local pdf displayed inline as text

[ncsaba]

Binary package hint: firefox

After a security upgrade carried out using the update manager, local pdf files are displayed as source text in the firefox browser window instead of opening it in the external viewer configured via the ~/.mailcap file.

Considering that this was working well before, i.e. clicking a link to a local PDF file it was opening it via evince, as configured in my ~/.mailcap, and I didn't change anything else in the system, it must be because of the update of firefox.

cnagy@PCD12478:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 7.04
Release: 7.04

firefox package (from Synaptics):
2.0.0.14+1nobinonly-0ubuntu0.7.4

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Apr 22 11:58:45 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.04
Package: firefox 2.0.0.14+1nobinonly-0ubuntu0.7.4
PackageArchitecture: amd64
SourcePackage: firefox
Uname: Linux PCD12478 2.6.20-16-generic #2 SMP Tue Feb 12 02:11:24 UTC 2008 x86_64 GNU/Linux

[Alexander Sack (asac)]

please provide us with an example link that surely worked before.

[ncsaba (ncsaba)]

As I said, it only happens for _local_ files, i.e. with URL file:///...

For web based pdf-s it's still working...

It must be something with the content type resolution for local files, which was using the information from my ~/.mailcap file before, and now it won't.

[Alexander Sack (asac)]

On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 10:55:31AM -0000, ncsaba wrote:
> As I said, it only happens for _local_ files, i.e. with URL file:///...
>
> For web based pdf-s it's still working...
>
> It must be something with the content type resolution for local files,
> which was using the information from my ~/.mailcap file before, and now
> it won't.
>

Are you running ffox 3? do you have firefox-gnome-support installed?
Do the .pdf file have the proper file extension? Are those properly
detected and opened by your desktop environment (double clicking)?
What desktop environment are you using (gnome, kde, xfce?)

 status incomplete

 - Alexander

[ncsaba (ncsaba)]

Nevermind, it works again... I have no idea what could have been the problem, firefox was not updated with the last security updates, so it must have been something else... but it's fixed now.

Thanks,
Csaba.

[Alexander Sack (asac)]

On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 09:05:10AM -0000, ncsaba wrote:
> Nevermind, it works again... I have no idea what could have been the
> problem, firefox was not updated with the last security updates, so it
> must have been something else... but it's fixed now.
>

Thanks. You're welcome

 status invalid

 - Alexander