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Adobe Reader 8.x



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NameAdobe Reader
Version8.x
License Free to use
URLhttp://www.adobe.com/products/...
Votes  
RatingSilver
Wine Version1.0.1
Free Download AdbeRdr811_en_US.exe
Free Download Adobe FTP
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Description
Adobe Reader 8.  Later versions include support for Windows Vista.
Old test results
The test results you have selected are very old and may not represent the current state of Wine.
Selected Test Results (selected in 'Test Results' table below)

What works
Installation seems to works


What does not

You can start AdbeRd32.exe, but you must accept the license first.

The License is not visible and a click on "Accept" does not work in Wine



What was not tested
Using the App.


Additional Comments


Test Results
DistributionTest dateWine versionInstalls?Runs?RatingSubmitter
ShowDebian GNU/Linux 5.0 "Lenny"Nov 20 20091.0.1 Yes Yes Silver an anonymous user 
ShowUbuntu 8.04 "Hardy" x86_64 (+ variants like Kubuntu)Sep 20 20081.1.5 Yes Yes Silver Trisan 
ShowUbuntu 8.04 "Hardy" (+ variants like Kubuntu)Jul 26 20081.1.2 Yes Yes Bronze an anonymous user 
ShowUbuntu 8.04 "Hardy" x86_64 (+ variants like Kubuntu)Aug 17 20081.0.0 Yes Yes Silver an anonymous user 
ShowUbuntu 8.04 "Hardy" (+ variants like Kubuntu)Jun 02 20081.0-rc3 Yes Yes Bronze Richard Sanders 


Known bugs
Bug # Description Status Resolution Other apps affected
3548 .lnk file is created on the desktop together with the program icon... REOPENED View
6775 Sony CD Architect 5.2 crashes on startup (msxml domdoc_createTextNode should access/treat input BSTR data as wide-character string) CLOSED FIXED View
9519 Adobe Reader 8.1 (and Acrobat Pro 8): Unable to accept License (window.external object) CLOSED FIXED View
9520 Adobe Reader 8.1: License not visible (html-page) CLOSED DUPLICATE View
9994 mshtml: No icons visible in the Adobe Reader 8.1 "First Run" - Advertisement CLOSED FIXED View
11849 Adobe Acrobat Pro 6 & 7 / Adobe Reader 6 & 7 -- Updates fail NEW View
13359 Adobe Reader 8 plugin crashes on EULA in Firefox 3 [dogfood] CLOSED FIXED View
13891 start.exe http://someurl/ does not work (affects any app that invokes external browser, e.g. Google Sketchup) CLOSED FIXED View
15609 adobe acrobat reader 8 crashes with mouse over embedded comments CLOSED ABANDONED View
16373 Adobe Reader 8.1 can't open "Beyond Adobe Reader" NEW View
16805 Adobe Acrobat can't connect to password server NEW View
18958 Adobe Reader 9 has a divide by zero error during install CLOSED FIXED View

 
HOWTO: Accept the license

You need to accept the license once, before you can start the Adobe Reader, but this is not visible with the current wine_gecko Package (wine_gecko-0.1.0).

1) run: wine start "%ProgramFiles%/Adobe/Reader 8.0/Reader/Legal/en_US/license.html"

2) Read the license

3) When you agree with the license, run: wine regedit

3) Go to the key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Adobe/Acrobat Reader/8.0/AdobeViewer

4) Add a DWORD with the Name "EULA" and set the Value to "1"


 


 
HOWTO: Disable the Advertisement

The window for the "Beyond Adobe Reader" Advertisement is opened, but the Page is not visible with the current wine_gecko Package (wine_gecko-0.1.0)

1) run: wine start "%ProgramFiles%/Adobe/Reader 8.0/Reader/BeyondReader/ENU/Onramp/index.html"

2) When you want to disable the Advertisement, run: wine regedit

3) Go to the key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Adobe/Acrobat Reader/8.0

4) Create a key with the name "Downtown"

5) Go to the key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Adobe/Acrobat Reader/8.0/Downtown

6) Add a DWORD with the Name "bDontShowAtLaunch" and set the Value to "1"



 

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Filetype association
by LanoxxthShaddow on Tuesday May 6th 2008, 8:04
To associate .pdf files with wine, right click a pdf file, properties, click on the button beside type and in Application Preference Order click add and add a new application, e.g. name it acrobat. As command you enter:
wine start %ProgramFiles%/Adobe/Reader\ 8.0/Reader/AcroRd32.exe $(winepath -w %f)

%f passes the path/filename and winepath turns it into a windows path, otherwise you will get a: file not found error.

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