Paul Mattal wrote:
> So here's an interesting behavior I've noticed, and I've not
> found the right solution yet. Before I invest a lot of time
> figuring it out, I thought someone might know.
>
> When I install acroread and xpdf on a system, it appears that
> xpdf becomes the "preferred" one for Firefox. That is, when it
> opens up a dialog asking me what to do with the file, xpdf comes
> up rather than acroread.
>
> I like using acroread always. But I like having xpdf around and
> it also has some other features than the viewer that I use.
>
> So where is Firefox looking to figure out what's available to
> handle PDFs and how do I stack the deck against xpdf?
>
> - P
IIRC, it uses the settings in mimeTypes.rdf to determine which app to
launch for different mime types:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ grep pdf
.mozilla/firefox/eqwml2qw.default/mimeTypes.rdf
<RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:mimetype:application/pdf"
NC:value="application/pdf"
<NC:handlerProp RDF:resource="urn:mimetype:handler:application/pdf"/>
NC:path="/opt/kde/bin/kpdf"
NC:prettyName="kpdf" />
<RDF:li RDF:resource="urn:mimetype:application/pdf"/>
<RDF:Description RDF:about="urn:mimetype:handler:application/pdf"
<NC:externalApplication
RDF:resource="urn:mimetype:externalApplication:application/pdf"/>
<RDF:Description
RDF:about="urn:mimetype:externalApplication:application/pdf"
NC:path="/opt/kde/bin/kpdf"
NC:prettyName="kpdf" />
If you edit the file
.mozilla/firefox/<RANDOMLY_GENERATED_ID>.default/mimeTypes.rdf
and remove the XML sections that deal with pdf (and then restart
firefox) I think it will then prompt you for which helper app to use for
PDF's.
HTH,
DR
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