[gentoo-user] What Gives - Anyone know?

[gentoo-user] What Gives - Anyone know?

[CJoeB]

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?

Regards,

Colleen

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

[Alan McKinnon]

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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[gentoo-user] Firefox PDF problem (was something vague)

[Philip Webb]

090814 CJoeB wrote:
> 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.

Which version of Firefox ?  Which PDF files (one or more examples) ?

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

[Hilco Wijbenga]

2009/8/14 CJoeB <colleen.beamer@gmail.com>:
> For the last little while (not sure when it started), Firefox will not
> load .pdf files (also files with a .aspx extension) - 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?

I'm experiencing the same thing but I'm afraid I have no solution
other than first saving to file and then manually opening the PDF. :-(
I haven't really looked either, though. :-)

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

[Paul Hartman]

On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 7:09 AM, CJoeB<colleen.beamer@gmail.com> 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?

I think you need to give us some details. What architecture?
32-bit/64-bit? What version of Firefox? What package owns nppdf.so and
what version is that package? How are your MIME type handlers set up
in Firefox for PDF files? etc.

I use Okular for viewing PDF on ~amd64 and can view files downloaded
with Firefox just fine.