Interactive PDF Viewer Example #

This example demonstrates how to use the interactive_pdf_viewer package in a Flutter application.

Features Demonstrated #

• Loading PDFs from different sources:
  • Local file system (using file picker)
  • Assets
  • Remote URL
• Text selection and sentence tapping
• Error handling
• Page navigation
• Custom styling

Running the Example #

1. Make sure you have Flutter installed and set up
2. Navigate to the example directory:

   cd example
   

3. Get the dependencies:

   flutter pub get
   

4. Run the app:

   flutter run
   

Usage #

The example app provides three ways to load a PDF:

1. Pick PDF: Opens a file picker to select a PDF from your device
2. Sample PDF: Loads a sample PDF included in the assets
3. Remote PDF: Loads a PDF from a remote URL

Once a PDF is loaded, you can:

• Tap on text to select sentences
• Swipe to navigate between pages
• See the total number of pages
• View any errors that occur during loading

Screenshots #

(Screenshots will be added after the app is running)

Notes #

• The sample PDF is a simple one-page document
• The remote PDF is a dummy PDF from W3C
• Error handling is implemented for all operations
• The app uses Material 3 design

Improvements #

• Improve the text extraction algorithm to handle complex PDF layouts
• Enhance the position mapping to be more accurate
• Add support for different text selection modes (word, paragraph, etc.)
• Optimize performance for large PDFs
• Add more customization options