coverup Posted July 22, 2005 Report Share Posted July 22, 2005 I would like to be able to open webpage links to pdf files in one click. That always worked for me in previous versions of Mandrake. I use Firefox as the browser and Adobe Reader 7 for reading pdf files. How do I change MIME settings for this to work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devries Posted July 22, 2005 Report Share Posted July 22, 2005 Just click on a link, a popup will appear asking you what program to use to open te link. Choose acrobat reader. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coverup Posted July 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2005 (edited) Just click on a link, a popup will appear asking you what program to use to open te link. Choose acrobat reader. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I thought so. Instead an empty window pops up with the word "Done" in the status bar, and that's all. I may have done a not very good thing - I have copied preferences file pref.js from one machine to another. Anyway, there should be an option somewhere to set default applications and behavior. Does anybody remember where can this option be found? Edited July 22, 2005 by coverup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devries Posted July 22, 2005 Report Share Posted July 22, 2005 In firefox, it's under settings, properties, downloads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coverup Posted July 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2005 In firefox, it's under settings, properties, downloads. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ah-ha! Firefox (the latest version 1.0.6 from mozilla webcite) could not locate the acrobat reader plugin because that plugin was not installed. The fix is to go to Preferences->Downloads->Plugins and uncheck PDF plugin (or install the plugin as per Adobe instructions, if you like having PDF files open in the browser window). I take that the problem is Solved and therefore I marked it as one - Artificial Intelligence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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