Adobe Acrobat

[Karl Larsen]

Kam Leo wrote:
> On 6/24/07, Kam Leo <kam.leo at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 6/24/07, Karl Larsen <k5di at zianet.com> wrote:
>> > Chris Jones wrote:
>> > >> So, as I said, what do yo get it you attempt to start the app 
>> from the
>> > >> command line. I.e. type
>> > >>
>> > >>  > acroread
>> > >>
>> > >> ?????
>> > >>
>> > >
>> > > OK, so not really expecting you to actually do this yourself... I 
>> thought I
>> > > would see for myself.
>> > >
>> > > So, I installed the acroread rpm from here
>> > >
>> > > 
>> ftp://ftp.uib.no/pub/Linux/uib/fedora/5/i386/AdobeReader_enu-7.0.9-1.i386.rpm 
>>
>> > >
>> > > and that went fine.
>> > >
>> > > However, when I ran
>> > >
>> > >  > acroread
>> > >
>> > > I got endless messages of the form "expr: syntax error"
>> > >
>> > > Had you done this yourself, then the web site with Frank Cox told 
>> you would
>> > > have explained the solution to you. (Alternatively, googling for 
>> "acroread
>> > > expr: syntax error" took me to a link that explained the error 
>> and gave a
>> > > solution in the very first link....)
>> > >
>> > > Look at
>> > >
>> > > http://wiki.scribus.net/index.php/Fedora_Core_6_-_Troubleshooting
>> > >
>> > > making the change to line 418 fixed this problem, and acroread 
>> runs just fine
>> > > now.
>> > >
>> > > Moral of this story - Don't just post "It doesn't work" messages. 
>> Try and
>> > > debug what isn't working. Don't just run an app from the gui - 
>> start it from
>> > > the command line as this gives you much more useful feedback.
>> > >
>> > > yours  Chris
>> > >
>> > >
>> >     What was wrong with the Don't work message? I got yours saying 
>> don't
>> > send those, and the next message was from Frank with the web page 
>> where
>> > I got the info to mofify the code and I do know how to do that. But 
>> it's
>> > odd you need to re-write code to get it to run on FC6.
>> >     Anyhow I know have it running. So the don't work message worked.
>> >
>> > Karl
>>
>> Your vague message caused seven (7) other unnecessary messages to be
>> posted on this list. You got help this time. Keep it up and some on
>> this list may filter you out.
>>
>
> FYI for other FC6 users:
>
> It appears that AdobeReader_enu-7.0.9-1.i386.rpm does not or fails to
> install the browser plugin. I had to run
> /usr/local/Adobe/Acrobat7.0/install_browser_plugin as root, use the
> manual install option, and install to /usr/lib/mozilla.
>
    I do not have this problem you show about the browser plugin. I had 
to fire up a root editor and make 2 changes in the code. Now it comes up 
automatically if I double click a pdf file on the Desktop. What your 
showing is not a problem. Maybe if you use the tar ball but anyone with 
any sense will use the rpm which loads without a single word.

Karl