From: MikeE@ster.invalid   
      
   Jeff Layman wrote:   
   > Did you try qpdfview?   
      
   I see this in a discussion about problem .pdf/s:   
      
   > My tool of choice for checking PDFs is qpdf. qpdf has a --check argument   
   that does well to find problems in PDFs.   
      
   In my repo/s (synaptic view), it looks like qpdf and qpdfview are   
   'distinct'; one's package doesn't include the other.   
      
   eg qpdf:   
   > QPDF is a program that can be used to linearize (web-optimize),   
   > encrypt (password-protect), decrypt, and inspect PDF files from the   
   > command-line.  It does these and other structural, content-preserving   
   > transformations on PDF files, reading a PDF file as input and   
   > creating a new one as output.  It also provides many useful   
   > capabilities to developers of PDF-producing software or for people   
   > who just want to look at the innards of a PDF file to learn more   
   > about how they work.   
   >   
   > QPDF understands PDF files that use compressed object streams   
   > (supported by newer PDF applications) and can convert such files into   
   > those that can be read with older viewers.  It can also be used for   
   > checking PDF files for structural errors, inspecting stream contents,   
   > or extracting objects from PDF files.  QPDF is not PDF content   
   > creation or viewing software -- it does not have the capability to   
   > create PDF files from scratch or to display PDF files.   
   >   
   > This package includes the command-line qpdf tools.  It also contains   
   > the documentation.   
      
   pdfview:   
   > qpdfview is a simple tabbed document viewer which uses the Poppler library   
   for   
   > PDF rendering and CUPS for printing and provides a clear and simple Qt   
   > graphical user interface. Support for the DjVu and PostScript formats can be   
   > added via plugins.   
   >   
   > Current features include:   
   >   - Outline, properties and thumbnail panes   
   >   - Scale, rotate and fit   
   >   - Fullscreen and presentation views   
   >   - Continuous and multi-page layouts   
   >   - Search for text (PDF and DjVu only)   
   >   - Configurable toolbars   
   >   - SyncTeX support (PDF only)   
   >   - Partial annotation support (PDF only, Poppler version 0.20.1 or newer)   
   >   - Partial form support (PDF only)   
   >   - Persistent per-file settings   
   >   - Support for DjVu and PostScript documents via plugins   
      
      
      
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   Mike Easter   
      
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