Provide option to open PDFs 'read only'

michael miller

When you try to open a PDF that is already opened by another user, Revu offers the option to open the PDF 'read only'. Unfortunately, this is not a typically available option. When opening a PDF via the file-open dialogue, there should always be an option (via drop-arrow) to open the file read-only. See screen-grab below from Excel, for example.

(Use cases [though I feel like the utility of this should be obvious…]: Opening an older version for reference purposes, where I want to avoid possible accidental deletions or changes, especially when working between two versions of the same file; opening a PDF for view-only purposes when there is a likelihood that someone else may need to open for edit purposes while I am viewing it; any other reason where avoidance of accidental changes is important)