Re: Acrobat 9 - a disaster

2010-08-12 Thread Steve Johnson
From: Dov Isaacs isa...@adobe.com To: dr_go...@pobox.com dr_go...@pobox.com Cc: Framers E-mail List framers@lists.frameusers.com Sent: Wed, 11 August, 2010 5:26:02 AM Subject: RE: Acrobat 9 - a disaster Steve, Read the original thread. I am not going to repeat everything (and it was quite

RE: Acrobat 9 - a disaster

2010-08-11 Thread Dov Isaacs
@opinicus.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 9:25 AM To: Dov Isaacs Cc: dr_go...@pobox.com; Framers E-mail List Subject: Re: Acrobat 9 - a disaster Dov -- I save all your responses. Thanks for your continued support. I believe I have a justification for why one would have an installation

Re: Acrobat 9 - a disaster

2010-08-10 Thread Steve Johnson
on a system is most unlikely to cause the symptoms described.        - Dov -Original Message- From: Steve Johnson [mailto:chinask...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2010 7:19 AM To: Fei Min Lorente Cc: Dov Isaacs; Framers E-mail List Subject: Re: Acrobat 9 - a disaster You CAN

Re: Acrobat 9 - a disaster

2010-08-10 Thread Steve Johnson
: Framers E-mail List Subject: Re: Acrobat 9 - a disaster But, Dov--- I have both installed so that when a reviewer runs into a problem, I can see it their way.  The interfaces of the two are so different that it's sometimes handy to be able to do this. Would it be any less NOT RECOMMENDED if one

RE: Acrobat 9 - a disaster

2010-08-10 Thread Dov Isaacs
: Re: Acrobat 9 - a disaster Since when? Is that by design or by accident? Doesn't installing Acrobat also install Reader? How many of my users have Acrobat installed? Of course I want Reader installed so I can see PDFs like they do. On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 9:23 AM, Dov Isaacs isa

Re: Acrobat 9 - a disaster

2010-08-10 Thread Alan T Litchfield
On 11/08/2010, at 11:56 AM, Dov Isaacs wrote: Steve, Read the original thread. I am not going to repeat everything (and... Umm Dov, I had the same reaction as you when I first saw them, I think. But look at the date they were sent (25 July). These were the ones that were sent back

RE: Acrobat 9 - a disaster

2010-07-26 Thread Reng, Dr. Winfried
Hi Tori, Dov, we use this feature for 'testing' PDFs in which we have enabled Acrobat Reader rights. We have a lot of clients who simply will not spend the money to get Acrobat, so either we give them Reader-enabled PDFs or they send us shudder hardcopy edits. No idea why, but

RE: Acrobat 9 - a disaster

2010-07-26 Thread rinch
Adobe has never understood how corporate IT departments work, and I've come to realize that Adobe doesn't understand how corporations handle multiple installations of Adobe products across a business network. Adobe is focused solely on one installation on one computer handled by one person who

RE: Acrobat 9 - a disaster

2010-07-25 Thread Fei Min Lorente
To: Framers E-mail List Subject: RE: Acrobat 9 - a disaster Importance: High I heard my name used in vain (if not on-line!). In terms of Alison's original posting ... The symptoms you describe with regards to Acrobat 9 are not standard Acrobat 9 behaviour. You did not post exactly what Windows

RE: Acrobat 9 - a disaster

2010-07-25 Thread Dov Isaacs
3.6.4 and IE 8. Fei Min Lorente -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Dov Isaacs Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2010 11:39 PM To: Framers E-mail List Subject: RE: Acrobat 9 - a disaster

Re: Acrobat 9 - a disaster

2010-07-25 Thread Art Campbell
version on a system is most unlikely to cause the symptoms described.        - Dov -Original Message- From: Steve Johnson [mailto:chinask...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2010 7:19 AM To: Fei Min Lorente Cc: Dov Isaacs; Framers E-mail List Subject: Re: Acrobat 9 - a disaster You

