Acrobat Reader 3.0 as a plugin

Bruce Hinman bruceh at csufresno.edu
Wed Dec 18 14:32:24 EST 1996


Did you remove the helper entry for pdf extensions in netscape?

Bruce Hinman			bruceh at csufresno.edu
Library Equipment Technician	(209) 278-6528 office
Henry Madden Library 		(209) 278-6952 fax
California State University
Fresno, California

On Wed, 18 Dec 1996, Chuck Bearden wrote:

> I am experimenting with Acrobat Reader 3.0 as a plugin rather 
> than as a helper launched in its own window.  I find that when 
> I view a PDF document in a Netscape window, a separate instance 
> of the reader, with no document loaded, is also launched and 
> hangs around behind the Netscape window.  Unfortunately, when I 
> back-arrow out of the PDF document in Netscape, the instance of 
> Acrobat Reader stays loaded and does not terminate.  
> 
> Does anyone else find this to be the case?  Can I disable the 
> launch of the Acrobat Reader window without disabling the plugin?  
> 
> Thanks for the info!
> 
> Chuck
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