Frank Winkler wrote:

> >Have you tried using xpdf? It works quite well, usually much faster than
> >its derivatives like evince. You could also try jpedal (never tried it
> >myself).
>
> I hadn't but after reading your posting, I just tried to compile it but
> with no success. It doesn't like the FreeType supplied with Solaris.

Ah, too bad. I guess you would rather not install all the blastwave
dependencies if you tried to compile it. What error did you get? I think
it should work, although you may have to specify
--with-freetype2-library=/usr/sfw/lib
--with-freetype2-includes=/usr/sfw/include to the configure script.

> The mein problem with gpdf is that many (especially Sun supplied) PDFs are
> unreadable and that there's no search function. Is the original xpdf better
> here?

Well it does have a search feature. Other than that, it is hard to say
whether it would suit you if you can't try it.