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General Category => Computer questions => Topic started by: dunk on July 28, 2011, 07:45:53 pm
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GB I think it was suggested i download a different pdf viewer to replace adobe. I think it is called foxit.
My problem is every time I open a pdf file such as one of Steve's new patterns and want to save it the viewer renames the file with a bunch of erroneous numbers and letters. How do i override this feature so it maintains a file name?
Thanks for any help.
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ohm ::) do not lean on the keyboard while saving the file I guess...
Does it seriously rename the file? How do you save the file?
The file should be named automatically the same as the address bar shows while watching the PDF.
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Nope, it gives it a new file name.
Todays nursemanagement.pdf became this. AEE0Dd01.pdf
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which browser are you using?
The file name looks like a temp file.
I bet the browser renames the files due to the fact that it's located in the temp internet files.
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That is really wild. Never heard of a pdf viewer changing the files name when you download or save it.
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well, Russ, the download is done by the browser. It then throws the PDF-File at the Operating system - and if a PDF viewer is installed that one pops up and does it's job.
Some system like Google's Chrome have a build in PDF viewer plugin.
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I know how it works. Just can't understand why it is renaming it. ???
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I think it is the work of ....
Over-Heated Electro-Gremlins! :o
~~~GB~~~
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I'm using firefox and it never changed anything when I was using adobe reader. I just got tired of adobe taking over my computer and locking up all the time. So I tried you fellahs suggestion and got fox it...
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ok firefox... let's see:
There are support-thread available for this:
Clickedy 1 @ foxit (http://forums.foxitsoftware.com/showthread.php?14169-Foxit-doesn-t-save-PDF-with-original-name-and-can-t-navigate-PDF-pages-with-keyboard)
Clickedy 2 @ foxit (http://forums.foxitsoftware.com/showthread.php?20205-Opening-files-within-Firefox-and-then-saving-gives-a-scrambled-filename)
So it's a common problem that a lot of people are dealing with - and unfortunately a long known bug that not got solved yet. Also do they mention a work around - save via the firefox's "save" command.
Russ, I know that you know (in general).
I think the firefox browser is loading that PDF file into the temp internet files. All files in there get a temp file name - no matter what their name was before. I bet the foxit dev team can't do much about it, which is the reason for not solving the bug.
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Thanks for the info... does not seem to be much I can do except put up with the minor aggravation of remembering to re-name files... I'm not sure how to do the firefox save gizmo. It never did it to adobe reader files though.
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simplest would be to click the link with right mouse key instead of left mouse key. Than select "save as..." and save it right away in your pattern folders.
here (http://www.watchingthenet.com/how-to-configure-firefox-to-open-different-types-of-files.html) is a tutorial on how to change the behavior of firefox on certain file types. You could tell firefox to pass the PDF-file right away to foxit and see if that brings changes. Other solution is to delete the association and let firefox ask to save the file right away.
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Thank you for the advice. I'll give them a try.
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GB I think it was suggested i download a different pdf viewer to replace adobe. I think it is called foxit.
Nitro PDF Software I think now most of steve good scroll saw patterns are now made with nitro pdf software. and you can get it for free over here http://www.NitroReader.com. They have fix lots of bugs in there software in the new version. hope this helps dunk.