No, Adobe does not care to make such a statement. Dov said he argued with them to do it and they didn't.
If you have both and they don't cause a problem, why change? OTOH, if you're having some issues and you can't pin them down, why not uninstall Reader? On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 2:10 AM, Neeraj Jain <neerajjain8 at yahoo.com> wrote: > Dov, > > << > The fact that Adobe doesn't prohibit you from parallel installation of > Acrobat and Reader doesn't mean that such installations are recommended > or really useful. >>> > > What about listing the above as Caution, Important, or things to avoid on > the software downloads site? > > What you are saying, is that reflected in Adobe documentation? > > > _____________________________________________________________ > > Had there been a formula for success, it would have been stolen long back > > Regards, > NJ > http://www.neerajjain8.com > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Dov Isaacs <isaacs at adobe.com> > To: "dr_gonzo at pobox.com" <dr_gonzo at pobox.com> > Cc: Framers E-mail List <framers at lists.frameusers.com> > Sent: Wed, 11 August, 2010 5:26:02 AM > Subject: RE: Acrobat 9 - a disaster > > Steve, > > Read the original thread. I am not going to repeat everything (and > it was quite a lot) that was discussed on this forum a few weeks ago, > especially related to engineering and testing discipline as far as > how PDF files are viewed and processed under what circumstances. > > But NO, there is nothing WRITTEN about this from Adobe. On the other > hand, you should trust what I am telling you based on my 21 years at > Adobe and my working with Acrobat and Reader since Release 1 of same > as well as having to debug workflows and PDF files during all that time. > > Quite frankly, the only time I had problems with anyone viewing a PDF > file that I produced on Acrobat-only systems (no Reader co-installed) > were with users who insisted on using St. Steve the Infallible's MacOS > Preview program's subset PDF viewing capabilities (or lack thereof). > > The fact that Adobe doesn't prohibit you from parallel installation of > Acrobat and Reader doesn't mean that such installations are recommended > or really useful. > > ??? - Dov > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com >> [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of >> Steve Johnson >> Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2010 11:10 AM >> To: Dov Isaacs >> Cc: Framers E-mail List >> Subject: Re: Acrobat 9 - a disaster >> >> Show me in writing where Adobe says you should not install the same >> version of Reader and Acrobat on the same system. I cannot find it. >> It's not on the download page of either product, which is where it >> should be. All I can find is info saying you should not install two >> different versions of the same product. >> >> Even though you're an authority, all I have seen is unsupported >> statements like this saying "I heard that Adobe says you should not do >> this" but where is the statement against it saying why not? And if >> it's so dadgum important, why do the two products allow themselves to >> be installed side by side? >> >> For several versions now, you cannot run both Acrobat and Reader at >> the same time. I think you're right that Acrobat doesn't install >> Reader. I must have done the Reader install separately. >> >> The thing about wanting both Reader and Pro because of print/view >> differences is a few versions old but I remember there being >> situations in the past where viewing and printing with each product >> had differences. >> >> On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 12:33 PM, Dov Isaacs <isaacs at adobe.com> wrote: >> > Guy, >> > >> > See previous responses. Yes, there are UI differences between >> > Acrobat and Reader, but unless you are invoking rather complex >> > Javascript routines that invoke functions that are allowed in >> > Acrobat but not Reader, other than font issues (you should NEVER, >> > repeat NEVER, repeat once again NEVER generate PDF files with >> > unembedded fonts), you should not see any real differences between >> > rendering in Acrobat versus Reader - and the font issue itself >> > would mean that you need to run in a separate environment to gauge >> > the effects of unembedded fonts. >> > >> > ? ? ? ?- Dov >> > >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> From: Guy K. Haas [mailto:guy at hiskeyboard.com] >> >> Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2010 7:57 AM >> >> To: Dov Isaacs >> >> Cc: Framers E-mail List >> >> Subject: Re: Acrobat 9 - a disaster >> >> >> >> But, Dov--- >> >> >> >> I have both installed so that when a reviewer runs into a problem, I >> >> can >> >> "see it their way". ?The interfaces of the two are so different that >> >> it's sometimes handy to be able to do this. >> >> >> >> Would it be any less "NOT RECOMMENDED" if one had the Reader on a >> >> removable drive (such as a USB drive) and plugged it in only when >> >> needed? >> >> >> >> --Guy K. Haas >> >> ? ?Software Exegete in Silicon Valley >> >> >> >> >> >> On 7/25/2010 7:23 AM, Dov Isaacs wrote: >> >> > Although you CAN have both Reader and Acrobat installed >> >> > simultaneously >> >> > (assuming the same version), it is very strongly NOT RECOMMENDED for >> >> > a >> >> > number of very good reasons. It certainly does not add any >> >> > functionality >> >> > to one's system. Having said that, I will add that having both Reader >> >> > and >> >> > Acrobat of the same version on a system is most unlikely to cause the >> >> > symptoms described. >> >> > >> >> > ? ? - Dov >> -- >> ============ >> Steve Johnson, dr_gonzo at pobox.com >> _______________________________________________ > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as neerajjain8 at yahoo.com. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/neerajjain8%40yahoo.com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > > -- ============ Steve Johnson, dr_gonzo at pobox.com