPVOID clientData, FS_LPCSTR fontName, FS_DWORD fontStyles, FS_INT32 weight, FS_INT32 charset, FSCRT_FILE *fontFile, FS_INT32 *faceIndex){ //This call back will trigger when an external […]

Follow the steps outlined below to render a selection of a PDF on Foxit PDF SDK: Change the parameters of FSPDF_Page_GetMatrix before rendering Go to “samples\simple_sample\comm_src\fgsdk_common.cpp” and locate the call for FSPDF_Page_GetMatrix Change the parameters. For example, “FSPDF_Page_GetMatrix(page, -200, -100, (FS_INT32)width*1.5, (FS_INT32)height*3, 0, &mt)” Run the demo at “simple_sample\pdf2img” and look at the output to […]

To fix these errors in Foxit PDF SDK, follow the steps below: In Visual Studio’s “Solution Explorer” right click on the project with the error and select properties Select Configuration Properties ->General Set “Platform Toolset” to “Visual Studio 2010 (v100)” Note: This article refers to a deprecated version of a Foxit Product. If you are […]

Outline and Bookmarks are the same in PDF. Please see the header file fpdf_document_r.h and locate the method starting with FSPDF_Bookmark_XXX. Function with the naming convention FSPDF_Bookmark_XXX are the function that will allow user to extract bookmark information. Note: This article refers to a deprecated version of a Foxit Product. If you are still using […]