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calvinbradshaw
3 years agoHelpful | Level 6
Editing PDF'S on a Xiaomi tablet ? Works fine on Windows, Mac, iPad, but not on this Tablet.
Has anyone managed to get the edit a PDF working on a Xiaomi tablet? (I am on MIUI 14.0.4) Editing PDF's from within the dropbox website works fine on Windows, Mac, iPad, using any browser. Howev...
- 3 years ago
Solved. Thank you for the direction on this being a Desktop View issue Здравко
It was in "Desktop Site" mode per photo, but was showing the mobile menu, with no Edit. Toggling it off an on again did not refresh the page as i would have expected when switching mobile/desktop. Restarted the tablet, restarted Firefox. It now it starts in not Desktop Site -off-, but toggling it on refreshes the page, puts it in desktop site view, and the menu when a PDF is open or selected does indeed have the Edit menu.
I will now go learn how to force a Desktop site for dropbox.com
calvinbradshaw
3 years agoHelpful | Level 6
Its not there.
Can i ask what tablet and browser you are using please. I would like to try that browser.
Здравко
3 years agoLegendary | Level 20
It's latest version of Firefox on my Android 10 phone.
Add: One more clarification is that I always use desktop view. In regular view some things don't show well (not Dropbox menus only).
- calvinbradshaw3 years agoHelpful | Level 6
Yes, its on a tablet, and is desktop view.
I also have the latest Firefox (in case it was a Chromium issue), and there is no "Edit PDF" menu, consistent with what i see in Chrome and in the Dropbox app.
I know where 'Edit PDF' should be, everything works perfectly on my Mac and iPad, and Firefox windows.
I am starting to think its a Xiaomi issue. Could that be possible? - Здравко3 years agoLegendary | Level 20
Would be strange to be a Xiaomi issue since Firefox is independent software and is supposed to be the same everywhere. On your screenshot, ellipsis appears on correct place; what menu comes up when you tap on there? Can you post screenshot showing this menu?
- calvinbradshaw3 years agoHelpful | Level 6
Interestingly though, that looks like the mobile menu, not the desktop menu. I am definitely using the desktop view (top right vertical ellipsis menu > "Desktop site" toggled on.
I need to test this some more. Please hold. - calvinbradshaw3 years agoHelpful | Level 6
Solved. Thank you for the direction on this being a Desktop View issue Здравко
It was in "Desktop Site" mode per photo, but was showing the mobile menu, with no Edit. Toggling it off an on again did not refresh the page as i would have expected when switching mobile/desktop. Restarted the tablet, restarted Firefox. It now it starts in not Desktop Site -off-, but toggling it on refreshes the page, puts it in desktop site view, and the menu when a PDF is open or selected does indeed have the Edit menu.
I will now go learn how to force a Desktop site for dropbox.com - Здравко3 years agoLegendary | Level 20
😁 Yes, but here the PDF is still not open. Try the same view like in your previous screenshot you posted (the one I talked about). 😉
- calvinbradshaw3 years agoHelpful | Level 6
Thanks Здравко I am not sure what you mean.
Like I said in previous post, it's working now. Restarting Firefox/restaring tablet (not sure what one, but suspect former) now causes Desktop Site mode to toggle, and I get the Edit PDF option. Opening a PDF shows edit menu.
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