Reading PDFs on a large screen or a foldable
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A PDF was designed for the page. On a phone it reads badly; on a wide screen it becomes an open book again. Foldable devices are interesting here: unfolded, they offer nearly the width of a small book.
Two pages at once
In a two-page view the text keeps its layout and the eye regains the even-and-odd page landmark. For Arabic books, whose reading direction is reversed, the page order must follow: first page on the right.
On a foldable
Qimtar shows the library on the left and the record on the right, and the PDF reader switches to two pages. Folded, the screen returns to one column. We have tested these dimensions in a browser, not on every device.
For your eyes
Dark mode helps in the evening, but it suits grey scanned PDFs poorly: the light background is often easier. Try both on the same chapter.