Adobe Reader 9 and MUI

You can change the language based on a command line switch for the bootstrap installer. This is documented in [url=http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/pdfs/deploying_reader9.pdf]Deploying Adobe Reader 9[/url].

Is there a bootstrapper for Acrobat 9, not just Reader 9? I have not been able to find one on-line.

Are you referring to the latest update (9.1.1)? If so, there is not a single installer for Acrobat, just updates so you'll need to chain them together. Here is a [url=http://blogs.adobe.com/pdfitmatters/2009/03/directions_for_including_the_9.php]blog article[/url] that explains how to do this. To add the second update (9.1.1) you can use a semicolon like this:
PATCH=AcrobatUpd901_all_incr.msp;AcrobatUpd911_all_incr.msp

I like to deploy the Acrobat Reader 9.1 in a multilingual version, where Acrobat Reader chooses the language according the user selected OS language. I saw, this option exists, but I can't find an Acrobat Reader 9 MUI installation package, which contains several languages. We reqiure German, English, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Polish. Where I can get this MUI package?

Judo99,

In short - there isn't one. Our language needs weren't quite as extensive as yours - we only needed English (US), French, Spanish, German, Polish, Russian, Korean and Japanese.

We ended up doing it by brute force - we created 8 individual packages. But used the same installation transform generated by Da' Customizer for each. That way all the packages were the same from a end-customer configuration standpoint.

Distribution was handeled (roughly) by the following logic:
See which language version they currently had installed, then install the same one.
Else,
If prior version was English, check which MUI they are running, then install the equilevant version of Reader.
FI
Else - Install English.

To take care of the English employee (using an English MUI) that really needed Korean we also made them demand installable through our distribution software system.

Lastly, the initial launch was set to ask them which language they wanted - English or the product's native.

24,000+ distros. 98+% success rate. No complaints regarding language related issues. The rollout documentation indicated what they could do if they received the wrong one or wanted to change.

I agree that also having a single installer to handle multiple languages would be ideal. Even more so if you could customize which languages were made available through Da' Customizer. Save a lot of packaging (but not testing!) work.

I wish I could have given you better news.

Holler if you have additional questions.

Thanks
-Doug

Doug,

tnx for your fast response. Your description references to the installation procedure. But we need to select the language after installation, this means all the MUIs have to be installed on the system. The users are working in a terminal server environoment and there, the different nationalities should be reflected. With Acorbat Reader 9 a new feature is mentioned, which is called "Adobe Reader 9 MUI" (see: http://www.adobe.com/products/reader/reasons_to_upgrade):

"So, for example, you can install French, German, and Spanish simultaneously".

This is, what we need. Would be great, if you or someone could tell us how.

Tnx a lot!

Hi,

probably the most stupid way how to create MUI installation is to install all the language version to your computer/server and in the menu:"EDIT>Preferences>International>Application Language" select either "Chose at application startup" or "Same as the oprerating system".
Works fine for me, just have some trouble with japanese language.
When I select "Chose at application startup", the japanese language is visible, but can not be selected, dont know why, yet :(

Hope this will help You somehow ;)

//EDIT: I Just find out that the japanese language works fine if the language for Non-Unicode applications is set to japanese which is strange for Unicode application, but ok it's first version of MUI ;)

//EDIT2: from other forum:
[i]Mission:
Create a Reader 9 Multilanguage Package with Adobe Customization Wizard

Solution:

1. Expand the Nosso Installer with the following commanline:
AdbeRdr90_en_US.exe -nos_o"Reader9Install" -nos_ne

2. Download the Non-English Installers of your need and expand them in the same way as described above

3. Install one localized Version in a VM and search the Programfolder for the language Files (e. g. for German the file extension is DEU). Backup the language files an make sure to keep the directory structure

4. Reset your VM and repeat Step 3 for each localized setup

5. Open the AcroRead.msi of the US Version with the Customization Wizard

6. Go to the Files and Folders Section and import the language Files to the appropriate Folders

7. To set Reader automatically to the OS Language go to the Registry Section and add the following Key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\9.0\Language\UseMui

Note: You also have to create a dummy Value, inside that Key, otherwise CW will not recognize your change.

Now you have a selfmade multilanguage Package, which automatically follows the OS language (or OS MUI language), if the appropriate language files are installed.
[/i]

Hello. I am using Customization Wizard 9 to create a transform for the deployment of the Japanese versions of Acrobat Reader 9.1 and Acrobat Pro 9.0 across our enterprise. We are using Windows XP English with the Japanese MUI installed.

