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Pierre Frenkiel
Jun 14, 2013, 6:37:24 AM6/14/13
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hi,
I try to modify the setting for pdf files processing, replacing
"use acroread" by "Always ask", but it is ignored by ffx, which still
opens pdf files with acroread.
If I do that using an other account, it works.
My question is then: what other ffx setting is involved in the application
choice?
NB: I am on Debian, with ffx 21.0
best regards,
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Pierre Frenkiel
I try to modify the setting for pdf files processing, replacing
"use acroread" by "Always ask", but it is ignored by ffx, which still
opens pdf files with acroread.
If I do that using an other account, it works.
My question is then: what other ffx setting is involved in the application
choice?
NB: I am on Debian, with ffx 21.0
best regards,
--
Pierre Frenkiel
Was Greywolf
Jun 14, 2013, 8:47:54 AM6/14/13
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Add-ons management.
HTH
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Best,
Wolf K.
Pierre Frenkiel
Jun 14, 2013, 9:00:57 AM6/14/13
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On Fri, 14 Jun 2013, Was Greywolf wrote:
> Does acroread install a plug-in? If so, you may be able to stop it via
> Add-ons management.
hi Was,
> Does acroread install a plug-in? If so, you may be able to stop it via
> Add-ons management.
you were right: it was this damned acroread add-on which overwrote the
preferences setting. Disabling it fixed the problem.
Thanks a lot.
Dave Pyles
Jun 14, 2013, 9:02:24 AM6/14/13
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On 6/14/2013 6:37 AM, Pierre Frenkiel wrote:
"Portable Document Format (PDF)" (spelled out like that) and try
changing that one. Tat setting showed up in my applications listing at
the time Firefox installed its own internal PDF reader.
Dave Pyles
WaltS
Jun 14, 2013, 9:06:41 AM6/14/13
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Acroread is the plugin for Linux. I would go to Edit > Preferences >
Applications, look for Portable Document Format (PDF), and set the
preference there.
My preference is to use "Preview in Firefox", save the files that don't
render properly to view in my PDF app, and not have a plugin.
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Pierre Frenkiel
Jun 14, 2013, 9:14:10 AM6/14/13
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On Fri, 14 Jun 2013, Dave Pyles wrote:
> In your options, applications tab look for an application titled "Portable
> Document Format (PDF)" (spelled out like that) and try changing that one.
> Tat setting showed up in my applications listing at the time Firefox
> installed its own internal PDF reader.
In the preferences/applications window, I put "pdf" in the search bar,
> In your options, applications tab look for an application titled "Portable
> Document Format (PDF)" (spelled out like that) and try changing that one.
> Tat setting showed up in my applications listing at the time Firefox
> installed its own internal PDF reader.
and I actually got the line you mention, and 2 others, but the problem
was not there (cf the 2 previous posts)
Pierre Frenkiel
Jun 14, 2013, 9:20:38 AM6/14/13
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On Fri, 14 Jun 2013, WaltS wrote:
> Not sure what he means by other account (profile?).
"other account" meant "other login", for which ffx settings were never
> Not sure what he means by other account (profile?).
modified, and no add-on installed. It's why it worked..
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