Let me know if you have other questions, or need further clarification on some of the details. So, run FireFox in Rosetta mode and Install Acrobat Reader (the latest version) and see if that works.Īs for your other Adobe program, Adobe still has not updated it to run Natively on your Intel Mac, so that is likely part of your problem.
#HOW TO DOWNLOAD FIREFOX ON MACBOOK PRO HOW TO#
Here's a document explaining how to force a Universal program (such as FireFox) in Rosetta / PowerPC mode: This will enable the PowerPC plug-ins to work. So, you will need to run FireFox in "Rosetta" mode.
This means that FireFox (and any other browser) will automatically disable PowerPC plug-ins while you are using them in Intel Native Mode. Now, you also need to know that Adobe has not updated their software to be "Universal" (compatible with Intel Macs).
#HOW TO DOWNLOAD FIREFOX ON MACBOOK PRO PDF#
So, if you install Acrobat Reader, then you will be able to view your PDF files. Button" put a check in the box that says to do this automatically from now on.ĭisplaying PDF files in a browser other than Safari requires you to have Adobe's Acrobat reader installed.Īcrobat Reader installs a plug-in for each browser it finds on your system. I used the Setup Assistant to transfer files, applications, and other information from my old Mac to my new one. Today I started using a new MacBook Pro (OS 10.4.6).
Is there a way to avoid the extra click (i.e., have it open in I don’t think this is the ideal forum for my question, but this is the only forum I’ve ever used, and I always seem to find a solution here. The steps above were completed on my MacBook Pro, but the steps above will be the same on any Mac machine that you may have. So, you will need to leave FireFox in Rosetta mode to use it.Ģ. After uninstalling Mozilla Firefox, you may want to try an alternative such as Chrome or Safari which can help you change up your web browser game and try something new. The alternative PDF plug-in that they mention is at: If you need a plugin for viewing PDFs, you will need to use the PDF Browser Plugin, which is free for non-commercial use. The best course of action at this stage is to delete it, and tell Adobe Reader not to check for it using the Adobe Reader Preferences.
The plugin is installed in the Internet Plug-ins folder in the Library Folder automatically. I only use FireFox if I need to.īut, the response you get now, is exactly how it behaves on my PowerPC Mac right now when using FireFox.Īdobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 ships with a browser plugin, but it does not work with Gecko based browsers. So, I was going by standard behavior problems to answer your question. Turns out that it works that way on my system as well. Is this (what I just described) how it is supposed to work?