is there something other than evince on centos 5.1 to view pdf's? Every time I am remoted in using vncviewer and look at attached emails it KILLS my X11 session.
If I am at my desktop it works fine.
xpdf used to work fine on 4.X - but it was removed in 5.X.
Is there an alternative?
Thanks,
Jerry
On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 2:24 PM, Jerry Geis geisj@pagestation.com wrote:
is there something other than evince on centos 5.1 to view pdf's? Every time I am remoted in using vncviewer and look at attached emails it KILLS my X11 session.
If I am at my desktop it works fine.
xpdf used to work fine on 4.X - but it was removed in 5.X.
Is there an alternative?
Not really. You could try and download the acroread from adobe.
Stephen John Smoogen wrote:
On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 2:24 PM, Jerry Geis geisj@pagestation.com wrote:
is there something other than evince on centos 5.1 to view pdf's? Every time I am remoted in using vncviewer and look at attached emails it KILLS my X11 session.
If I am at my desktop it works fine.
xpdf used to work fine on 4.X - but it was removed in 5.X.
Is there an alternative?
Not really. You could try and download the acroread from adobe.
Or you could try KPDF from kdegraphics. I would only bother though if you had the KDE libs already installed otherwise it's a lot of extra baggage for a PDF viewer.
If you can use the EPEL repo on your system there is xpdf there.
-Ross
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Am Donnerstag, den 13.03.2008, 16:24 -0400 schrieb Jerry Geis:
is there something other than evince on centos 5.1 to view pdf's? Every time I am remoted in using vncviewer and look at attached emails it KILLS my X11 session.
If I am at my desktop it works fine.
xpdf used to work fine on 4.X - but it was removed in 5.X.
Is there an alternative?
AFAIK Fedora EPEL has xpdf packages in it's repository.
On Thu, 2008-03-13 at 16:24 -0400, Jerry Geis wrote:
is there something other than evince on centos 5.1 to view pdf's? Every time I am remoted in using vncviewer and look at attached emails it KILLS my X11 session.
If I am at my desktop it works fine.
xpdf used to work fine on 4.X - but it was removed in 5.X.
Is there an alternative?
I use Adobe's acroread. Works very well. But don't get the 8.* series - it's broken in printer interface and is a little bloated do to a not yet really useful voice reader capability.
Thanks,
Jerry
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William L. Maltby wrote: ...
I use Adobe's acroread. Works very well. But don't get the 8.* series - it's broken in printer interface and is a little bloated do to a not yet really useful voice reader capability.
Broken? How?
I've printed many pages from acroread 8.x
Mogens
On Fri, 14 Mar 2008 07:41:11 +0100 Mogens Kjaer mk@crc.dk wrote:
Broken? How? I've printed many pages from acroread 8.x
I have heard the same thing mentioned before as well, but acroread 8.x is also working fine for me, on several different computers and printers.
I wonder if it depends on the printer you're using...
On Fri, 2008-03-14 at 07:41 +0100, Mogens Kjaer wrote:
William L. Maltby wrote: ...
I use Adobe's acroread. Works very well. But don't get the 8.* series - it's broken in printer interface and is a little bloated do to a not yet really useful voice reader capability.
Broken? How?
I've printed many pages from acroread 8.x
When it first came out with 8.1, it would not print. I use CUPS. Version 7 worked fine for a long time. I tried modifying the print command in various ways and never got it working. I googled and saw several complaints about the same problem. Tried the (very) few solutions suggested. None worked. I can't recall seeing any responses from the posts that indicated anyone else got it working either. Again, that was when it first came out.
I don't remember the details of the failure now. IIRC, it was failing to connect the output from the PDF to the input for the printer, I *think*. I tend to get disgusted when things like that happen - a new version that has a failure in such a basic function that has been well defined and working across many platforms and software packages for years being broken when an "improved" is released indicates a QC problem in my view.
I uninstalled it, reinstalled 7, changed nothing else and print worked again.
When 8.2 was released, I pulled it down and looked at the change log. No mention of a fix. So I didn't even try it. Why waste my time when 7 works just great and does everything I need?
Anyway, it may be working now. I wouldn't know, based on my experience and the change log.
Mogens
On Fri, 2008-03-14 at 05:36 -0400, William L. Maltby wrote:
On Fri, 2008-03-14 at 07:41 +0100, Mogens Kjaer wrote:
William L. Maltby wrote: ...
I use Adobe's acroread. Works very well. But don't get the 8.* series - it's broken in printer interface and is a little bloated do to a not yet really useful voice reader capability.
Broken? How?
