Acrobat 2.0 now on ftp.adobe.com, and I've got some questions
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I just pulled Acrobat Reader 2.0 for Macintosh and MSWindows off of
ftp.adobe.com and fired up the Mac version. If looks like this might
be a somewhat reduced version of the product. The ReadMe file says:
Quote:
> To take full advantage of the benefits of electronic documents, you
> can purchase Acrobat, Acrobat Pro, or Acrobat for Workgroups with the
> coupon contained in the Acrobat Reader On-Line Guide or by calling
> 800-87-ADOBE (800-872-3623). With the Acrobat products, you can:
> - Create your own electronic documents as easily as printing from your
> existing applications with PDF Writer.
> - Protect your files with passwords; control access, printing,
> changing the document, adding and changing notes, copying text and
> graphics.
> - Find exactly what you need across multiple PDF files by searching on
> keywords, author, title, subject, synonyms, etc.
> - Reuse information easily by extracting, copying, reordering and
> replacing pages among PDF files -- with bookmarks, links, and notes
> preserved.
> - Create your own custom views into information.
> - Add value, set priorities, and maintain a dynamic information
> network with links, bookmarks, notes and connections to external
> applications and documents.
> - Take advantage of third-party plug-ins to add new features to
> Acrobat.
> - Integrate Acrobat with your desktop applications with Acrobat's
> support for AppleEvents, OLE automation, Notes F/X, and more.
But Apple Script Editor 1.1 doesn't seem to want to find a dictionary
in this program even though the ReadMe file talks about AppleEvents and
so I wonder if this isn't quite the whole thing.
In addition, I'm wondering about the indexing/searching, security, and
the ability to extend Acrobat via things like third-party plug-ins and
AppleEvents. How does all this work? Is there any support available
for dropping PDF files into systems like WAIS, AppleSearch, or Lotus
Notes and make use of their indexing, search, and retrieval services
(perhaps through developers' support services from Adobe in the form of
source/binary code libraries)? For example, both AppleSearch and Notes
have supported the full-text indexing of CommonGround files for about
a year now ... has Acrobat finally caught up?
I poked around on ftp.adobe.com but couldn't find anything that talked
about any of these subjects and so I'm posting this to ask if anyone
has any news or material that answers any of these question and, if so,
could you please make it available?
Thanks.
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