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[ NNSquad ] Warning re bad behavior by new Adobe Reader update
Warning re bad behavior by new Adobe Reader update http://j.mp/j92o7B (This message in Google Buzz) - - - The following applies at least to Windows platforms. It may also apply to other platforms, but I have not yet tested in those environments. Adobe is now aggressively prompting users to upgrade from "Reader 9" to "Reader X" (apparently not to be confused with "Reader 10" -- nothing like consistency in version numbering). If you are a Chrome browser user updated to at least the current stable browser version 12, you are likely to find that printing of Web pages no longer functions after this Adobe update. Apparently the Adobe installation now disables the Chrome PDF viewer plugin that is used to generate page previews. Without this function, the internal print command button itself is inoperative. For Windows at least, if you choose the small "Advanced" link toward the lower left of the Print preview page, you should be dropped into your native printer driver functionality, which likely will have its own print button you can use. To restore the native Chrome printing, enter: about:plugins in the Chrome Omnibar, find "Adobe PDF Plug-in" and click Disable. Then find "Chrome PDF Viewer" and click Enable. You may need to restart your browser for this all to take effect. Very uncool of Adobe to screw around with the existing plugin configuration, especially without any warning and without asking permission. --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org Founder: - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org - Global Coalition for Transparent Internet Performance: http://www.gctip.org - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Google Buzz: http://j.mp/laurenbuzz Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com