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Re: Acroread broken?



on Fri, Oct 26, 2001 at 03:35:16PM -0700, Larry Fletcher (ay903@extra.lafn.org) wrote:
> On Oct 26, 2001, Karsten M. Self wrote:
> > on Fri, Oct 26, 2001 at 11:23:57AM +0800, Arne Goetje (arne@goetje-online.de) wrote:
> > > ok... I will use gv, I think...
> > > Then I don't need acroread...
> > 
> > I'd drop acroread based on Adobe's prosecution of Dmitry Sklyarov under
> > the DMCA.
> > 
> > I use both gv and xpdf as free alternatives to acroread.  I prefer gv's
> > navigation, though xpdf handles some files gv doesn't.  xpdf provides
> > cut-and-paste capabilities.
> 
> Does gv or xpdf work with netscape?

Yes, both, see the gnome/MIME handlers dialog.

May I suggest Galeon, Konqueror, Mozilla, or Skipstone as far superior
replacements for Netscape.  gv and xpdf work with all the above.

Peace.

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