Document Viewer

Simple document viewer app.

Goals

• Simple viewer that gets out of the way
• Optimized for quick document viewing
• Work well in conjunction with Files
• Functionality:
  • Jump to a page number
  • Search
  • Zoom
  • Present PDF slideshows
  • Print
  • Zoom
  • Rotate
  • Bookmarks
  • View tables of contents
  • Fill forms?
  • Highlight?
  • Annotate?

Relevant Art

GNOME

evince-3-26.png

Firefox

http://ffp4g1ylyit3jdyti1hqcvtb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/futurereleases/files/2013/01/pdfjs1.png

Chrome

https://i.stack.imgur.com/YaP0P.jpg

All the chrome, including the toolbar, is hidden unless you move the cursor close to it.

Edge

https://www.windowscentral.com/sites/wpcentral.com/files/styles/xlarge/public/field/image/2017/09/edge-pdf-rotate.jpg?itok=CSZEm8ZY

Toolbar is transient - it is shown and hidden on click (hidden by default).

Mac

https://www.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/styles/xlarge/public/field/image/2016/11/preview-macos-highlight-example.png?itok=2Ojm7Gud

Controls comparison

* Single/dual page, continuous on/off

Discussion

Some old design work:

• Old mockup from 2015

• GitLab issue

Tentative Design

https://gitlab.gnome.org/Community/Design/app-mockups/raw/master/document-viewer/document-viewer.png

See Also

• Documents design page

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