Notebooks for iPhone Answers

Is there a size limit for pdf-files?

Ajmobil, November 05, 2010 23:24

I would like to collect some instruction manuals on notebooks, but it crashes when opening a 9 MB document. It's 2.0.1 on ipad and the instr. man. is from a buffalo nas station:
http://www.buffalo-technology.com/support/getfile/?LS-W%28S%29XL-setup-manual-EFIGS.zip

Ajmobil, November 06, 2010 00:08

same problem when I scroll through the manual of AVM Fritzbox 7270

Alfons Schmid, November 08, 2010 07:56

Hi,

I just tested the files you are referencing and was able to reproduce the crash. The reason is that these PDFs require a huge amount of memory when they are displayed, and so the iOS shuts Notebooks down. It is exactly the same when trying to view these documents in Safari or Mail, these documents are hitting a hard limit of the device.

We are planning to add better PDF support to Notebooks by providing our own PDF handling, which probably is the only way around this type of limitation.

Best,
Alfons

Ajmobil, November 08, 2010 21:10

Thanks for your quick support. I understand the problem.
Regards,
Andreas.