Re: MIME type for PDF files


Subject: Re: MIME type for PDF files
From: Greg Madden (pabi@gci.net)
Date: Fri Jan 11 2002 - 10:54:07 AKST


Mike Barsalou wrote:
>
> OK. I found the xpdf program and it works from the command line, however,
> when I add it to my helper applications, it doesn't launch after I down load
> it.
>
> Any ideas on how to fix that?
>
> Mike
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Gribbin [mailto:jgribbin@alaska.net]
> Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 10:57 PM
> To: Mike Barsalou
> Cc: 'aklug@aklug.org'
> Subject: Re: MIME type for PDF files
>
> Actually, I had forgotten.. My RH7.1 box is set up to use 'xpdf'. It's
> almost as convenient as reading a pdf in Mozilla.
>
> Under mime types 'application/pdf' is set to use 'xpdf %f'. It
> compleatly downloads the pdf before opening, but opens it automatically.
>
> It is possible I missed something in the setup as I didn't actually set
> it up. I think it got set that way automatically during the install of
> Ximian gnome.
>
> Jim
>
> On Wed, 2002-01-09 at 08:59, Mike Barsalou wrote:
> >
> > I am trying to get Mozilla to use the acroread program to view PDF files
> > when I click on a PDF link. Anyone know what the MIME type is?
> >
> > Mike
> >
> >

In KDE there is :Control Panel>File Browsing>File Associations. You set
the Mime type here, other destops may be similar?

-- 
Greg Madden
Precision Air Balance, Inc.
email:pabi@gci.net
Phone:(907)276-0461 Fax:(907)258-0461



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