Safari displays PDF as non-readable text
Recently when I open a PDF file in Safari it displays as non-readable text. How can this be fixed?
MacBook Pro, 10.7.5 Lion; Safari 6.0.5; Adobe 11
Recently when I open a PDF file in Safari it displays as non-readable text. How can this be fixed?
MacBook Pro, 10.7.5 Lion; Safari 6.0.5; Adobe 11
With Safari open press Command + Option + E on your keyboard.
Quit and relaunch Safari to test.
If that didn't help, have you installed any third party fonts recently?
I gave your recommendation a try, however nothing changed. I did upgrade / install Adobe Acrobat Reader 11.0.5
several days ago because I was on a site that recommended the update in order for me to view a file. That is when I noticed things going wrong. I've tried trashing the Adobe Reader and reinstalling, but that didn't work either. I read some info on the web about an Adobe plug-in to be trashed because of problems encountered, but I don't know where to find the plug-in to trash. Appreciate any help to be sent my way.
Thanks
After some further research I resolved the problem. The Adobe Acrobat Reader installation was indeed the culprit. I had to unlock and allow myself to access as a root user on the Mac. Then I searched the \Library file for the "Internet Plug-ins" folder. I created a new "Internet Plug-ins Disabled" folder and moved the following 2 Adobe plug-in files 1. AdobePDFViewer.plugin; 2. AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin to the Disabled file I just created; or you can move those two files into the trash folder. Either way should work. I did actually have to do both, becasue the 2 files copied rather than moved. Most important after performing this task REMEMBER to LOCK the root user before resuming normal work on your computer. Root user access has a lot of power and can yield a lot of havock if you inadvertently forget and have left in unlocked.
Glad you got it worked out 🙂
In my case I have tried the suggested fixes and I have installed music fonts recently. Firefox will display PDFs fine. Something is interferring with Safari only.
Any suggestions. You seem to know what you are talking about.
Thanks!
Safari displays PDF as non-readable text