Is it just me or does Preview suck?

lucaluca
Posted:
in Mac Software edited January 2014
Whenever I use Preview, my computer always slows WAY down, even if there's only one small image open. And Preview seems to like to open all my images at, say, 23% of their original size and then not resize them so they're the correct size. Anyone else having this problem? I just changed it so that all PDF files are opened by Acrobat Reader and all images are opened by Graphic Converter.

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  • Reply 1 of 12
    jonathan brisbyjonathan brisby Posts: 318member
    It's just you. It works fine for me. ::shrugs::
  • Reply 2 of 12
    pestobreathpestobreath Posts: 69member
    No, it's Preview. I also think it's pretty weak.



    No zoom buttons (or any non-menu controls). No control over file size/quality on PDFs. I have to suspect that crippling this app was part of Apple's arrangement with Adobe to license the PDF engine--just to preserve a market for Acrobat.



    On the other hand, it is free. Sometimes you get what you pay for.
  • Reply 3 of 12
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    Preview 2.0 is coming with Jaguar.



    It is vastly, vastly improved.















  • Reply 4 of 12
    drewpropsdrewprops Posts: 2,321member
    rock ON Jonathan!!!!!!!



    No more suck-ass preview!!!!



    D
  • Reply 5 of 12
    mcqmcq Posts: 1,543member
    Wow, that looks a lot better than the current preview. Maybe with 10.2 I'll actually use Preview instead of using Acrobat Reader for opening PDF.
  • Reply 6 of 12
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    Preview from jaguar looks great, but I don't have any problems with the current Preview.
  • Reply 7 of 12
    jonathan brisbyjonathan brisby Posts: 318member
    Sweet! (thanks jon for the pics, you rock!)
  • Reply 8 of 12
    lucaluca Posts: 3,833member
    I can't wait for the new Preview! Right now I'm using Acrobat Reader and Graphic Converter for all my PDFs and JPGs. Somehow, both of those programs seem to use less processor power than Preview... maybe it's just my slow machine.
  • Reply 9 of 12
    surfratsurfrat Posts: 341member
    [quote]Originally posted by Jonathan:

    <strong>Preview 2.0 is coming with Jaguar.



    It is vastly, vastly improved.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Thanks for the thumbs...



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  • Reply 10 of 12
    escherescher Posts: 1,811member
    Thanks for the heads-up on Preview 2.0, Jonathan. (BTW, where are you spending the summer?)



    As it is now, I avoid Preview (1.0) like the plague. But it's still the only free way to print to a PDF from any app. And that's the only function I use it for.



    Escher
  • Reply 11 of 12
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    [quote]Originally posted by Escher:

    <strong>Thanks for the heads-up on Preview 2.0, Jonathan. (BTW, where are you spending the summer?)



    As it is now, I avoid Preview (1.0) like the plague. But it's still the only free way to print to a PDF from any app. And that's the only function I use it for.



    Escher</strong><hr></blockquote>



    I'm at home in MD.



    (too lazy to change my profile)



    are you still thinking of the Great AI Barbeque?
  • Reply 12 of 12
    junkyard dawgjunkyard dawg Posts: 2,801member
    Eh, preview is ok, nothing special, but the version that comes with jaguar is going to rock!



    Apple is really on the ball....OS X is finally taking form and coming into its own. I can't wait to see what Apple does AFTER Jaguar!
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