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Aditi_Gangwar
Microsoft
MicrosoftRoadmap for PDF reader in Microsoft Edge
Over the course of last year, we worked hard on building a powerful PDF reader that offers compatibility, reliability, and security for you and your organization.
The feedback we received from ...
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Lobotomik wrote:I would love to have the PDF reader as an application, in its own window, without the navigation top bar, with its own icon, associatable to document files.
- I would be able to set the windows side by side easily
- I would be able to open PDF files from the file system without launching Edge and reloading all the tabs that were open last time I closed.
- I would be able to keep al the open PDF files together in a window, not mingled with the web pages.
Use Windows' window snapping feature.
previous tabs reloading? set the correct option here:
edge://settings/onStartup
Don't set it to "Continue where you left off"
nowadays, everything is mixed up. when website developers embed PDFs into their websites, can't expect Edge to not offer a seamless experience.
That is true, but many people have dozens of PDF documents in their filing systems, and Edge is a poor interface for that. You can make do with the file browser and open in edge, but a dedicated app is more practical, like there is one for photos and another for music.