On Thu, 2001-11-15 at 15:12, [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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.
>
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> Date: 15-Nov-01 Time: 20:12:07
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Thanks, that did the trick!
-Glen
