Preferences --> Applications --> 'PDF' not working

[el_gallo_azul]

It looks like it's possibly related to Bug #230627, but it's slightly different and that bug is quite old now.

Preferences --> Applications only has one PDF 'Content type' which is 'PDF document', and I have evince ('Document Viewer') set as the application.

I attach a screen shot of these Application preferences - file '2012_02_28 1 PDF preference.png'.

However, if for example I try to open a PDF document, it tries to use gedit, as shown in the attached screen shot - file '2012_02_28 2 Download PDF dialog box.png'.

I notice that both Preferences 'Content type' and download dialog box 'which is a:' use the words 'PDF document'. Neither of them use the words 'PDF file'.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: firefox 10.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.11.10.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-16.28-generic 3.0.17
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-16-generic i686
AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
AplayDevices:
 **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC260 Analog [ALC260 Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC260 Analog [ALC260 Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: el_gallo_azul 1487 F.... pulseaudio
BuildID: 20120216101208
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xe8a00000 irq 44'
   Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC260'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0260,103c3011,00100400'
   Controls : 24
   Simple ctrls : 13
Channel: release
Date: Tue Feb 28 10:25:53 2012
ForcedLayersAccel: False
IfupdownConfig:
 auto lo
 iface lo inet loopback
IncompatibleExtensions: Bindwood - <email address hidden>, Version=1.99.0, minVersion=3.5, maxVersion=9.0.*, Location=app-system-share, Type=extension, Active=Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
IpRoute:
 default via 192.168.0.253 dev eth0 proto static
 169.254.0.0/16 dev eth0 scope link metric 1000
 192.168.0.0/24 dev eth0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.0.1 metric 1
Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=10.0.2/20120216101208 (Running)
RfKill:
 0: phy0: Wireless LAN
  Soft blocked: no
  Hard blocked: no
RunningIncompatibleAddons: True
SourcePackage: firefox
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-11-13 (106 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 05/18/2005
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: 786D1 v01.03
dmi.board.name: 09F8h
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 43e0119
dmi.chassis.type: 4
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr786D1v01.03:bd05/18/2005:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPCompaqdc7600SmallFormFactor:pvr:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn09F8h:rvr:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct4:cvr:
dmi.product.name: HP Compaq dc7600 Small Form Factor
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard

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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Paul White (paulw2u)]

We are sorry that we do not always have the capacity to review all reported bugs in a timely manner.

Is this still an issue using a currently supported version of Firefox and Ubuntu? Testing here with Firefox 70 and Ubuntu 18,04 appears to work correctly. Please let us know if you still see a problem otherwise this report can be left to expire in approximately 60 days time.

Paul White
[Ubuntu Bug Squad]

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[Expired for firefox (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]