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Preview should not change the file on disk. I would expect it to open the original file as read-only.
by beamatronic 6y ago
Preview should not change the file on disk. I would expect it to open the original file as read-only.
- blacksmith_tb 6y agoYes, the author says it's "the result after modifying (removed a blank page) and saving that same PDF in Preview." So it's not enough to just view the file in Preview.app I take it, but you need to save it out (which still shouldn't strip anything extra, obviously, but is not what I thought was being claimed).
- birdyrooster 6y agoSo you are saying that they overwrote their file and are upset that the file they overwrote is different from the new file? This is insanity. Clearly a bug in AABBY that it can’t read PDF saved in the standard spec. PDF is not a bitmap, it’s a script like HTML or JS. People understand browser incompatibility but some how this is unconscionable.
- fastball 6y agoOther possibility is that Apple isn't saving to spec. Or even more accurately, that neither are using the same spec because PDF just isn't that standardized.
- throwaway744678 6y agoI understand it does not: the issue occurs when the user removes another (blank) page, then saves the file.
- MrBuddyCasino 6y ago> In the lower half is the result after modifying (removed a blank page) and saving that same PDF in Preview. I don't think this means Preview changes the files just by opening them.