SumatraPDF 3 displays multiple documents in tabs, improves eBook UI

Krzysztof Kowalczyk has released SumatraPDF 3.0, a major new release of his lightweight and portable PDF and eBook reader for Windows. Version 3.0 adds support for tabs, allowing users to view multiple documents side-by-side, plus extends support for eBooks and adds a new document measurement tool to the user interface. SumatraPDF’s most visible change is the new user interface -- gone is the menu bar to be replaced by a single ☰ menu button. Clicking this reveals a single-drop down collapsible list of menu items for navigating the program’s available commands, which are arranged as per the previous release. The… [Continue Reading] Continue reading at 'Betanews'

[ Betanews | 2014-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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