Can't get Safari to open Adobe Acrobate in the browser for PDF's

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Can't get Safari to open Adobe Acrobate in the browser for PDF's

Hello,

I've installed Adobe Acrobat reader for MAC on my iMAC and I see the AdobePDFViewer.plugin in the library/internet plug-ins folder. When I launch Safari and look at the installed plug-ins Adobe isn't listed and Preview ends up opening all PDF's. I've tried to delete the AdobePDFViewer.plugin and have Acrobat detect and repair but it still doesn't seem to take? I'm running Tiger 10.4.5 with Safari 2.0.3(417.8). Any help is greatly appreciated.

Rem

iMAC CD 20inch 2 gig RAM 500gig HD 265 Video RAM, Mac OS X (10.4.4)

Posted on Feb 24, 2006 11:40 AM

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R C-R

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Feb 24, 2006 2:23 PM in response to Remy_K

What version of Adobe Reader are you using? The current version is 7.0.5.

Also, do you have "Enable Plugins" activated in Safari's security preference pane?

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Feb 24, 2006 7:09 PM in response to R C-R

Hi RC -R,

Thanks for the reply, I've checked and the Enable Plugins is checked off in Safari and the version of Adobe Reader is 7.0.7. Any other suggestions?

Thanks,

Rem

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R C-R

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Feb 24, 2006 8:32 PM in response to Remy_K

I assume that by "checked off" you mean the option is checked. If so, my only other suggestion is to launch Reader, go to its "Internet" preference catagory, & make sure the box next to "Display PDF in browser using: Adobe Reader 7.0.5 (7.0.7)" option is enabled.

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Remy_K Author

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Feb 25, 2006 6:53 AM in response to R C-R

Hi yes, sorry for the confusion, the option is checked/enabled. I have also looked in the Adobe prefs and ensured that Display PDF in browser using: Adobe Reader 7.0.5 (7.0.7) is also enabled. No luck 😟

Thanks for trying, I'll keep poking at it, hopefuly something will work...

Rem

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Answer 5

May 17, 2006 3:43 AM in response to Remy_K

I think you also need to turn off "playback" of PDFs using QuickTime under the Mime settings in the QuickTime system preferences. System Preferences => QuickTime => Advanced tab => Mime settings ... => Images => PDF Image [uncheck it]

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May 17, 2006 7:32 AM in response to Remy_K

If your iMac has an Intel processor, you have to force Safari to use Rosetta to load non-Universal plug-ins. Cf. http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303120

However, I have the same problem and the AdobePDFViewer.plugin does not work properly even when it is loaded.

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MGW

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May 17, 2006 7:44 AM in response to Remy_K

Remi, just a thought - have you tried right clicking on the PDF and selecting "open with Adobe"?

Miriam

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Jun 8, 2006 10:09 AM in response to Remy_K

OK -- I do like the side-by-side (2 pgs at once) that displays in Safari with Adobe Reader plug-in . . . it stopped working and became kind of frustrating not viewing .pdf's in Safari on-the-fly . . .

I just found ideas on another board to fix the Adobe Reader / Safai "hang" for .pdf's . . . . After the step "Deleting the offending Plug-in" . . . I opened the Acrobat application, and was prompted "Found a missing component (aka the plug-in, I guess), and had it "Fixed" . . .

Voila . . . Safari now reads again w/ Adobe. Hope it doesn't break again!

====== from another post ========
Preview allows side-by-side viewing.
posted by cahlers at 8:29 AM PST on November 15

Do not install Acrobat on OS X. There is no uninstaller. Every time you click a pdf in Safari, it will take forever to load. I wish I could uninstall Acrobat..
posted by rajbot at 8:43 AM PST on November 15

rajbot: You can change your Acrobat settings so it doesn't open PDFs in a browser. Launch Acrobat, then go to Preferences > Internet and uncheck the box that says "Display PDF in browser."

Of course, you'll also want to install the Schubert-it plugin, if you haven't already. It's much faster to load in Safari.
posted by lewistate at 9:06 AM PST on November 15

Wild-Eep, I can confirm that Preview does not display filled-in form fields (example being IRS forms).
posted by omnidrew at 9:19 AM PST on November 15

rajbot: you may also be able to find the offending plugin in your Library/Internet Plug-Ins folder and delete it. Just don't rerun Acrobat or it may reappear.
posted by edd at 9:42 AM PST on November 15

iBook G4 / iMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4)

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