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From: Birkir R. Gunnarsson
Date: Oct 4, 2020 7:08AM

Hi David

I'm just using the default PDF view in Chrome, no plug-ins.
I click the PDF, then at the top there is a dialog where you can
choose to zoom in, download etc. Then the file starts.
There's a bit of a delay I admit, it can get annoying for large files,
but typically I find that it is better than downloading the file and
opening it, though I don't have strong opinions. I just like being
able to click and read without taking extra steps, especially if I'm
not sure whether the PDF has anything interesting, e.g. a restaurant
menu.


On 10/3/20, David Engebretson Jr. < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> Hi Birkir,
>
> I'm happy to hear you are finding the presentation of PDF documents in
> Chrome more accessible. Is this the Chrome PDF add-on you are using?
>
> I ask because I find the latency from keypress to when the TTS engine
> starts
> to talk (I'm using Eloquence) is significant enough that I have to use the
> Adobe Reader application on my Windows 10 machine so I don't get frustrated
> with the latency while viewing PDF's in Chrome.
>
> Are you experiencing any latency?
>
> Thanks for your thoughts!
> David
>
>