I am so done with Adobe!!!

how many here have used the new version 9 pro? it is so bogged down it take almost 5 mind just to open a single page pdf

trying to do anything is just a nightmare

so now i have made the switch to foxit PDF reader

from the makers of firefox, it is soooooo lightweight and can do anything acrobat can do, god i hope they make a foxfax program

i dont know if u need firefox installed or not, give it a try, and if ya like it give me a thsnks ;D

http://www.foxitsoftware.com

 

I also tried Adobe 9 and found it a bit slow (not as bad as you) now i am not sure if it's the prog or the fact i am folding with some heavy CPU and graphics so it could have some effect.

 

I used to install Adobe Reader 5.5 when I needed to read .pdf files, I didn't lke 6,7 or 8 either. After I found Foxit, it was all over for even 5.5. Adobe sux on so many levels, I hate that they took over flash player from macromedia and ruined that too. Idiots!

 

pro, however, foxit has an pdf editor as well, 2 seperate programs

 

Right, and the foxit pdf editor is not free.

 

no hey i didnt say it was free

anyways i emailed them and suggested they think about making a basic fax software, something like FoxyFax

got a reply within an hour!

 

This whole discussion is unclear on one point. In your original post, you were comparing two different products, a PDF creator (Adobe Acrobat), and a PDF reader (Foxit Reader). What program do you actually need, a reader or a creator? And, are you now using Foxit PDF Editor, in place of Adobe Acrobat?

 

just a reader, sometimes i might want to edit a bit so i can make a rebate fillable but thats rare

and i could do without

 

Free pdf editors

http://www.goodsearch.com/Search.aspx?Keywords=free+pdf+editor

 

Anyone can do a Google search...even if it's really a GoodSearch search.

Here are three three possibilities from the search.

Free Online PDF Editor - Edit PDF on the Web - PDF Hammer
http://www.pdfhammer.com/

PDFill PDF Editor with FREE PDF Writer, FREE Image Writer and FREE PDF ...

Best free pdf editor downloads. PDF Editor, PDF Writer, Creator is a ...
Español: Editor de PDF ... This new kind of PDF Editor is much faster in because of the new object concept. Platforms: ... Free Download Manager - Software ...

If these don't suit anybody, then anybody can do a DogPile, NorthernLights or other search until he finds what he's looking for.

 

well, im really happy with foxit reader, the thing is, i dont need to make my own pdfs, the only thing id really like is to easily be able to make a pdf fillable with text, u know, like rebates are in pdf and i like to just type in my info instead of writing it by hand

but none are fillable, so but it is possible to make them fillable, there are guides for that at slckdeals i could post, but i was wondering if there was a program out to do it quickly and easily

thanks

 

Such forms will not be fillable unless the creator made them to be fillable. I have downloaded numerous rebate forms over the years, although none in recent months, and don't recall any that were fillable.

 

i found this at SD but i have not trie d it

to make a rebate form fillable you'll need to create text boxes that overlay the existing blanks, and do some formating tricks like making the text fit the size and never expand past it.

if you have pagemaker, open that up, then open the rebate form in there and overlay the fillable stuff, then it'll be fillable when opened up by any other acrobat program.

I don't have any of this at home so I can't help, but I've put some forms together from scratch for work stuff.

 

Foxit Reader is an excellent product, and since it's free I won't complain. However, I will add one warning: What a PDF looks like on Foxit Reader is not always be how it looks on Adobe Acrobat. For example, if you type up a resume and convert it to pdf using (add/built-in) app X, and open it with Foxit to make sure it looks okay, then that may not be how it looks to a recruiter who open it with Acrobat. Just a FYI.

 

thats good information to know

 

Comparing Foxit Reader with Adobe Acrobat? You mean Adobe Reader, right?

 

Re: foxit

is there a way to make a foxit reader printer?

 

You mean so you "print" to a PDF file rather to an actual printer? No, you can't make Foxit Reader a printer, but plenty of PDF converters that serve this purpose are available. One I use is PrimoPDF. When installed, it appears in your system as a printer. Select it as the printer when printing anything, and it "prints" to a PDF file.

 

loks good ill give it a try

 

No and No - I typed up several resumes/proposals on MS Word and Scientific Workplace. I saved them as PDFs using whatever plug-in or built-in app was present, but opened them with Foxit check them over before sending/uploading. A few days (or weeks) later I realized they looked a little different when viewed on Adobe Reader/Acrobat, in terms of little details - some of the alignments were off, some separator lines were off in length and emphasis, boldface was a little different - stuff like that. Perhaps Foxit and Adobe applied different fonts for some of the content...

In any case, I now use Adobe Acrobat for everything work-related since that's what everyone else uses, though I constantly wonder how a program that occupies a whopping 2GB on my hard drive (Acrobat 9 Extended Pro) cannot even provide straight-forward, hassle-free editing functions for typed up PDF content...

 

Everyone else does? They all have Acrobat, which costs hundreds of $? Perhaps I'm mis-interpreting "everyone".

 

I'm a Ph.D. grad student - by "everyone" I meant all the profs and other students, or anyone who might open a resume or research proposal of mine. The reader is free of course, and I think Acrobat Pro is available on all university computers. It is the current standard for PDF readers for universities and corporations, so that's what I assume 99% of PDFs get opened on.

 

I, too got sick of Adobe. I found PDF X-Change to be a great replacement.
Doesn't seem to bog down my system. Good quality in the pics.

http://www.docu-track.com/

Enjoy.