Re: Increase of un-usable PDF usage.
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On 06/25/08 17:33, Mike Mestnik wrote:
> Over the past few mouths I've received more unusable PDFs then I've
> ever received usable PDFs. Well maybe that's an exaggeration, but it
> still doesn't excuse the large number of broken documents in this format
> I've received.
>
> I have asked senders to choose a better format, but they keep coming.
> Many sites that have PDFs as part of there content do not seam to be
> having this problem it's when I get PDFs send via email that there are
> issues. I just got an email from NetApp with a PDF I can't read, so
> the problem is starting to manifest itself in the form of missed
> important communications.
>
> Mostly I'd just like a forum to complain, but if some one has a
> suggestion I'm willing to hear them out.
>
> As this issue does effect Debian the issue is not specific to Debian.
> There are several Debian packages that will help, but they are not
> available every where and keeping these packages updated would be hard.
>
> Perhaps I could use gs or something on a webserver, then at least I'd
> only have to worried about keeping a single copy working. That still
> doesn't solve the problem of PDS that simply can't be read by any
> usual means.
You aren't giving us much to work with...
(a) What DE & PDF reader are you using?
(b) Have you tried acroread?
(c) What kind of errors are you receiving?
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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA USA
"Kittens give Morbo gas. In lighter news, the city of New New
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