Evan Yan wrote: > Hi Marion, > > I tried on a Solaris 10 box, but didn't reproduce the problem. > I don't have evince installed on the box, instead I set the preferred > viewer to some test script. Then I saw the test script is executed . > > Does the problem on your box only exists for pdf viewer, or also for > other application preferences? > > Best, > -Evan > > Marion Hakanson wrote: > >> Greetings, >> >> I'm using this firefox 3.0.1 build from releases.mozilla.org: >> firefox-3.0.1.en-US-solaris-10-fcs-i386-pkg >> >> When I view a PDF file, firefox ignores my preferred viewer (as >> set in Edit -> Preferences -> Applications) and instead invokes >> the gpdf viewer. I prefer to use "evince", and prior to trying >> firefox-3.0 and 3.0.1, firefox 2.0 of various revs did as directed. >> >> Running firefox3 under truss seems to indicate that it's searching >> my PATH for the first of these executables: >> acroread, gpdf, xpdf, gv >> >> It then ends up exec-ing /usr/bin/gpdf, which is the first of >> the above that it found on my system (Solaris-10U5). Any suggestions >> on how to get it to pay attention to the Preferences setting? >> >> Thanks and regards, >> >> Marion >> >> >
I too have a similar problem on my computer at home, Solaris 10 with Firefox 3.0.1 (tarball install). But slightly different. I'm using CSW evince, and when I click on a pdf file it does nothing. I've also set the preferences to point to evince, it just ignores it. While I'm on the Subject of FireFox, I also have problems printing. Both for Sparc and X64. On my home computer (X64), whenever I go to print anything Firefox just locks up and I have to kill it and restart it. Same thing if I go to set the preferences. I did a truss on the printing and there is a floating out of bounds or something like that (it's at home, I'm here at work). At work on my Sparc, I'd love to get it to remember to point to "gtklp" so at least I can use cups. Every time I go to print it just says "lpr". Paul
