Re: [SLUG] Acroread in Linux VERY UGLY - can the 'face' be changed?

2004-12-14 Thread Craige McWhirter
On Sun, 2004-12-12 at 22:51 +1100, Elliott-Brennan wrote: The acroreader in Linux is so ugly. The grey interface and left-handed cursor (leave me alone, I've nothing against left-handed people - :) GGV is the prettiest, xpdf is the best (IMHO, anyway). -- During the 2001 Federal election

Re: [SLUG] Acroread in Linux VERY UGLY - can the 'face' be changed?

2004-12-13 Thread Elliott-Brennan
Well, I installed KPDF. Much nicer looking. Though the toolbar says it has a 'find' function using Ctrl + F, this isn't working for me :( Unistall/reinstall? Thanks, Patrick Grant Parnell wrote: On Sun, 12 Dec 2004, Elliott-Brennan wrote: Hi all, The acroreader in Linux is so ugly. The

Re: [SLUG] Acroread in Linux VERY UGLY - can the 'face' be changed?

2004-12-13 Thread Graham Smith
On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 22:06, Elliott-Brennan wrote: Well, I installed KPDF. Much nicer looking. Though the toolbar says it has a 'find' function using Ctrl + F, this isn't working for me :( Unistall/reinstall? I suggest you read this article The Grumpy Editor's Guide to PDF Viewers

Re: [SLUG] Acroread in Linux VERY UGLY - can the 'face' be changed?

2004-12-13 Thread Elliott-Brennan
Thanks Graham, Interesting reading. I think I'll stick with Ugly at the moment. It has more functionality (that I can see in comparison). I gather the next one - a little mouse told me - will be out sometime soon, and will be much better. I'll be looking at the new KPDF release though. I've

Re: [SLUG] Acroread in Linux VERY UGLY - can the 'face' be changed?

2004-12-13 Thread Grant Parnell
On Mon, 13 Dec 2004, Elliott-Brennan wrote: Well, I installed KPDF. Much nicer looking. Though the toolbar says it has a 'find' function using Ctrl + F, this isn't working for me :( Unistall/reinstall? Odd.. could be your window manager stealing the key sequence before it gets to the

Re: [SLUG] Acroread in Linux VERY UGLY - can the 'face' be changed?

2004-12-12 Thread Andrew Cowie
On Sun, 2004-12-12 at 22:51 +1100, Elliott-Brennan wrote: The acroreader in Linux is so ugly. The grey interface acroread as supplied by Adobe is indeed pretty horrid. However, in my experience it's got the most reliable rendering engine. gpdf has been making great progress - if you're on a

Re: [SLUG] Acroread in Linux VERY UGLY - can the 'face' be changed?

2004-12-12 Thread Grant Parnell
On Sun, 12 Dec 2004, Elliott-Brennan wrote: Hi all, The acroreader in Linux is so ugly. The grey interface and left-handed cursor (leave me alone, I've nothing against left-handed people - :) Can anything be done about this? Has anyone been able to make it look more attractive? The

Re: [SLUG] Acroread in Linux VERY UGLY - can the 'face' be changed?

2004-12-12 Thread Terry Collins
Elliott-Brennan wrote: Hi all, The acroreader in Linux is so ugly. The grey interface and left-handed cursor (leave me alone, I've nothing against left-handed people - :) Funny, but I have no problem dealing with left or right {:-). Anyway, there is also xpdf and ghostview(gs) or