Re: [gentoo-user] What Gives - Anyone know?

[Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@gmail.com>]

On Friday 14 August 2009 14:09:51 CJoeB wrote:
> Hi,
>
> For the last little while (not sure when it started), Firefox will not
> load .pdf files (also files with a .aspx extention) - it downloads them
> and won't even display them if I try  opening the pdf after download.  I
> have nppdf.so as a plugin.  Opera displays these files just fine - I
> have Opera installed as a backup when Firefox is giving me grief, but I
> don't really like the browser interface.  Guess I'm old school and stick
> with what I am used to - I've always used Netscape, then Mozilla and
> now, Firefox.  Anyone else have the same issue and know what's going on
> and if there is a solution?

Did you install a pdf or download plugin? These often come with default 
settings to save the file to disk instead of view it in the browser.

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