---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: Re: [newbie] Problems with Win4Lin and Acrobat Reader 5 Date: 23 Jun 2002 03:01:32 -0400 From: Terry Sheltra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks for the replies that I've gotten .. both Win4Lin and Acrobat 5 are run natively, not within one another. I've also come across something strange. When I use either of these apps in KDE, I can't read the menus, but if I switch to GNOME, they become readable. Is there something wrong with KDE that's not displaying the font correctly? Thanks! Terry On Sat, 2002-06-22 at 16:13, Derek Jennings wrote: > On Saturday 22 June 2002 07:51, Terry Sheltra wrote: > > Perhaps I should have been a little more specific in describing my > > problem. Both of these apps work just fine on my computer, except for > > the font that is used to display the menu items (the FILE menu, the EDIT > > menu, etc.). All that shows up is a bunch of rectangles where the words > > should be. The font within these apps are ok, it's the apps themselves > > that are experiencing the problem. I even wiped out my hard drive again > > and installed from scratch, and still have this problem. I tried to > > install every font-related package I could dig up on the CD, but still > > it isn't working. Windows is not natively on this computer, other than > > Win4Lin. My laptop is 100% linux-driven. While Win4Lin doesn't quite > > bother me so much, it DOES make it very difficult to use Acrobat Reader > > 5 when I can't read any of the drop-down menus. > > > > Any suggestions anyone? > > Only that Acrobat 5 is now available as a native Linux application so > unless you have a pressing need to use Acrobat5 in Win4lin..... > > Acrobat5 is available from Mandrake Club, and I guess buried somewhere on > the Adobe download area. > > derek > > > ---- > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -------------------------------------------------------
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