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[Fata-Ku]

Wait no! I'm wrong! The OpenGL version ("mupdf-gl") supports bookmarks! (bound to "o" for overview)
I just never use them.

(I use the non-gl version out of habit, which doesn't have bookmarks.)

[Fata-Ku]

There is, in theory, a mu-pdf backend for Okular (my preferred pdf viewer), but I've never been able to get it to work.

I already use a gui-less video player (mplayer), so perhaps I should give muPDF another shot. Does it support bookmarks?

Unfortunately it doesn't support in-pdf bookmarks, though it does support links (such as Exalted's glossary and index). Peronally though, I find that the time it takes to navigate, say, Adobe's bookmarks bar is longer than flipping through with muPDF from a best-guess page number.

You can however set personal bookmarks, and its search function is also super fast.

(usage docs: https://mupdf.com/docs/manual )

[BlueWinds]

Both on Linux and on Windows I swear by muPDF. It's blazing fast and has command-line functions for splitting a PDF:

mutool.exe convert Exalted_Third_Edition.pdf 1-10 -o new-pdf-title.pdf -F pdf

that creates a new pdf doc named new-pdf-title.pdf, containing pages 1 through 10. (-o for "output" -F for "format")
can also export as png and cbz.

The downside (for people who aren't me) is that there is no UI to speak of because all control happens through keyboard shortcuts, but I count that as a plus since I'm a long-time Vim user.

There is, in theory, a mu-pdf backend for Okular (my preferred pdf viewer), but I've never been able to get it to work.

I already use a gui-less video player (mplayer), so perhaps I should give muPDF another shot. Does it support bookmarks?

[Fata-Ku]

Both on Linux and on Windows I swear by muPDF. It's blazing fast and has command-line functions for splitting a PDF:

mutool.exe convert Exalted_Third_Edition.pdf 1-10 -o new-pdf-title.pdf -F pdf

that creates a new pdf doc named new-pdf-title.pdf, containing pages 1 through 10. (-o for "output" -F for "format")
can also export as png and cbz.

The downside (for people who aren't me) is that there is no UI to speak of because all control happens through keyboard shortcuts, but I count that as a plus since I'm a long-time Vim user.

[Mister Lion]

I got some timely assistance, and it is split. I also let drive thru know, so rather than some barely computer literate battered old cop looking for help on a forum, maybe we could get handled officially.

Thank you everyone. I look into a new PDF reader, regardless. That is too bad, I liked Xodo.

[SamuraiMujuru]

I've switched to Moon+ Reader on my tablet and it's been a hell of a lot better at reading dense pdfs like Exalted and the By Night Studios LARP books. You can also change page quality in the app. Dropping it down to Medium has had almost no effect on visual quality and readability, but definitely helped increase load speeds.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.flyersoft.moonreader&hl=en

[Maudova]

I'm not sure if you saw my response to your last message but If you put your .pdf into a google drive share it with my maudova at Gee m ail dot com I will split the .pdf into whatever sizes you want and send them back to you. It will take less than a minute for me to complete this. I have full versions of the adobe suite new and old edition so Its a single click transaction for me.

[WalkingEye]

Install PDFcreator to print the pdfs to the pages you want or I use pdf split and merge

[Hark]

You using an iPad? Google tells me Mac product have a lot of problems with this.

Alternatively, I guess your tablet might have a very tiny memory, in which case 22 pages might be your tablet's limit and the ideal size to break your pdf up into.

[Mister Lion]

Totally does. I just tried it, right now. Chrome is up to date. I saved the entire Charms chapter as its own document.

That is cool for you, but it isn't for me.

I just sat through 15 minutes of preparing item for printing, and it let me handle 22 pages. That is all. I am not saying it did not work for you, or does not work period. Maybe it is my printer driver. I do not know what it is, but it limits mine at 22 pages, and no more.

Chrome is up to date, ditto the Chrome PDF reader. Must be the HP Printer driver or something, as 22 and kaput. Three times in a row now. So, there is something in my set up prohibiting it, and I am not an IT guy. I drive fast and play with guns for a living.

[Jetstream]

Be that as it may, It will not work for me. It 'prepares document for printing' then will only allow up to 22 pages at a time.

Maybe I have a newer version of application or something.

So, nope. It does not work.

Totally does. I just tried it, right now. Chrome is up to date. I saved the entire Charms chapter as its own document.

[Mister Lion]

Be that as it may, It will not work for me. It 'prepares document for printing' then will only allow up to 22 pages at a time.

Maybe I have a newer version of application or something.

So, nope. It does not work.

[Hark]

Load the pdf in Chrome.
Press Ctrl+P to open the print menu
Change destination from your printer to Save as PDF
Enter the page range you wish to have in your PDF
Click Save

That will make the pdf the size your want. I literally just tested it on the Exalted pdf before posting, so it should work.

[Mister Lion]

The splitting it with Chrome does not quite work. It only allows 3 pages to convert over.

[Maudova]

If you have a copy of the .pdf already, I can take a copy of it and break it into sections for you. It's pretty easy, I won't supply a copy for you though.