GTK Sharp PDF Widget

This is a Pdfium-based GTK PDF viewer. It demonstrates using C# with .NET 8 to load a PDF into a GTK widget.

Features

• Load and display PDF files in a GTK widget.
• Built with C# and .NET 8.
• Utilizes Pdfium for PDF rendering.

Usuage

dotnet add package Majorsilence.PdfWidget.GtkPdf --version 2.0.2

See the PdfWidget.sln for a working example.

Minimal example

Add the pdf widget to another. It is empty, the user can use the open button to select a pdf.

var window = // ... GtkWindow, HBox, VBox, whatever gtk widet 

var pdfWidget = new Majorsilence.PdfWidget.GtkPdf.PdfWidget();
window.Add(pdfWidget);
window.ShowAll();

larger example, preload pdf into widget without user interaction

Add the pdf widget to another. Load a pdf without user interaction. The other can load a different pdf with the open button.

var window = // ... GtkWindow, HBox, VBox, whatever gtk widet 

var pdfWidget = new Majorsilence.PdfWidget.GtkPdf.PdfWidget();
window.Add(pdfWidget);
window.ShowAll();
await pdfWidget.LoadPdfAsync("https://www.gnu.org/licenses/quick-guide-gplv3.pdf");

Development

Requirements

• .NET 8
• GTK 3

NuGet Packages

This project references the following NuGet packages:

• GtkSharp
  • GTK 3
• DtronixPdf
  • Pdfium support

Getting Started

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/majorsilence/gtk-sharp-pdf-widget.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd gtk-sharp-pdf-widget

3. Restore the NuGet packages:

   dotnet restore

4. Build the project:

   dotnet build

5. Run the application:

   dotnet run

License

Dual license.

This project has no defined license other than: You can use this in any software with any license you want. See the LICENSE file for details.

If you require a license; MIT License.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request.

Acknowledgements

• GtkSharp
• DtronixPdf