For the most part, I love the new OS and software, but one thing that has been frustrating is that Safari automatically saves each and every PDF I click on, instead of allowing me to view them inside the browser and save the ones I want (like Explorer does). This means I'm constantly having to go back and look at them all again to delete the ones I don't want and keep the ones I do. I've looked for preferences on this topic, as I think it's probably something simple, but I can't find anything. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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Want to VIEW PDFs, not auto save all of them (Safari). HOW?
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Actually, Safari can't view PDFs inside the browser, and neither will IE or other browsers because Adobe's PDF viewer browser plugin is not distributed anymore. You probably have an older version of Adobe Acrobat Reader (pre-6.0) which still has the plugin; that's why it works with IE now. Safari must not be compatible with that plugin. I don't think there is any way around this now, and it's all Adobe's fault.IrishEyes said:
Simply not true. You can use your browser to view PDFs--their first pages, anyway--using the QuickTime plug-in. If you enable PDFs in QuickTime, then the first page of any PDF will appear in your browser. Of course, if you want to read the whole thing, you will have to download it.wrldwzrd89 said:
Well, I learn something new every day on these forums. I never knew that the QuickTime plugin could read PDFs in Safari!MisterMe said:
Use the pdf browser plugin that whocares mentioned. It works great and is lightning fast compared to downloading the files. I highly recomend it.
GovornorPhatt said:
the pdf things being anoying me too.
just installed the plug in and i agree, it's spot on. lightning quick and sooooo easy to use
It's kinda funny... I've always HATED the fact that the Acrobat plugin would force me to read PDFs inside my browser window. I much prefer reading them in their own separate window - fewer toolbars mean I can make the document bigger.
Westside guy said:It's kinda funny... I've always HATED the fact that the Acrobat plugin would force me to read PDFs inside my browser window. I much prefer reading them in their own separate window - fewer toolbars mean I can make the document bigger.
True, but when you just want to take a look at the PDF, it's a real pain in the arse to have do downlaod it and open it in Preview/Acrobat.
That doesn't work - Picture Viewer the QuickTime component no longer exists in Mac OS X, and Safari doesn't have this preference. The preference must be set in a Finder Get Info window for a PDF file.Sparky's said:
Wow. I looked at your screenshot and realized that I had been using an older version. Wow. It's really improved from version 1.7on said: