Re: pdf files and Internet explorer (created on Mandrake)

From: chris (chrisehunter_at_NOSPAMblueyonder.co.uk)
Date: 02/03/05 

Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2005 07:04:24 GMT

Bill Unruh wrote:

> And using IE is hardly a danger to life and limb.

No, but it's a fundamental danger to the security and stability of their
computer, and should be avoided at all costs. Even the US Government is
recommending the use of other browsers!

>>The file is truncated after you save it out of IE but
>>not Mozilla.

Which suggests it's an IE problem rather than a Mandrake one. IE can't even
render standard html correctly, but will "correctly" display the MS-mangled
version of html (which looks strange with a properly standards-compliant
browser).
 
> The reason I am in this newsgroup is the possibility that it is something
> that I do or I can do in creating the file or serving the file. I create
> and serve it from Linux. Created by tex->dvipdfm or tex->dvips->ps2pdf,
> and served by Apache.

When I do that, all my .pdf files start with %pdf. It really does suggest
it's something screwy with IE, possibly an incompatibility with Acroread.

> Since at least one of the people has no trouble with pdf files from other
> places, I was wondering if anyone knew if there was some known problem
> with serving pdf files to IE from Apache/Mandrake.

Not at all - see above.
 
>>By the way, I'm just teasing about the gasoline,
>>but I would spend a few seconds mentioning that lots of
>>computer experts are now recommending avoiding using IE
>>for security reasons.
>
> I have already done that.

That's good, but now you should INSIST on it! We have commercial clients
who now need a browser check on their website's index page to prevent IE
users trying to buy their products online. Apparently, a website may be
held responsible if a client's browser "leaks" their credit card details!

Chris 

-- 
Everything gets easier with practice, except getting up in the morning!

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