[X4U] Did I discover something? Preview won't open some PDF files

[Germain M.]

Hi,

As in the object: did I discover something -at las- that is Preview  
in Leopard (Tiger too) don't open some format of PDF files. For the  
first ever time, it occured today: Preview wouldn't open a PDF file,  
showing those dreaded "svengali" characters instead. So I DL Acrobat  
Reader and Oh miracle, it wuld open the file. So what kind of PDF is  
it that Preview can't open. This happened on my sister's new 24  
inches iMac with the latest soft on. She made the switch from PC last  
Wednesday so imagine: her biggest fear (not opening some files) came  
true days after the switch. She had to go back to her PC to open the  
file and dear PC opened it flawlessly. No mention of her dearest  
Power Point funny .ppt she gets by the ton in her mailbox. No opening  
here too. Hey, no MS Office in a brand new iMac. She DL OpenOffice  
instead but it aint her beloved Office Suite...Anyway back to the PDF  
case here. Please give me some hints. What did the sender used to  
create this PDF?

Thanks a lot

Germain

iMac Intel 2.0ghz
1 gig Ram, 160 GB HD
10.4.11 français



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