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

[Rod Duncan]

Thanks Mark. Great Advice.

That fixed it up. Perfecto!

Rod

>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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