On Thursday 15 November 2001 15:12, Ted Harding wrote: > On 15-Nov-01 Glen Snyder wrote: > > I've only seen this problem on one computer I use at work, > > which is running potato. If I try to open a pdf with > > acroread, the text repeats itself and then wraps over onto > > itself, making the document unreadable (this is with any pdf > > file). If I try to advance to another page, it locks up, > > crashes, or I get a segmentation fault. I've tried to purge > > acroread and reinstall.I've also tried deleting .acrorc , > > but the problem still reoccurs. > > > > I have a vodoo3 card and a viewsonic A75f monitor if that > > matters...and I do not have any other problems with display > > on other programs. > > > > Another issue...I can pull up the pdf files with xpdf. > > Although the files print ok on a ps printer, the letters all > > display with a dashed outline that is nearly illegible. I > > would imagine that this is a font server problem. > > > > Anyway...any ideas, suggestions...or anecdotes of similar > > experiences would be appreciated. > > The following may or may not work in your case, but it solved > a very similar-sounding problem I had with recent Acrobat > Reader: > > When you have opened acroread, click on the "File" button, > then "Preferences" then "General"; then uncheck (disable) > "Smooth Text and Images". > > I don't know what the underlying explanation is, but there > is an interaction between acroread's antialiasing algorithm > and certain X displays (not all). > > Good luck. > Ted.
Hey that worked great for me! Thanks. I'm using the xserver-svga running at 24bit color and and 1280X960 resolution if that's relevant to anyone else. Thanks again, Jesse
