Re: Direct Adobe 8 Download Link
- From: "Adrian Spratt" <A.Spratt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 09:02:41 -0500
Hi, Boris.
That's about as direct as it gets. The download link is definitely on that
page.
I should have repeated what two other listers mentioned. First, when given
the "run" or "save" option, choose run.
Second, as G.W. Cox noted, if you encounter a firewall obstacle to the
download, listen carefully for when you need to press alt-n. I didn't
encounter that issue myself.
Adrian
----- Original Message -----
From: "Boris" <boris67@xxxxxxxxx>
Adrian,
I attempted to use the link in your email to download Adobe 8.0 and just
wasted my time. Do you have a direct download link? All of this looking
around on the web pages is such a waste of time.
Boris
----- Original Message -----
From: "Adrian Spratt" <A.Spratt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
The Adobe Reader 8 link that Cher Bosch provided to the list, copied at the
end of my message, saved me a huge amount of time finding the right download
on the Adobe website. Here are some notes from my experience this morning.
In this download version, Adobe recognizes that the PC is using
accessibility software. It gives us the option of downloading a version for
screenreaders, magnifiers or both.
Adobe then gives us a choice of installing default settings for our chosen
accessibility option or of customizing the settings. After going through a
couple of pages, I decided to go back with the "previous" button and install
the default settings.
From that point, the download and installation are standard. Unlike my
experience of Adobe 7, Adobe 8 requires a reboot to complete installation.
The first time you attempt to read a PDF file after rebooting, Adobe 8
requires you to accept the licensing agreement.
Then Adobe produces a new dialog that identifies the number of pages in the
document, to me a welcome new feature, and offers to start reading pages as
they're processed or to wait until they're all processed. I found that the
first option, which is not the default, led to JAWS reading the first page
instantaneously. That is also a first for a PDF document, in my experience.
Note. The first two PDF files with which I experimented must be graphic
documents because JAWS wouldn't read them at all. So I brought up a document
I knew Adobe 7 had processed well, though slowly. It's a 48-page file that,
when I selected the read as processed option, commenced reading right away.
It had taken a long time for Adobe 7 to commence the reading of this
document.
Adobe 8 appears to be a huge improvement. Again, thanks to Cher for giving
us the right download page.
----- Original Message -----
From: Cher Bosch
If you want Adobe without Photo Shop or the Google tool bar and For windows
XP
try-http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2_servefile.html?option=full&order=1&type=&language=English&platform=WinXPSP2&esdcanbeused=1&esdcanhandle=0&hasjavascript=1&flow=&getsconly=1&x=0&y=0
Cher
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