On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:17:51 +0800 (WST) Bret Busby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Mon, 14 Jul 2008, Amit Uttamchandani wrote: > > > > > > > I tried searching the mailing list archives as well as google for > > this but did not find any concrete answer. > > > > Here at work they have allowed me to use Linux ;) . Anyways, > > I am using debian exclusively and try to use Free Software > > applications wherever I can. Based on my research the fastest PDF > > viewer out there is xpdf. Right now it is performing fast, but when > > viewing large PDF files (generated from AUTOCAD drawings), > > panning/scrolling through the document takes a long time. > > > > In comparison to a colleague's acrobat reader on windows, his > > acrobat reader performs a lot faster. > > > > > > Do you have Acrobat Reader 8.0 installed on your Linux computer? > Sorry for the lack of details...I will try to install adobe reader for linux. I am using debian etch (stable) by the way with xpdf 3.01. So far I do not have any problems with xpdf except for viewing large drawings which is why I did not even think about installing acrobat for linux. Regarding my colleagues acrobat reader, i believe is running acrobat reader 7.0 on his xp machine.. > If so, how does the speed compare? > > You have not made any reference to what version of Linux you are > using; whether it is Debian stable or Debian experimental, and > whether you have the latest available stable version of Acrobat > Reader installed (version number that you have installed?), and how > the speed of whatever version of Acrobat Reader you have installed, > compares with your envied colleague's Acrobat Reader. > Thanks, Amit -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
