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Adobe Reader DC

Dahak

Dahak

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Well apparently adobe has update Acrobat and Reader to a new DC version.
The interface looks like a combo of the old reader with webyfied for touch devices.

I have not looked into it too much at the moment as I was deploying a new computer.

But if you still want the old version its still available here
ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/11.x/
 
One has to wonder why even bother with anything that adobe makes these days?
There are better pdf viewers out there.
 
Elixer said:
One has to wonder why even bother with anything that adobe makes these days?
There are better pdf viewers out there.
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Not in a long time have I had any issues with Adobe's reader software. I do find Chrome's built-in pdf reader very lacking, especially with older HP Laserjet printers (you know, the Laserjets back when they were built like a tank and last forever, you don't want to ever replace them kind of build quality). To some HP printers each page takes ~3 minutes to print, to others the auto-zoom level is completely wrong without any corrective options, just last week I was at another business where it wouldn't pick up on .fdf documents.

Lots of reasons to use Adobe products when you have that magic combination of hardware which triggers a compatibility problem with alternate software.
 
Elixer said:
One has to wonder why even bother with anything that adobe makes these days?
There are better pdf viewers out there.
Click to expand...
I'm in the middle of a job search, and companies are sending me form- and signature-enabled PDFs. I'm not aware of a third-party reader than can handle form-filling and signatures.
 
Elixer said:
One has to wonder why even bother with anything that adobe makes these days?
There are better pdf viewers out there.
Click to expand...

Because Adobe Reader actually offers pretty good security if you set it up correctly by disabling "Acrobat Javascript" (under the javascript section) and setting it to "Enable Protected Mode at startup" for "All files" and "Enabling Enhanced Security" (all under Security (Enhanced) section)[1]. I'm pretty sure it offers the best sandboxing of the available PDF readers.

Also Windows has a built-in one which is pretty good if it does what you need[1].

[1] http://www.mechbgon.com/build/security2.html#more_tips
 
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