Adobe heeft versie 8.1.2 van Reader uitgebracht. De nieuwe versie kan voor Mac OS X, Linux en Solaris en Windows gedownload worden. Met behulp van Adobe Reader kunnen pdf-bestanden (Portable Document Format) bekeken en eventueel geprint worden. Daarbij is het ook mogelijk om de documenten op bepaalde sleutelwoorden te doorzoeken. De ontwikkelaars van Adobe hebben in Reader 8.1.2 verschillende bugfixes doorgevoerd en diverse beveiligingslekken gedicht. Welke dat precies zijn, kan hieronder gelezen worden:
The Adobe Reader 8.1.2 update addresses a number of customer workflow issues and security vulnerabilities while providing more stability.
Resolved Issues
- 1556556 Recognition of blank space for accessibility
- 1557564 Search functionality corrected for dynamic forms using direct rendering
- 1563874 Corrected behavior for protected expandable fields in dynamic forms
- 1570947 Corrected page flow when orientation changes (i.e. portrait to landscape)
- 1570960 Re-calculate event in XFA forms improved
- 1572817 Improved color output when converting to PDF/X via ?short-cut? button
- 1573793 Improved behavior of Reader enabled forms usage rights 1574838 Improved printing on HP-based printers
- 1576437 Enhanced stability when opening dynamic forms
- 1592861 Corrected behavior for ?read only? fields when using direct rendering
- 1605375 Improved behavior when adding sub-forms
- 1607532 Added PCL print improvements
- 1611771 Improved temp file clean-up after printing
- 1618289 Support for new Adobe Extensions per ISO 32000
- 1619714 Improved behavior of Reader enabled rights within LiveCycle Workspace
- 1623197 Improved behavior when posting data with Safari on the Macintosh and Firefox on Windows
- 1623539 Corrected screen reader behavior for converted German tags
- 1623797 Improved decimal field behavior for dynamic XFA using direct rendering
- 1623829 Improved decimal field behavior for dynamic XFA using direct rendering
- 1624413 Improved stability on dynamic forms
- 1635763 Improved stability on certified dynamic forms
- 1639564 Corrected truncation error on metadata
- 1643223 Improved review tracker display of email IDs
- 1645404 Improved behavior of 3D annotations
- 1648534 Improved behavior of meshes in 3D
- 1650281 Improved behavior of name spaces in metadata
- 1624848 Enhanced capability to handle multiple browser windows with similar javascript calls