Firefox cannot open some PDF files
Bug #230627 reported by
Nikolaus Rath
This bug affects 4 people
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firefox (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
Binary package hint: firefox
Firefox for some reason distinguishes between two "types" of PDF documents: a file can be either a "PDF document" or a "PDF file". Both these distinct types are also visible under Preferences -> Applications.
However, I am only able to open "PDF file" type files directly using e.g. the document viewer. When I try to do the same with a "PDF document" type file, firefox complains that it cannot open the helper application (see screenshot).
I am using Hardy.
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Interestingly enough, when I look at Preferences -> Applications, I find that no program is registered for the "PDF Document" content type. However, there is a second type called "PDF File" which is registered for "Document Viewer" and acroread.