Adobe PDFPDE

[bluellipse@adobeforums.com]

Does anyone know what Adobe PDFPDE is. I have this listed in my Quark 7 print dialog box but with a line through it.

Thanks,
Meryl

[bluellipse@adobeforums.com]

Does anyone know what Adobe PDFPDE is. I have this listed in my Quark 7 print dialog box but with a line through it.

Thanks,
Meryl

[MarkATS@adobeforums.com]

Is your computer on a network? If so, someone is probably sharing their Adobe PDF printer.

[bluellipse@adobeforums.com]

No my computer is not on a network. What is PDFPDE?

[MarkATS@adobeforums.com]

PDFPDE is the PDF Printer PPD plug-in, I believe. Are you using an Intel Mac?

[bluellipse@adobeforums.com]

Yes, I am using an Intel Mac.

[MarkATS@adobeforums.com]

What version of Acrobat?

[bluellipse@adobeforums.com]

Right now I am using 6. I plan to upgrade when CS3 comes out.

[peter kleinheider]

Dear bluellips

This option is grayed out, because it is not universal, just PPC. You need Acrobat 8 in order to use this option again.

regards

Peter

[williamkempton@adobeforums.com]

I have the same problem, "pdfpde" is crossed out, and i have acrobat 8. Is there any way of making it avaiable?

[MarkATS@adobeforums.com]

Is there any way of making it avaiable?




Why? Does not Adobe PDF 8.0 show in your printer's list?

[peter kleinheider]

Hi

Best you "reset" the Adobe PDF Printing System.

First, delete any "Adobe PDF" printer

Next delete the PPD PlugIns from Adobe (to be found in /Library/Printers/ - only the content of the folder, not the folder itself)

Now start Acrobat 8. This will issue the "Repair" function.

You now get a working "Adobe PDF 8.0" Printer. The not working AdobePDE Printer menu should now be disappeared.

BTW: If you run Acrobat 7, make sure there are no "special"characters in your filenames of the distiller settings (like german umlauts). This will also break the PDE plugin. Rename the settings file, delete the Distiller preference and issue the "Repair" command of Acrobat Professional.
And again: The "Adobe PDF 7.0" printer driver plugin does not work on Wintel!

best regards

Peter

[williamkempton@adobeforums.com]

Thanks, this seems to eliminate the crossed out Adobe PDE printer. There is an other problem though, when i print out PDF`s in Quark 7.02 destiller 8 seems to be unable to print PDF.This seems to ble the same problem as with Quark 7 and Xerox printers. Anyone with a Quark 7 and Acrobat 8 who actually get it to print out PDF?

When i try exactly the same on other programs, like Neooffice, it sseems to work fine.

-Kempton

[Aandi_Inston@adobeforums.com]

> when i print out PDF`s in Quark 7.02 destiller 8 seems to be unable to print PDF.

Distiller doesn't print PDF files, it makes them. What is the symptom
you are seeing?

>This seems to ble the same problem as with Quark 7 and Xerox printers.

What is the symptom here? This does indeed seem like an inability to
actually print, rather than make a PDF.

Aandi Inston

[peter kleinheider]

Hi

this is a Bug Quark introduced with the last update (7.02)

You have to issue the following command:

sudo chmod -R 777 /var/spool/cups/

this should do the trick

Peter

[williamkempton@adobeforums.com]

when i print out PDF`s in Quark 7.02 destiller 8 seems to be unable to
print PDF.

> Distiller doesn't print PDF files, it makes them. What is the symptom

you are seeing?




The symptom is that when quark sends the file to destiller, the Adobe PDF opens, I get a message saying destiller is opening, and the Adobe PDF then closes. No PDF is saved.

This seems to ble the same problem as with Quark 7 and Xerox printers.

>What is the symptom here? This does indeed seem like an inability to

actually print, rather than make a PDF.




The same problem used to occur on Xerox printers with Quark 7, but Xerox released a CUPS filter update which eliminated the problem.

[Aandi_Inston@adobeforums.com]

Sounds as if Peter Kleinheider may have the answer.

Aandi Inston

[williamkempton@adobeforums.com]

This really did the trick. I am very in awe of the help i have recieved. It really made my day.

-best regards,
William Kempton