Found a PDF Kindle DX Won't Read

sirbruce · 06-11-2009, 07:47 PM

Gary Gygax's Extraordinary Book of Names by Malcolm Bowers

Application: Adobe PageMaker 6.5
Producer: Acrobat Distiller 5.0 (Windows)
PDF Version 1.4 (Acrobat 4.x)

Security Method: No Security
Can be Opened by: All versions of Acrobat

Printing: Allowed
Document Assembly: Not Allowed
Content Copying: Allowed
Content Copying for Accessibility: Allowed
Page Extraction: Allowed
Commenting: Not Allowed
Filling of form fields: Allowed
Signing: Not Allowed
Creation of Template Pages: Not Allowed

The DX says opening page one, then presents a blank page, page 1 of 0.

sirbruce · 06-11-2009, 09:37 PM

1.1 (Acrobat 2.x) - displays fine
1.2 (Acrobat 3.x) - displays fine
1.3 (Acrobat 4.x) - displays fine
1.4 (Acrobat 4.x) - doesn't display
1.4 (Acrobat 5.x) - displays fine
1.5 (Acrobat 6.x) - displays fine
1.6 (Acrobat 7.x) - displays fine

I don't have another of the odd 1.4 (4.x) files to test, but I'll look for one.

sirbruce · 06-11-2009, 10:59 PM

I can't find any more of these mysterious 1.4 files that are stamped 4.x rather than 5.x. There are a few references to them on the web. I think it might be a revision issue; a 1.3 file created in 4.x, later updated to 1.4.

sirbruce · 06-12-2009, 03:30 AM

Okay, an update:

First, it was 1.4 (Acrobat 5.x) all along. I don't know why I thought it said 4.x. I'm an idiot I guess.

Anyway, the file still didn't work. However, I used Calibre to update the metadata for PDF, author and title. And guess what? The new copy works. So, yay!

Still, why the first file does not work, I don't know.

06-11-2009, 07:47 PM	#1
sirbruce Provocateur Posts: 1,859 Karma: 505847 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Columbus, OH Device: Kindle Touch, Kindle 2, Kindle DX, iPhone 3GS	Found a PDF Kindle DX Won't Read Gary Gygax's Extraordinary Book of Names by Malcolm Bowers Application: Adobe PageMaker 6.5 Producer: Acrobat Distiller 5.0 (Windows) PDF Version 1.4 (Acrobat 4.x) Security Method: No Security Can be Opened by: All versions of Acrobat Printing: Allowed Document Assembly: Not Allowed Content Copying: Allowed Content Copying for Accessibility: Allowed Page Extraction: Allowed Commenting: Not Allowed Filling of form fields: Allowed Signing: Not Allowed Creation of Template Pages: Not Allowed The DX says opening page one, then presents a blank page, page 1 of 0. Last edited by sirbruce; 06-11-2009 at 07:56 PM.

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06-11-2009, 09:37 PM	#2
sirbruce Provocateur Posts: 1,859 Karma: 505847 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Columbus, OH Device: Kindle Touch, Kindle 2, Kindle DX, iPhone 3GS	1.1 (Acrobat 2.x) - displays fine 1.2 (Acrobat 3.x) - displays fine 1.3 (Acrobat 4.x) - displays fine 1.4 (Acrobat 4.x) - doesn't display 1.4 (Acrobat 5.x) - displays fine 1.5 (Acrobat 6.x) - displays fine 1.6 (Acrobat 7.x) - displays fine I don't have another of the odd 1.4 (4.x) files to test, but I'll look for one.

06-11-2009, 10:59 PM	#3
sirbruce Provocateur Posts: 1,859 Karma: 505847 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Columbus, OH Device: Kindle Touch, Kindle 2, Kindle DX, iPhone 3GS	I can't find any more of these mysterious 1.4 files that are stamped 4.x rather than 5.x. There are a few references to them on the web. I think it might be a revision issue; a 1.3 file created in 4.x, later updated to 1.4.

06-12-2009, 03:30 AM	#4
sirbruce Provocateur Posts: 1,859 Karma: 505847 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Columbus, OH Device: Kindle Touch, Kindle 2, Kindle DX, iPhone 3GS	Okay, an update: First, it was 1.4 (Acrobat 5.x) all along. I don't know why I thought it said 4.x. I'm an idiot I guess. Anyway, the file still didn't work. However, I used Calibre to update the metadata for PDF, author and title. And guess what? The new copy works. So, yay! Still, why the first file does not work, I don't know.

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