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Re: Is PDF the only help option in 5.6? [message #34037 is a reply to message #34003]

Thu, 13 February 2003 18:58

Jonathan Greenberg
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Registered: November 2002

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Two problems:

1) the pdf files are all in /usr which means I can't see them from the
Finder.
2) I copied those pdf files to my desktop, and lo and behold they were
acrobat files on my desktop. Weird, huh?

--j

On 2/13/03 6:31 AM, in article k-bowman-86C3B6.08315313022003@news.tamu.edu,
"Kenneth Bowman" <k-bowman@null.tamu.edu> wrote:

> In article <BA6FEFD4.1368E%greenberg@ucdavis.edu>,
> Jonathan Greenberg <greenberg@ucdavis.edu> wrote:
>
>> Has anyone had a problem with the MacOS X version of IDL/ENVI opening those
>> PDFs in Preview (which does not support hyperlinking, or other Acrobat
>> features)? I can't get it to stop doing this, so it makes the help nearly
>> useless for me unless I copy the help files to my desktop and run them
>> manually...
>
> Select a PDF file. Do "Get Info". Under "Open with", change the
> application to Acrobat Reader, then click the button to change the
> default application for all PDF files.
>
> Ken Bowman

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		Is PDF the only help option in 5.6? By: Eric Williams on Tue, 11 February 2003 06:48
		Re: Is PDF the only help option in 5.6? By: <jajvj on Fri, 14 February 2003 19:22
		Re: Is PDF the only help option in 5.6? By: K. Bowman on Fri, 14 February 2003 06:48
		Re: Is PDF the only help option in 5.6? By: Jonathan Greenberg on Thu, 13 February 2003 18:58
		Re: Is PDF the only help option in 5.6? By: K. Bowman on Thu, 13 February 2003 06:31
		Re: Is PDF the only help option in 5.6? By: Jonathan Greenberg on Wed, 12 February 2003 15:20
		Re: Is PDF the only help option in 5.6? By: Eric[1] on Wed, 12 February 2003 13:01
		Re: Is PDF the only help option in 5.6? By: Jonathan Greenberg on Wed, 12 February 2003 12:34
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