I've printed many pages from acroread 8.x
When it first came out with 8.1, it would not print. I use CUPS. Version 7 worked fine for a long time. <snip>
BTW, printer is a Canon BJC-4550 bubble jet photo quality, wide. Supported in cups with a similar entry, bjc-800.ppd.
As stated, worked fine prior to the 8.1 acroread install, and after removal or 8.1. Also worked with orhter normal applications, firefox, thunderbird, evolution, CLI, etc.
On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 11:41 PM, Mogens Kjaer mk@crc.dk wrote:
William L. Maltby wrote: ...
I use Adobe's acroread. Works very well. But don't get the 8.* series - it's broken in printer interface and is a little bloated do to a not yet really useful voice reader capability.
Broken? How?
I've printed many pages from acroread 8.x
I found that with AR 8.*, when I click on the print button, all I get is a window with all the right gray areas and no text, options, etc. It hangs up completely and never comes back. I went back to 7.9 and it all works perfectly. I've seen from other comments that I am not alone here, but I have no idea what's going on, other than it doesn't work. I use CUPS and have a Minolta PagePro 1100 laser printer that works great with the foomatic lj4 driver in everything else.
YMMV.
mhr
William L. Maltby a écrit :
Is there an alternative?
I use Adobe's acroread. Works very well. But don't get the 8.* series - it's broken in printer interface and is a little bloated do to a not yet really useful voice reader capability.
I'm using CentOS 5.1 for all our desktops in public libraries around here. People around here handle various PDF's all the time. Most of the components are lightweight, since we have some older hardware: minimal cholesterol-free base system, XFCE desktop, ... and applications with a possibly small footprint.
Acroread sure handles PDF well, and the browser plugin comes in handy too. On the downside, it's closed source, weighs several dozen MB's and has the bad habit of "phoning home". So I just decided to do without, and rely on Evince and maybe xpdf (following a hint of R. Herring on this list). It's a bit like deciding to feed sanely, without cholesterol or genetically modified food. In the long run, you're better off.
cheers,
Niki
I see everyone's point about acrobat reader - but I run 50+ machines of Cent 4.5 and run remote desktops on all of them - I think the latest (8.*) version of Adobe Acrobat is miles and miles better than the bloated pig we used to have to use. I don't have issues with it remotely either. I find it quick and stable. (but I tend to only view text based reports) I haven't used evince on my setup but I have used kpdf remotely with no issues as well.
-Peter -Cardiff - UK
On 14/03/2008, Niki Kovacs contact@kikinovak.net wrote:
William L. Maltby a écrit :
Is there an alternative?
I use Adobe's acroread. Works very well. But don't get the 8.* series - it's broken in printer interface and is a little bloated do to a not yet really useful voice reader capability.
I'm using CentOS 5.1 for all our desktops in public libraries around here. People around here handle various PDF's all the time. Most of the components are lightweight, since we have some older hardware: minimal cholesterol-free base system, XFCE desktop, ... and applications with a possibly small footprint.
Acroread sure handles PDF well, and the browser plugin comes in handy too. On the downside, it's closed source, weighs several dozen MB's and has the bad habit of "phoning home". So I just decided to do without, and rely on Evince and maybe xpdf (following a hint of R. Herring on this list). It's a bit like deciding to feed sanely, without cholesterol or genetically modified food. In the long run, you're better off.
cheers,
Niki
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On Friday 14 March 2008 15:14, Peter Farrell wrote:
I see everyone's point about acrobat reader - but I run 50+ machines of Cent 4.5 and run remote desktops on all of them - I think the latest (8.*) version of Adobe Acrobat is miles and miles better than the bloated pig we used to have to use. I don't have issues with it remotely either. I find it quick and stable. (but I tend to only view text based reports) I haven't used evince on my setup but I have used kpdf remotely with no issues as well.
I have not felt the need for Acrobat for a long time. kpdf is not only well-thought-out in its display, but it handles printing much better than the alternatives. At least, that's my impression. I've not found anything yet that it can't handle, which I can't say for either evince of xpdf.
Anne
Jerry Geis a écrit :
xpdf used to work fine on 4.X - but it was removed in 5.X.
A more general remark: if an app can't be found in CentOS, even in the RPMForge repos, it's easy to build it from a Fedora Core 6 SRPM. I have written a small HOWTO here:
http://www.microlinux.fr/article.php3?id_article=10
It's in french, but the commands are just plain shell :oD
Cheers,
Niki
PS: if you want, I can build xpdf for you and add it to my repo. Just mail me privately, and I can do it today).
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