[pdftex] PDF Outlines in different versions of MiKTeX

[John Culleton]

On Friday 07 March 2008 08:56:18 am Brad Burkman wrote:
> I run pdfTeX 3.141592-1.20a (MiKTeX 2.4) on one computer, and pdfTeX
> 3.141529-1.40.4 (MiKTeX 2.6) on another.  When I compile the following
> text:
>
>
>
> \pdfcatalog{/PageMode/UseOutlines}
>
> \pdfdest name{(-19,-17),(5,25),(17,19)} fit
>
> \pdfoutline goto
> name{(-19,-17),(5,25),(17,19)}{(-19,-17),(5,25),(17,19)}
>
>
>
> on the earlier version, everything works just fine.  With the later
> version, however, I get an outline pane but no bookmarks.  Just a blank
> pane.   Has there been a syntax change?  Perhaps different versions of
> Acrobat?  Windows XP v/s Vista?
>
>
>
> Please share with me your knowledge and wisdom.
>
>
>
> Brad Burkman
>
> Instructor in Mathematics
>
> Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts
>
> Natchitoches, Louisiana, USA
>
>

Try the same pdf file on another machine with a different OS, perhaps XP. Or 
email it to someone and ask them to view it. That will determine if there is 
a fault with your file or a fault with the other software. 

-- 
John Culleton
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