Category Archives: Apple

More Missing Characters

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Karl Heinz Kremer

A while ago I wrote about missing characters after merging PDF files. Since then, I’ve heard about a few more instances of missing characters and was able to debug one scenario. The following is a record of that. Unfortunately, there … Continue reading →

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No Signature Requred – The Mac Edition…

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Karl Heinz Kremer

I’ve written about a solution for suppress the green “Signature field(s) detected” bar for Windows before. Adobe finally released some information about how to get rid of this bar on the Mac too: Disable EchoSign Detection This article shows how … Continue reading →

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Preview.app – Killer of PDF Files

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Karl Heinz Kremer

How do you feel about an application saving changes to your files without you knowing? How about if that application is not just saving harmless changes, but in the process of doing so also rewrites the file and removes important … Continue reading →

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The Trouble with Updates – Adobe Acrobat Updater Security Error

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Karl Heinz Kremer

Have you seen this “Adobe Acrobat Updater” security error on your Mac running Mountain Lion?

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Developing Acrobat JavaScript on a MacBook

Posted on March 23, 2010 by Karl Heinz Kremer

Acrobat’s JavaScript is a great tool to extend the application, or to automate reoccurring tasks. There are several ways a JavaScript can be added to the application or a document (e.g. folder level scripts, validation scripts, event handling scripts, …), … Continue reading →

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