Posted on 03/10/2008 8:02:02 AM PDT by Delacon
PDFs look neat and all, but I avoid them whenever possible. SLOW. Amazing to me that Adobe hasn’t addressed this problem.
I still hate it when I click on a PDF by accident.
But it is much better since I started using Foxit PDF reader
This is the review from my favorite download site - snapfiles.com
>>Foxit PDF Reader
PDF reader
Our Rating: 4.5 stars (Very Good!)
Foxit PDF Reader is an alternative to Adobe Reader, that allows you to view and print PDF files. Unlike Adobe Reader, it opens PDF files very fast, without any delay. It supports all the standard features, as well as browser integration, and also an option select/copy of text from the documents. Furthermore, you can create a snapshot from a selected portion of the page, fill interactive forms and more.
Pros: Much faster than Adobe Reader
Cons: No thumbnail browsing; does not include all Adobe features; some Pro features included for evaluation
<<
http://www.snapfiles.com/reviews/Foxit_PDF_Reader/foxitpdf.html
Interesting. Question: Does that software allow you to save “fillable” PDF forms? If so, that will meet my PDF software needs (saving corporate PDF forms that I fill out and file for business clients).
Oh, and thanks for the link to Fox-it. I’ll give it a try!
Everything after 5.x sucks.
If you have Linux, you don’t need Adobe, or any extra software, PDF rendering and creating is included in the distro.
Wow, I always thought it was just my computer that takes forever to load pdf files!!! I also have similar slow-down problems after closing the files and exiting...good to know it’s not just me.
>>Interesting. Question: Does that software allow you to save fillable PDF forms? If so, that will meet my PDF software needs (saving corporate PDF forms that I fill out and file for business clients).<<
No. That requires Foxit’s PDF editor - while the free trial period is generous at 6 months, eventually it costs $59-$99 per user depending on quantity.
http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/pe_intro.php
Acrobat Reader took over my laptop. No joking, it made some registry change and decided it was going to open all “.exe” and “.dll” files - that means basically every program on my pc. And I couldn’t manage to undo it or get into the registry to change it since the regedit program used those files too!
I managed to get IE open and use it as Windows Explorer to get to where the files for Reader were and delete them. I hate and despise Acrobat Reader and will use Foxit wherever possible. Reader is a huge resource hog.
Do you have a reader for msblast files. Everytime I open one my computer slows down too.
Here’s a mystery: Adobe developed the pdf format, but their rendering program is the worst.
I don’t know if you have an alternative with Window, but the Apple Preview that comes bundled with OS X, and the standare Linux pdf renderer, ghostview, both load and render pdf fast. If you’re not on a Windows machine, you can certainly change you default pdf helper program to something besides Acrobat Reader. If you are, maybe there’s an alternative, too, or maybe you can disable the feature that loads pdf links in the browser, so that clicking on a pdf link give you a download window instead.
ROTFLMAO
Thanks!
Okay, thanks. Adobe had a product for $39.00 that does that but they stopped supporting it.
Sorry.
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