[MacDV] Re: Screwed up Acrobat... Wants to Launch Classic-Help Please

Wed Apr 30 14:31:02 PDT 2003

yeah, sry bout that... I forgot it launches 9. Hateful.
Thanks for the link.
M

On Wednesday, April 30, 2003, at 04:18 PM, Mark M. Florida wrote:

> Two separate problems here:
>
> Rod:
>
> All you should need to do in the OS X Finder is "Get Info" on one of  
> the
> affected PDF files, click down the "Open with:" triangle, and choose  
> the Mac
> OS X version of Acrobat Reader.  If you want this to stick to all  
> files like
> this, click the "Change All..." button.  Don't forget to close the "Get
> Info" window when you're done.  If you want these to open with the Mac  
> OS X
> app "Preview", then just substitute that for the "Open with" app,  
> rather
> than Acrobat Reader.
>
> Matthew:
>
> 1.  Distiller is part of Acrobat, not the free, read-only Acrobat  
> Reader
> application (soon to be known as Adobe Reader to help avoid this kind  
> of
> confusion)
>
> 2.  Distiller is *not* OS X native.  To make a PDF with Acrobat from  
> OS X, I
> think the "workaround" you described is actually the way you *have* to  
> do it
> if you want to use Distiller.  And Distiller launches in Classic mode  
> to do
> the conversion.  Acrobat 6 should have an OS X native version of  
> Distiller
> on board, whenever that comes out.
>
> I've found a great utility that is OS X native and is integrated right  
> into
> the Print dialog that makes PDF files comparable to those produced by
> Acrobat Distiller -- it's called "PStill" and it's made by Stone  
> Design, who
> were making OS X apps before it was called OS X. (remember NeXT?)  I  
> believe
> I even found out about it from someone on this here list.  I've used  
> it a
> few times, and it's pretty cool -- works great!  Here's the URL:
>
> http://www.stone.com/PStill/PStill.html
>
> So check that out.
>
> 2 cents.
>
> - Mark
>
>> this is the same problem that I was talking to Chas about... Somewhere
>> in the OT OSX thread of the last day.
>> It's really annoying. The work around I use is: export as a PostScript
>> file and then use the Distiller portion of AR 5 to make a PDF...
>> Distiller is another APP in the Acrobat 5 folder... I just added it to
>> my dock to make things a little simpler...
>> Hope that helps.
>> M
>>
>> On Wednesday, April 30, 2003, at 03:45 PM, Rod Duncan wrote:
>>
>>> Recently I upgraded to Acrobat Reader 5.1. I must have had Classic
>>> loaded when I did or something, 'cause now when I save to a PDF in  
>>> the
>>> print dialogue box it creates a generic icon document that when  
>>> opened
>>> wants to launch Classic to try and find Acrobat.
>>>
>>> I can force the  generic PDF document to open by using the installed
>>> the Reader in OSX and then re-saving it as a PDF file. It then  
>>> creates
>>> a proper OSX PDF icon and document which opens properly in OSX.
>>>
>>> I re-installed Acrobat Reader etc. all to no avail. (Without Classic
>>> running) I also dumped the Acrobat prefs in OSX. Obviously I didn't
>>> get them all or it's something else. What am I missing? It worked
>>> properly before this most recent "user-created"  Acrobat Reader
>>> upgrade fiasco.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance to all the "Help" that is coming.
>>> Hopefully.
>>>
>>> Rod
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