Re: [PHP] fpdf problem?

On 8/9/2013 12:11 PM, Jim Giner wrote:
> On 8/9/2013 12:06 PM, Tamara Temple wrote:
>>
>> On Aug 9, 2013, at 10:50 AM, Jim Giner <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I've been using fpdf to create pdf files for my site.  All has been
>>> well for over a year.  Suddenly I have a problem wherein IE 10 on W7
>>> crashes when I try to print one of these pdfs created by my php scripts.
>>>
>>> The pdf files that I create seem fine.  If I bring one up in IE and
>>> then save it to my drive, I can then exit IE and go open the pdf and
>>> print it just fine.
>>>
>>> I have removed my pdf printer drivers from my system and that hasn't
>>> improved my situation.  No luck there.
>>>
>>> The exact scenario is:
>>> - script generates pdf and opens it in a new target window;
>>> - user clicks on print toolbar icon or File,Print;
>>> - print dialog opens;  here I see some problems in that the (very
>>> complex) dialog is not displaying correctly with controls misaligned
>>> or overlaying other controls;
>>> - click on Ok to execute the print to printer and nothing happens;
>>> wait 5 minutes and still nothing;
>>> - NOW the problems begin;  when the window with the pdf in it is
>>> closed, in about 2 seconds I get a dialog box telling me IE has
>>> stopped working.
>>>
>>> Note that the problem only occurs when I attempt to print.  If my
>>> script opens the pdf target window and I simply close it - no
>>> problems occur. BUT - if I actually open a print dialog I get a crash
>>> whether I click OK or Cancel, as soon as I close the window
>>> containing the pdf.
>>>
>>> My question is does anyone have problems with fpdf lately?  Since my
>>> files seem to be completely normal to adobe reader I don't think
>>> their content is at fault.  It seems more like IE is not handling
>>> them and I can't find anything online about this.
>>>
>>> I'm really hoping this is a problem wtih fpdf rather than IE since
>>> solutions are more apt to come out of this forum than the great
>>> wizards of M$ Oz.
>>
>> Does this happen only for pdfs you've generated with fpdf, or any pdf
>> file?
>>
> Good question and the answer is: it happens for other pdfs as well, so I
> guess it's not fpdf.
>
> Sorry for the mis-post here - I'll do more research on Adobe and IE.

Update:
Solved my print problem by unchecking an option in Adobe Reader - 
Display PDF in browser.  Solved my garbled dialog box and the printing 
of the document.

Of course - the down side is that you must close the document and then 
the now-empty browser window.