[ESS] ess-makePDF and Adobe Reader 7

[Tim Hesterberg]

I like Foxit Reader on Windows, is much faster than Acrobat Reader, and
doesn't lock the file, so works well with latex/emacs.

PC World description at:
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,62648,00.asp#

www.foxitsoftware.com

Download the .exe, and set as the default pdf reader.

Tim

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>Ross,
>
>I think this is because Acrobat Reader basically locks the file - I have
>the same problem.
>
>The solution is to use Ghostview, which you can get from
>http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/.  You will need to download both
>ghostscript (I use AFPL) and gsview.  Install ghostscript first and then
>gsview.  The only downside is that there is no support for the
>bookmarks.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Andreas
>
>Dr Andreas Kiermeier
>...
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>On Windows XP using Adobe reader 7, I need to close the current file
>("namestem.pdf") before creating a new version of this file. Is there a
>way around this using Adobe Reader or if not, are there other pdf
>viewers for Windows that allow this?