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    • vegasborn92
      vegasborn92 last edited by

      This just started happening recently but whenever I open a pdf withing Opera and then switch to another tab and come back to the pdf tab it freezes. It's only that tab that freezes too not all of Opera. I can't scroll I can't right click or highlight anything only thing I can do is close that tab. Has anyone else had this issue and if so were they able to figure out what was wrong and fix it?

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      • linuxmint7
        linuxmint7 last edited by

        Which 'Plug-in' are you using to render the PDF document (check 'opera:plugins') ?.

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        • vegasborn92
          vegasborn92 last edited by

          Adobe pdf reader

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          • vegasborn92
            vegasborn92 last edited by

            Nope sorry it's not Adobe it's ChromePDF

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            • linuxmint7
              linuxmint7 last edited by

              Have you tried the built-in 'Chrome PDF reader' to see if it exhibits the same freezing problem as the 'Adobe PDF reader' ?. Click the 'Disable' button under the Adobe plug-in and make sure the Chrome PDF plug-in is enabled to test.

              EDIT: Ok, just saw your latest response. Try the above the other way round, Or maybe try another PDF plug-in, such as Foxit Reader, Sumatra PDF, Adobe Reader or PDF-XChange Viewer.

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              • Deleted User
                Deleted User last edited by

                I just swapped to PDF-Xchange reader instead of Adobe (the Out of Date problem with Adobe in Opera) - had to use Developer tools menu to disable the other PDF plugins, then XChange took over. I've used it as an external reader for years, and highly recommend it. Download from Tracker software for the install.

                cheers,

                Miles

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                • janpio
                  janpio last edited by

                  Hi,

                  I have the same problem, the PDF tab feezes after coming back to it. When I open the PDF I can use it normally, the problem only occurs after switching to another tab and back (as the TO outlined). I work with Adobe Reader (latest version). I have already installed both Opera and the Reader again. Can I fix the problem on my own or do I have to wait for an update?
                  Thank you!
                  Jan

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                  • linuxmint7
                    linuxmint7 last edited by

                    Maybe try one of the suggested plug-ins I mention in my post above as an alternative to the Adobe one ?.

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                    • tollaspower
                      tollaspower last edited by

                      PDF-XChange is also affected.
                      I noticed that a minimize and restore can heal the frozen tab.
                      By the way it is very annoying to do this over and over again.

                      Version: 26.0.1656.60 - Opera is up to date
                      Update stream: Stable
                      System: Windows 7 64-bit (WoW64)

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                      • rif
                        rif last edited by

                        PDF-XChange is also affected.
                        I noticed that a minimize and restore can heal the frozen tab.
                        By the way it is very annoying to do this over and over again.

                        Yes I've experienced this also with PDF-XChange. It does not happen with all pdf's though.

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                        • bmanfranssen
                          bmanfranssen last edited by

                          It's actually with pretty much all pdf extension in Opera. Doesn't matter if you're opening it with the HTML5 pdf viewer or document viewer or whatever tool you use to open pdf's with. I guess this is a Opera related problem 😞

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                          • ccmullally
                            ccmullally last edited by

                            Has anyone found a solution to this yet? This is an extremely annoying problem.

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                            • knitvt
                              knitvt last edited by

                              Just confirming that I also experienced this problem when using an Adobe Reading plugin that was in the plugins list. However, when I disabled that and left Chrome PDF Viewer enabled, the problem has resolved (thus far).

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                              • christoph142
                                christoph142 last edited by

                                It's a known issue. All NPAPI plugins are affected. It's fixed internally already and will be available to you in next update :ninja:

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                                • geordiesam
                                  geordiesam last edited by

                                  If you right click and select reload it becomes usable again, how long for the next update I wonder as this is quite a pain ?

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                                  • igort75
                                    igort75 last edited by

                                    Let's wait for next update.
                                    I'm also experiencing this problem with DjVu browser plugin.
                                    And this does not happen with Opera Developer.

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                                    • yakuzakyuu
                                      yakuzakyuu last edited by

                                      Nice to know this will be fixed in next update. I use pdf:s lot.(horse racing)

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                                      • thomas9701
                                        thomas9701 last edited by

                                        I had this exact same problem!

                                        The fix, for me at least, was to resize the window. I couldn't believe it at first, either, but after doing it to several frozen PDFs, it looks like it works.

                                        This is for Chropera 26.0.1656.60 and (Cr)A(p)dobe Reader 11.0 on my system, your mileage may vary.

                                        EDIT: Also try minimizing and then bringing it back, that seems to work too.

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