On 17/06/2009, at 12:50 PM, James Devenish wrote:
Hi Dick,
When I go to webpages with a .pdf, all I get is a blank (black) page.
I think this might have arisen when I upgraded to OS 10.4.11 and I
have
also upgraded to Safari 3.0.4 and Adobe Reader 9.1.2.
If you need to see the PDFs on website, you can control-click on each
links, which will display a popup menu, from which you choose
'Download Linked File'. Then you can double-click the files to open
them in Adobe Reader or Preview.
Regarding the problem with Safari, the current version of Safari 3 is
3.2.3, but you say you have the older version 3.0.4. It sounds like an
issue with the Adobe Reader web plug-in, but I don't know
specifically. It is interesting that you get black blank pages instead
of white blank pages -- hopefully this will help someone identify the
solution for you.
James
Hi Richard,
Safari will open a pdf automatically provided you haven't checked
Adobe Reader to open pdf's in the browser.
Are you using Adobe Reader or Acrobat as the engine for seeing PDF's
in Safari. If so, it's usual for the screen to appear black while the
entire PDF loads.
When fully loaded the PDF ought to appear. By contrast, viewing via
Apple's Preview within Safari creates a grey screen with a progress
loading bar.
Same situation as Adobe, i.e. the PDF does not appear until fully
loaded,
In regard to the blank "Black" page you are experiencing ... Remove
the plugin Adobe in the HD /library/InternetPlugins to your desktop.
See if you can view a PDF correctly then in Safari.
If so you can trash the plugin, if not you can place it back in the
Internet Plugins.
Cheers,
Ronni
17" MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo
2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB
OS X 10.5.7
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