Hi there:

The acrobat and acrobat reader in MS windows open a new pdf file
in the same window. This is the case with the new acrobat reader7
in linux too.

Is it possible to open a new pdf file in a new window?
(I cannot find any preference to do this.)

Thnak you,

/PD

Peter Browry schrieb:
> The acrobat and acrobat reader in MS windows open a new pdf file
> in the same window. This is the case with the new acrobat reader7
> in linux too.
> 
> Is it possible to open a new pdf file in a new window?
> (I cannot find any preference to do this.)

AR7 Linux:

$ acroread 1st_file.pdf
$ acroread -openInNewWindow 2nd_file.pdf

To set this to default, add to ~/.bashrc:

alias acroread="acroread -openInNewWindow"

To override the alias, prepend with a backslash:
$ \acroread file.pdf

To get a list of command-line options:
$ \acroread -help

I did not make any tests with Windows but there may be similar command line 
switches.

Ralf

> AR7 Linux:
> 
> $ acroread 1st_file.pdf
> $ acroread -openInNewWindow 2nd_file.pdf
> 

Ralf:

Thanks for your help.

Although this command seems to do the trick, it also causes unnecessary
windown openings and thus it does not behave like Acr5.

I think that finally I will have to modify the script file "acroread"
which loads acroread although currently I am not sure what I have to do!

/PB

> I did not make any tests with Windows but there may be similar command line 
> switches.

"/n" is the command line option for open new instances of Acrobat and
Reader in Windows. At least good to use if you develope something in
Acrobat and have the helpfiles opened in Reader.

HTH, Reinhard