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Originally Posted by sergeyd
I tried the new beamberry's PDF opening feature - it is not native on device opening, PDF file is copied from the SD card to their server, converted and downloaded back. We were thinking adding this feature to MasterDoc some time ago and thought this is way too complex. What do you guys think, is this useful?
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I say no - the whole point of storing a PDF on your SD card is for local, non-network reading of the actual PDF file. Having to go through a server to read it is just plain stupid, the PDF spec is open and available for anyone to write a reader.
People want a simple PDF viewer on their device, that's it - store a PDF on the SD card and open it with a viewer. No file management, not bells and whistles like document management or online integration. Just launch an app and open a PDF and read. Period. All this other junk that vendors are adding to products are NOT solving a problem the users have, they're trying to create a need where one does not exist for many folks.