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Re:SumatraPDF Reader by wolverine876 on Wednesday October 25, 2023 @12:13AM (#38009055)
How is the remote reference rendered, other than by executing a renderer for that format in a window? Renderers for web pages, for example, are very powerful platforms with a long history of security issues.
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Re:SumatraPDF Reader by esquivalience on Wednesday October 25, 2023 @05:47AM (#38011045)
The reference being discussed seems to be another part of the same pdf.
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Re:SumatraPDF Reader by hju22_-3 on Wednesday October 25, 2023 @05:54AM (#38011091)
I think you've misunderstood the feature. It shows an overlay window of another part of the same PDF you're already in. It doesn't open another PDF or a website or anything, it's just a small preview of another page essentially. You could just as easily scroll to where the reference is placed in the PDF, but this lets you quickly preview the section without actually leaving your position in the document.
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Re:SumatraPDF Reader by wolverine876 on Wednesday October 25, 2023 @04:42PM (#38018093)
I did misunderstand; you are correct. Thanks for explaining it.

And that is indeed very useful!

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