Thanks for that Timo. The pdf reader that came with linux didn't work, but it was hard to fix, so I downloaded Adobe reader and that worked.
John Hannah B.A.Hons., M.Sc. > Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 22:27:58 +0000 > From: tkl...@gmail.com > To: john_hannah...@hotmail.com > Subject: [Bug 389182] Re: pdf files appears blank - were OK in Adobe Acrobat > in Windows XP > > Here is a pdf file that renders correctly in Okular and not in Evince > (2.28.1): it gives a blank page except for some bullets and headers. > > ** Attachment added: "OER_B_BSc_Nsk_0910.pdf" > http://launchpadlibrarian.net/36350404/OER_B_BSc_Nsk_0910.pdf > > -- > pdf files appears blank - were OK in Adobe Acrobat in Windows XP > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/389182 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in “evince” package in Ubuntu: Invalid > > Bug description: > Binary package hint: evince > > Single blank page shown in thumbnail, Evince and XPDF. Affects some but not > all pdf files while running Ubuntu 9.04. > > Some pdf files are multiple pages when viewed in Adobe Acrobat 7.0 under > Windows 2000 & XP. All display normally. > > ProblemType: Bug > Architecture: i386 > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04 > ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/evince > Package: evince 2.26.1-0ubuntu1 > ProcEnviron: > LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 > SHELL=/bin/bash > SourcePackage: evince > Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic i686 _________________________________________________________________ If It Exists, You'll Find it on SEEK Australia's #1 job site http://clk.atdmt.com/NMN/go/157639755/direct/01/ -- pdf files appears blank - were OK in Adobe Acrobat in Windows XP https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/389182 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs