On 2.12.2014 21:32, STF wrote: > > > On 2 December 2014 at 08:56, aparsloe <apars...@clear.net.nz > <mailto:apars...@clear.net.nz>> wrote: > > > On 2/12/2014 6:36 p.m., Liviu Andronic wrote: > > On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 5:20 AM, Ashok <adharesh...@hotmail.com > <mailto:adharesh...@hotmail.com>> wrote: > > I currently have Acrobat Pro 11. It's very unwieldy. The > first time I view > a document, it's fine, but then it gets stuck. Even exiting > Acrobat > doesn't help. I have to exit Lyx and get back! > > I like sticking to Evince when forced to use Windows: it's slim, > quick, and makes sense for viewing PDF files. It also auto-loads > updated files gracefully, unlike Acrobat. > > https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/__Evince/Downloads > <https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Evince/Downloads> > > Liviu > > > Is there a simpler alternative? And how to tell Lyx not to > use Acrobat > pro? (I have Acrobat Pro "associated" as the default pdf > viewer on my > Windows system; that's how I would like to continue for > non-Lyx uses.) > > TIA. > > I'm on Windows 7. Until earlier this year I used Adobe Reader, but > over the years it has got more and more ponderous and LyX interacts > with it somewhat clunkily. I've since installed Sumatra. It's much > smaller and more responsive and I'm pleased with how it interacts > with LyX. But for things like printing a pdf Adobe Reader has > additional options (e.g. printing in reverse order) so I keep it on > disk. > > If you want Adobe Pro to be your default Windows pdf viewer and yet > have Sumatra (or Evince or whatever) as your LyX pdf viewer, you > need to go to Tools > Preferences > File Handling > File Formats and > under the format PDF (pdflatex) go down to the Viewer: slot (where > it may show pdfview) and choose Custom and in the right-hand slot > enter e.g. SumatraPDF, then click Apply. Now in the larger window on > the left select Paths. Second slot from the bottom on the right is > PATH prefix. At the end of whatever is already there add (e.g.) > > ;C:\Program Files (x86)\SumatraPDF > > (note the semicolon) or whatever the path is to the directory > holding the .exe file of your chosen LyX pdf viewer. Now click Save. > > Andrew > > > I also left Adobe Reader/Acrobat. Not only because they have become > bloatware, but also because they have become badware and arrogantware. > > Here's the long story: > > I had several PDF files which could not be opened inside Adobe Reader > (saying that the PDF files are corrupted -- which is totally > incorrect). I wrote to Adobe forum asking what to do. Guess what. > Someone (probably working for Adobe) replied (and argued) to me that > Adobe Reader is compliant to ISO something, blah blah blah. So proud, > so arrogant! > > But you know what. When I tried to open the same files inside Google > drive's integrated PDF viewer, Microsoft's One Drive integrated viewer, > Win8 native PDF viewer, and A LOT A LOT other PDF readers, NONE of them > has this "corrupted file" problem. > > I've got enough of Adobe's attitude. So I left it. I'm also using > SumatraPDF which is working fine for me. >
SumatraPDF get my vote, too. It's a no-nonsense, lightweight program... quite rare these days when looks seem to be more important than functionality. - JMe --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com
