vulnerability found in Adobe PDF reader

[DK]

Just wondering, if one removes Java script, what happens when one
encounters websites with Java applets on web pages? Will those no longer
work either?

You can disable JavaScript for *Acrobat* - within Acrobat!
(That's where most of its vulnerabilities are anyway).
This will not affect you browser's JS behaviour.

DK

 

[Arthur Entlich]

Thanks for the explanation. I'll look into this further.

Art

 

[Bob Eager]

OpenOffice, also free, will export documents in PDF, too.

Rather a sledgehammer for that one application, though.

 

[TJ]

Rather a sledgehammer for that one application, though.

Well that's not the ONLY reason to get OpenOffice - just a nice little
extra they threw in. It's as capable as MS Office for most people's
needs, much more efficient when it comes to document storage, and it's free!

If all you want to do is produce documents in pdf format, there are a
number of free Windows utilities that will install as a "printer" and
thus enable you to "print" from any application to your hard drive as a
pdf file instead of to hard copy. At least there used to be. I haven't
looked in a while. Probably some for Linux, too - though Ghostscript,
xpdf, OpenOffice, and others are usually included with most Linux
distributions for free.

TJ

 

[Bob Eager]

Well that's not the ONLY reason to get OpenOffice - just a nice little
extra they threw in. It's as capable as MS Office for most people's
needs, much more efficient when it comes to document storage, and it's free!

It's still a bloody elephant.

If all you want to do is produce documents in pdf format, there are a
number of free Windows utilities that will install as a "printer" and
thus enable you to "print" from any application to your hard drive as a
pdf file instead of to hard copy. At least there used to be. I haven't
looked in a while.

I've been using such things for years, long before they appeared on
Windows.

Probably some for Linux, too - though Ghostscript,
xpdf, OpenOffice, and others are usually included with most Linux
distributions for free.

Yes, if you want to use a jumped up UNIX wannabe!

Personally, I use a more mature, less hyped version of a UNIX-like
system...!

 

[Mickey]

My pleasure. Hope it fills the bill for you.

Mickey

 

[measekite]

Well that's not the ONLY reason to get OpenOffice - just a nice little
extra they threw in. It's as capable as MS Office for most people's
needs, much more efficient when it comes to document storage, and it's
free!

Open Office handles graphics better than MS Office but has less features
and is not as advanced in some areas. When you compare Base to MS
Access there is not contest. Base is total crap. That said it is ok
for the simple tasks that an average user would do with it. It has a
draw package that is OK to MS none. For the most part it will do most
of what an average users will require. It will run on multiple
platforms as well and works across platforms with the same data. You
can also use it interchangeably (for the most part) with previous
version of MS Office. I do not think it can use the new MS Format for
Office.

 

[TJ]

Open Office handles graphics better than MS Office but has less features
and is not as advanced in some areas. When you compare Base to MS
Access there is not contest. Base is total crap. That said it is ok
for the simple tasks that an average user would do with it. It has a
draw package that is OK to MS none. For the most part it will do most
of what an average users will require. It will run on multiple
platforms as well and works across platforms with the same data. You
can also use it interchangeably (for the most part) with previous
version of MS Office. I do not think it can use the new MS Format for
Office.

What, no comparison between Impress and Powerpoint? Measekite, you're
slipping! I've never had occasion to use either myself, but from what
I've heard from folks who have used both, Impress has the edge on
Powerpoint.

TJ