[indiana-discuss] Can't View pdf Files in FF/RC2

[W. Wayne Liauh]

> W. Wayne Liauh wrote:
> > I can't view pdf files in FF3.  I am running
> RC1/RC2.
> >
> > The download dialog window correctly says to "Open
> with Evince Document Viewer", but I got the message
> which says that ". . . because the associated helper
> application does not exist. Change the association in
> your preferences."
> >
> > I can open it in Firefox by specifying "open with
> /usr/bin/evince".  But this option cannot be saved
> (grayed out)
> >
> > Same problems were experienced with png files and
> most likely other image files as well.
> >   
> Please refer to
> http://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=4845
> 
> which contains the detail. The bug has been created
> in the upstream 
> (Mozilla) community and the patch is ready for
> review.
> 
> Cheers,
> -Alfred

As an additional info, I don't have problem opening pdf files generated with OpenOffice.org.  (Looks like Sun's developers are now unified in using OOo 3.0 to generate their pdf files--thanks a whole lot.)
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