I tried the tip, but it didn't work. It asked me to login as an administrator. In fact I am. What I did and it worked is to remove the plugins in the windows exlporer. Find where they are stored (C:/program files/foxit software/foxit reader/plugins/creator/x86) and remove them. It works perfectly.
The answer provided by user Adiii is sufficient above.I would like to add,the default option to highlight on foxit linux is ctrl + Hthat option is occupied on windows for entering reading mode, since u would be highlighting more than entering the reading mode, assining alt+H to reading mode and assigning ctrl + H to highlight is the prudent choice.
This is something you can change from your options menu, in the upper right click the button with three horizontal lines and select options. From there make sure you are under the General category on the left and then scroll down to the applications section. In this section you can chose the default action for opening file types, click on portable document format (.pdf) and if foxit is installed on the computer you should have it listed here. Once you change that foxit should pop up for you again.
Foxit isn't a firefox software and install problem you should direct that to foxit support. Also could be a 32 bit to 64 bit firefox install that could also remove previous unverified addons from running on the new install.
Here, maybe this will help. The file that presents in the reader as an image is 1.4 MB. The file that presents as text is only 59 kB. So it would seem the text selectable PDF file is not an image at all. It contains text with font descriptions and location information.
Foxit Reader is primarily a PDF reader, also enabling you to create PDFs, sign them, edit them, and add annotations. It works across operating systems, featuring plugins for various programs from the Microsoft Office package, which makes it extremely flexible and useful for anyone who often tackles this file format.
Small, fast, and feature-rich PDF viewer that allows you to open, view, and print any PDF file. Unlike other free readers, it enables you to create PDFs, participate in a shared review, and more. Now available with ConnectedPDF technology.
I have not tested this (I don't have Foxit), but I was curious what Chat GPT-4 would say when asked about possible solutions to best automate reader. I asked it specifically about using a COM API (Foxit does have an API). It barfed up the following tester which may or may not work. Either way, the API reference docs can be found here. I would think the API would be more reliable then sending commands to the GUI.
But after upgrading to the currently latest release, v10.01.1, the results look quite promising. The remaining constraint is, that quite a lot of lines, that are saved as two lines by foxit (separate table rows in the original PDF file) are now saved as one line by gs. But that can be handled by the data processing done later on.
4. After opening Foxit Reader for the first time you may be asked to install an update. Ignore that prompt. You may also be asked to set it as the default PDF reader, please say yes to set Foxit reader as the default PDF viewer.
I am currently recommending the Foxit reader to all of my clients who do not have heavy PDF processing needs. The simple reason: Foxit Reader includes the Foxit PDF Printer as part of its install, and this is a perfectly capable PDF generator for anyone needing a basic PDF printer.
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