Hi Oleg, when viewing PDFs with embedded fonts, you will see differences between the platform specific and the Java version of AcrobatReader. The Java-version does some ugly character spacing, embedded fonts are not displayed properly. That's really not a *good* thing. And the fact that it has not been updated since 1998 shows, that adobe is not interested in providing a real solution for java.
Markus # -----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht----- # Von: Oleg Tkachenko [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] # Gesendet am: Samstag, 16. November 2002 18:41 # An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] # Betreff: Re: Viewing PDF without AcrobatReader or FOP?? # # M�ller, Markus wrote: # # > we're just testing FOP to generate PDF on a host, then # sending the PDF # > document in a way we don't know yet to some clients. The # clients should be # > able to view (and perhaps to print) the document. Is this # possible without # > AcrobatReader? The AcroRead for Java is not really a good thing, # btw, what's wrong with it? I've been told it's ok despite the # fact that # it was not updated long time. # # and using # > FOP only to display a file isn't a solution, too (since # it's too large). Has # > anybody a little hint? # If wanna high-quality pdf preview, I believe using Acrobat is # the only # way. Surely client must have Acrobat Reader installed, but # it's free and # absence of it can be detected in javascript. # # -- # Oleg Tkachenko # eXperanto team # Multiconn Technologies, Israel #
