From owner-freebsd-hackers Sun Aug 3 20:01:08 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id UAA07585 for hackers-outgoing; Sun, 3 Aug 1997 20:01:08 -0700 (PDT) Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id UAA07580 for ; Sun, 3 Aug 1997 20:01:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from msmith@localhost) by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.8.5/8.7.3) id MAA17425; Mon, 4 Aug 1997 12:30:46 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199708040300.MAA17425@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: netscape 4.02b7 In-Reply-To: from "Brian N. Handy" at "Aug 3, 97 07:57:36 pm" To: handy@sag.space.lockheed.com (Brian N. Handy) Date: Mon, 4 Aug 1997 12:30:45 +0930 (CST) Cc: msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL28 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Brian N. Handy stands accused of saying: > Michael gently voiced: > > >ACROBAT READER IS NOT A PLUGIN! Eep, this was meant to be a non-list message. Apologies people. 8( > >Acrobat is a _helper_application_. It has always been usable for reading > >pdf files out of Netscape; in fact, I have been doing that ever since > >Acrobat became available. > > Hrmm...so when I fiddle with the linux version of netscape and acroread so > I can read pdf files from *inside* the netscape window, this is still a > helper application? I remember having to fiddle with a bunch of > environmental variables with the word "plugin" interspersed among them... Ow. Anyone pass that humble pie recipie? My record the last few days ain't looking too flash. 8( > Brian -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control. (ph) +61-8-8267-3493 [[ ]] Unix hardware collector. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[