Re: pdf viewer

Mike Kilburn (mike@conexio.co.za)
Sat, 7 Sep 1996 10:45:36 +0200 (SAT)

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"D. Chiodo" <djc@hal.microwave.com> wrote:
>
> I know this is _way_ off topic here, but please excuse me, I'm in a
> foul
> mood.
>
> Does anyone know if there is a way to read these goddamn PDF files in
> Linux?
>
> I tried Acrobat for HP-UX, thinking iBCS would handle it.. Nope...
>
> WHY CANT PEOPLE DISTRIBUTE DOCS IN A STANDARD FORMAT LIKE
> PLAINTEXT!?!?!?!
>
>

try xpdf - there is an rpm in redhat/contrib. BTW, I dont know how one
would distribute schematics and such in plain text. Besides, pdf
is a standard format :).

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