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Re: Preview vs Adobe Reader

From J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: Preview vs Adobe Reader
Date 2014-01-20 16:03 -0500
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <lbk2vu$da7$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
References <lbk169$189$1@dont-email.me> <200120142041582810%timstreater@greenbee.net>

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On 1/20/14, 3:41 PM, Tim Streater wrote:
> In article <lbk169$189$1@dont-email.me>, J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I have Mavericks. I downloaded my high-school yearbook as a PDF and
>> opened it with Preview.  At Actual Size, the pages were less than 8"
>> wide and not very clear.  When I zoomed, I could find no way to scroll
>> sideways. They still weren't very clear.
>>
>> I tried Adobe Reader.  At 100%, the pages were more realistic at 10"
>> wide, and I could scroll sideways.  With the same page at the same
>> size on the screen, photos and captions were clearer with Adobe.
>>
>> Is something wrong with Preview?
>
> They seem to have done away with the scroll bars for some reason. But I
> think you can grab the picture with the mouse and move it around, just
> like your google map.
>
It wouldn't work for me.  Sometimes apps and web pages have had a 
panning option.  I didn't see anything in any of the menus.

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Preview vs Adobe Reader J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2014-01-20 15:33 -0500
  Re: Preview vs Adobe Reader Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-01-20 20:41 +0000
    Re: Preview vs Adobe Reader J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2014-01-20 16:03 -0500
      Re: Preview vs Adobe Reader JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-01-20 16:17 -0500
        Re: Preview vs Adobe Reader J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2014-01-20 17:35 -0500
          Re: Preview vs Adobe Reader Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-01-21 13:35 +1300
            Re: Preview vs Adobe Reader J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2014-01-20 21:05 -0500
              Re: Preview vs Adobe Reader Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-01-21 16:40 +1300
                Re: Preview vs Adobe Reader J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2014-01-20 22:50 -0500
                Re: Preview vs Adobe Reader Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-01-21 18:52 +1300
        Re: Preview vs Adobe Reader dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2014-01-21 12:20 +1300
          Re: Preview vs Adobe Reader me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2014-01-21 14:09 +0000
          Re: Preview vs Adobe Reader Bread <BreadWithSpam@Fractious.net> - 2014-01-23 14:26 -0800
            Re: Preview vs Adobe Reader dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2014-01-24 12:31 +1300
              Re: Preview vs Adobe Reader Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2014-01-23 16:34 -0800
              Re: Preview vs Adobe Reader Bread <BreadWithSpam@Fractious.net> - 2014-01-23 16:40 -0800
  Re: Preview vs Adobe Reader JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-01-20 16:08 -0500
    Re: Preview vs Adobe Reader J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2014-01-20 17:35 -0500
    Re: Preview vs Adobe Reader Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-01-21 13:39 +1300
      Re: Preview vs Adobe Reader super70s <super70s@super70s.invalid> - 2014-01-20 19:21 -0600
  Re: Preview vs Adobe Reader Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-01-21 13:37 +1300
    Re: Preview vs Adobe Reader nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-20 20:15 -0500
    Re: Preview vs Adobe Reader J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2014-01-20 23:38 -0500
      Re: Preview vs Adobe Reader nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-21 04:46 -0500
  Re: Preview vs Adobe Reader Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-01-23 22:21 +0100

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