I am trying to customize the Adobe products so that they will assume the language of the operating system upon launch.

Through the Registry section of the Customization Wizard I have added a key for the destination computer:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\9.0\Language\UseMUI] (for Acrobat Reader 9)
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\9.0\Language\UseMUI] (for Acrobat Pro 9)

This key allows the Adobe product to assume the language of the operating system upon launching (e.g., the Adobe menu will be in English for English OS setting, and in Japanese for Japanese OS setting).

The problem I am having, is though I am entering this key in the Customization Wizard, for some reason, it's not being saved. I have no idea what's going on here. I make the change (add the key), generate the transform, and then save the package. But each time I open the package and load the transform afterward, my registry key change is not there. It is as if I had never made the change in the first place. (Why won't it save the key I have entered?)

All other changes made in the Customization Wizard are properly saved, but none related to the Registry section appear to do so.

Has anyone else experienced this? Any advice?

M

Marmot,

If memory serves me correctly, UseMUI is a two-step registry hack. Step 1 - UseMUI - you've got that one. Step 2, set which language (or something like that).

Watching the registry with a combination of regedit and sysmon while you manually go through the Reader/Acrobat GUI and make the changes will help you find what you are looking for. Remember, Reader/Acrobat only write to the registry on app close.

I would give you a more detailed answer but I don't have a MUI system up and running right now.

' Hope this helps. Holler if any additional questions.

Thanks.

-BTW - Judo99 - Thanks for the info on multi-MUI Reader 9. To be honest, I did not know that. It wasn't mentioned in the Customizer Documentation and other technical locals that I ran across. I rarely read the marketing stuff as I don't need to be 'sold' the reasons to upgrade. Learn something new every day.

Hi Doug,

Thanks for the reply.

Just to clarify, I am not trying to set a specific language. I want Acrobat/Reader to detect the language of the operating system, and to automatically adjust to the detected language.

Creating the UseMUI dummy registry key (as detailed in my previous post) seems to do the trick. I have already tested it by manually applying the appropriate key (importing) after installing Acrobat or Reader.

The major issue I am having is that my registry key changes are not being saved or reflected when I implement them using the Customization Wizard (9).

If you have the chance can you start up your own CW and try saving a registry key change (please use mine as an example).

Thanks,

M

Hi Marmot

as it is mentioned in my previous message:
[i]
7. To set Reader automatically to the OS Language go to the Registry Section and add the following Key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\9.0\Language\UseMui

Note: You also have to create a dummy Value, inside that Key, otherwise CW will not recognize your change.
[/i]

The Registry Key UseMUI itself is not enough for Customization Wizard to save the changes (how stupid is that? ;)).
You have to create some Dummy Value, such as Dummy STRING, within the UseMUI to push the CW to save the changes.

[img]http://i43.tinypic.com/11qogtz.png[/img]

Hi kalamera,

Thanks for your reply. What would you suggest that I enter for a dummy value, the string "Dummy"?

Don't get me started. I am kind of disappointed that the CW doesn't make language selection easier...

Hi Marmot

Basically it does not matter what value do You enter.
You Can Leave the Dummy string empty probably. Just it's presents should be enough.
It is CW bug, that the "(Default)" Value which is automatically created when You create UseMUI key, is not enough for saving the changes.

remark:
If You see the picture which I attached to previous post, there are two values within UseMUI key.
The "(Default)"one which is created automatically and it's empty ~ "(Value not set)"
and the "DUMMY" one to which I entered the "DUMMY CW" string.
This way It works.

I couldn't see the image (I am behind my company's FW), but I get the picture. I just entered the word, "Null", and it all is well.

Thank you very much for your assistance. Much appreciated.

M

The way to do it if you want to switch between French and English is to download the FRENCH installer of adobe reader 9 and create a .MST to have [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\9.0\Language\UseMUI] key automaticaly created. That way when you change the language of Windows, Adobe Reader follows. In the preferences of Adobe you will not see "english" available but if you ask Adobe Reader to select the ask for the language when it start, you will se both french and english.

The french version has the english version also. I haven't tested it with the other languages but for french/english that's how to do it.

How i can chage the background color of main window of adobe reader 9(default is black) when we open the .pdf file in it.
Please reply as soon as possible.


Thank you.

It isn't possible to change the background color of the main window.