RE: Acrobat 9 - a disaster

2010-07-25 Thread Dov Isaacs
Johnson [mailto:chinask...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2010 7:37 AM To: Dov Isaacs Cc: Framers E-mail List Subject: Re: Acrobat 9 - a disaster Since when? Is that by design or by accident? Doesn't installing Acrobat also install Reader? How many of my users have Acrobat installed

RE: Acrobat 9 - a disaster

2010-07-25 Thread Dov Isaacs
...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2010 7:55 AM To: Dov Isaacs Cc: Framers E-mail List Subject: Re: Acrobat 9 - a disaster Dov, Although this takes the thread off-topic a bit, is there any way to configure Reader to be a portable ap that runs from a thumb drive? I certainly don't

RE: Acrobat 9 - a disaster

2010-07-25 Thread Dov Isaacs
- From: Guy K. Haas [mailto:g...@hiskeyboard.com] Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2010 7:57 AM To: Dov Isaacs Cc: Framers E-mail List Subject: Re: Acrobat 9 - a disaster But, Dov--- I have both installed so that when a reviewer runs into a problem, I can see it their way. The interfaces of the two

Re: Acrobat 9 - a disaster

2010-07-25 Thread Tori Muir
In terms of the ability to see PDFs like they do, having Adobe Reader on the same system as Adobe Acrobat is not going to assist you. In terms of proper engineering and QA discipline, such testing should occur on a system that has only the operating system installed, no extra fonts installed,

Re: Acrobat 9 - a disaster

2010-07-25 Thread Steve Johnson
Lorente -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Dov Isaacs Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2010 11:39 PM To: Framers E-mail List Subject: RE: Acrobat 9 - a disaster Importance: High I heard my name used

Re: Acrobat 9 - a disaster

2010-07-25 Thread Guy K. Haas
But, Dov--- I have both installed so that when a reviewer runs into a problem, I can see it their way. The interfaces of the two are so different that it's sometimes handy to be able to do this. Would it be any less NOT RECOMMENDED if one had the Reader on a removable drive (such as a USB

Re: Acrobat 9 a disaster

2010-07-25 Thread Alison White
Just to thanks all who replied to my post. I must've been having one of those Fridays, as part of the mystery is now solved. I am working on a windows machine running XPPro 2002 SP3. When installing Acrobat 9 (v.9.3.3-CPSID_83708), I removed all prior instances of Acrobat and Acrobat Reader as

Re: Acrobat 9 - a disaster

2010-07-24 Thread Steve Johnson
You should post this on the Adobe forum. In the paragraph With Acrobat 9, I cannot... have you tried distilling using Acrobat 6 or 7 compatibility? On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 3:19 AM, Alison White aliwh...@ozemail.com.au wrote: I've just upgraded to Acrobat 9 and regret the decision. Not sure how

Re: Acrobat 9 - a disaster

2010-07-24 Thread Alan T Litchfield
hmm yes. No point in complaining here. There are a few Adobe people but they would have interest mostly in FrameMaker, except Dov. I might also suggest you get in touch with Adobe Customer care if you have a corporate license. Oh and don't expect anyone here to forward your complaint for

RE: Acrobat 9 - a disaster

2010-07-24 Thread Dov Isaacs
I heard my name used in vain (if not on-line!). In terms of Alison's original posting ... The symptoms you describe with regards to Acrobat 9 are not standard Acrobat 9 behaviour. You did not post exactly what Windows and/or browser versions you are using, but we currently are unaware of any

RE: Acrobat 9 - a disaster

2010-07-23 Thread Combs, Richard
Alison White wrote: I've just upgraded to Acrobat 9 and regret the decision. Not sure how to post my complaints, so {sorry}. If you can on-forward, I'd be grateful. On-forward? To anyone in particular? With Acrobat 9, I cannot open a pdf inside any mainstream browser without it (Acrobat

RE: Acrobat 9 - a disaster

2010-07-23 Thread Fei Min Lorente
Hi Alison: I had the same problem with trying to see PDF files in my browser when I upgraded to Acrobat 9. I'm using Firefox 3.6.4 and IE 8. My IT guy tried a few things then got around the problem by opening PDFs in Acrobat, separately from the browser window. So I think I had things set up the