I'm on a Mac running Firefox and also had trouble viewing a couple pdfs
in the browser yesterday. I can't remember the last time I tried it, I
generally download pdfs and view with Preview. But it could be something
to do with the pdf. My Firefox viewer, which is the one Tony recommends,
is
Although I haven't experienced your problem, I have found firefox to be
problematic on various machines. Particularly in older installations or
older computers. It just loses functions. Often re installation doesn't
help.
db
Jordan wrote:
I'm on a Mac running Firefox and also had trouble
I'm running FF 2.0.0.14 on an XP desktop laptop and latest FF 2.x on a
MBP. I've noticed issues with the gmail inbox the past week or 2. Instead of
loading, it will churn for a few seconds until I close FF. I can load same
pages in IE or Opera (or Safari on MBP) without incident. I loaded the FF
I use Firefox for almost everything, except my favorite weather source
Wunderground, which I view on Camino, and as I mentioned, I almost never
open a pdf in Firefox.
The only problem I routinely have with Firefox that bothers me is that
YouTube type video players disappear from the window.
I don't know. But you can try my way as a workaround. Install the add
on PDF Download (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/636)
which allows you to specify a program to handle pdfs. I went a step
farther and installed Foxit Reader
