Highlight current line as you read in pdf/epub-reader?

Johannes33 · 03-26-2024, 07:03 AM

Hi,
I do a lot of reading and taking notes.
When I leave the pdf window to take notes I struggle to see where I was.
This is annoying and leads to some frustration to always look up where I was in the text.
Now I wonder if any of you have encountered a pdf/epub-reading software where I can move the current highlihgt line as I read, preferably with vim shortcuts, j and k?

pan64 · 03-27-2024, 01:43 AM

probably you will find this dicsussion useful: https://www.reddit.com/r/selfhosted/...nnotation_and/

mjolnir · 04-07-2024, 01:28 PM

What pdf reader are you using in linux, Okular, Evince, etc.? You could extract a page or range of pages with pdftotext and save them to file or pipe them into vim for navigation and/or highlighting. Much easier of course with windows and adobe software but you work with what you have.

Johannes33 · 04-14-2024, 03:36 PM

I have both.
Yes that would perhaps work.
Anyone with a reader suggestion feel free to add.
It would be nicer to read in a reader.