The tables below list the differences between eViewer on Windows and MacOS that are important when you are using eWriter Help for software documentation.
Technical differences
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Window management |
Single instance by app policy, creates a separate window per .ewriter file |
Single instance by OS policy, creates a separate window per .ewriter file |
Command line interface |
eviewer.exe "ewriter://urlstring" |
eviewer.app --args "ewriter://urlstring" |
Call by custom URL scheme |
No URL scheme registered |
Automatically registers ewriter:// Different URL schemes can be configured by modifying Info.plist. |
URL string must use protocol |
URL string must start with ewriter:// |
URL string must start with the protocol the executable has been registered for. Default: ewriter:// |
Registered file extensions |
No file type registered The regular eViewer installer registers the extension .ewriter. The EXE itself does not. |
Automatically registers .ewriter. Different file associations can be configured by modifying Info.plist. |
Open menu dialog accepts file types |
Dialog accepts .ewriter files only (this is a hard-coded resource string inside the EXE). |
Dialog accepts the file type(s) the executable has been registered for. Default: .ewriter |
Drag & drop of files into eViewer window |
Accepts any file and attempts to open it |
Accepts the file type(s) the executable has been registered for. Default: .ewriter |
Patch for distribution |
No, executables can be distributed unchanged. |
Yes, registered URL scheme must be changed by the developer. |
Viewer size |
4.7 MB (32 bit) and 6.8 MB (64 bit) |
35 MB (includes universal binaries) |
Visual and Functional differences
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Custom app menu |
Displayed as a drop-down menu in the application.  |
Displayed as secondary menu item next to the app name.  |
App button background and text color customizable |
Yes |
Not applicable |
Custom right-click menu |
Yes, right-click on the internal web browser displays a custom popup menu instead of the browser's default menu. |
No, the custom right-click menu is not used in the MacOS version. |
Book icon customizable |
Displayed as icon for the viewer window |
Not applicable, there is no icon per window on MacOS |
Self-contained eWriter files |
Yes, Windows executable containing both viewer and the documentation (.exe file) |
No |
Context-sensitive help |
By command line parameter |
By command line parameter |
Password protection |
Yes |
Yes |
Expiration date for eWriter files |
Yes |
Yes |
Kiosk mode |
By command line parameter |
By command line parameter |
Custom UI translations |
Yes |
Yes |
