How to install:

The apk file can be installed on your android phone using package installer. There are a lot of different ways how to do this, I do it the following way:
 
1.) Install the "Apps Installer" from the market.
 
2.) Allow unknown-sources (non-market) in the application settings.
 
3.) Copy the AndroidPdfViewer.apk file into your sdcard (e.g. to the /sdcard/download folder)
 
4.) Start "Apps Installer"
4.a) scroll to the entry "AndroidPdfViewer" and follow the dialog

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Documentation:

Quick Guide:

1. Start the Application
2. Enter a path to a (very small) PDF file (like example.pdf)
3. Click “Show”
4. The first page appears after SOME time
5. Move the canvas by dragging with your finger

This is a very first start and I am happy to see anything!

How is it done?

The Project is a port of the pdf-renderer from SUN which uses AWT.
Too bad, AWT is not supported by Android, so the first thing to do was mapping AWT-Objects to Android-Graphic-Objects:

AWT		Android
Graphics2D		Canvas
AffineTransformation		Matrix
GeneralPath		Path
Rectangle2D		RectF
Point2D		PointF
Font		TypeFace
Color		int / Color
BufferedImage		Bitmap
Image		- TODO -
ColorSpace		- TODO -
BasicStroke		- TODO -
ImageObserver		- TODO -

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Bugs, Feedback:

Any help is welcome, use the Help Forum or just drop a email to me:

Ferenc Hechler  ferenc_hechler@users.sourceforge.net

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