[ESS] ess-makePDF and Adobe Reader 7

[david whiting]

On 5 Sep 2006 17:09:38 -0700, Tim Hesterberg <timh at insightful.com> wrote:
> 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.

Interesting. It seems to work nicely on linux using wine as well
(using crossover at least). I've been looking for a way to edit PDF
files for a while now. Thanks for this.

Dave

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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?
>
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David Whiting