KDE4 desktop does not list Adobe Reader for pdf files
If I right click on a PDF file in Dolphin, Adobe Reader is not listed under "open with". Any idea why this is? What is need to get it to show up?
Well up front I would like to thank all of you that responded, and tell you that I am sorry that I have not posted back. But, I have been trying to incorporate and to ensure that I have been following the suggestions that you have provided.
Let me provide a bit more of information:
I am trying to safe a chart from the Reunion Family program, which I have been using for a few years.
I did save one Descendant chart and was able to send it to a group of the family as a PDF file. This was using adobe 5. After I sent that chart, I upgraded the adobe 5 software to adobe reader 9. Since the upgrade I have not been able to save a chart in the Graphic File.pdf. The file saves but when I open the file it is a one page blank document. However, I can go into preferences and by changing the view size, it will show the entire document (sometimes). I tried to save that document and send it, but the people who receive it stated that it comes as a blank page. I also, saved the file as a JPEG and sent it, but the people stated that it comes as a very narrow column, unreadable, and can not be open.
I have went back and removed the installed upgrade and started from scratch, I am using the correct software package, and after uploading it, I do run the permissions program.
So, once again I am trying to obtain some knowledge on how to safe the descendant file as a PDF file and send it by e mail.
It is driving me crazy-and once again proves that the machine is much smarter than I.
Any help would be appreciated.
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Using Adobe Reader for PDF Files
I am having a heck of a problem using Adobe Reader to open PDF files.
Work very well until last week when I downloaded the upgrade for the program. I had been using Adobe5 (6), upgraded to Adobe Reader 9. Now, I can not open a pdf file that is sent to me. Nor, can I save a file into the PDF format.
I have done the pass word, permission thing, have removed the Adobe 9 from the hard drive and than reloaded it.
Still have the same problems.
Does anyone have any suggestions that they would be willing to provide that might get me back into business?Well up front I would like to thank all of you that responded, and tell you that I am sorry that I have not posted back. But, I have been trying to incorporate and to ensure that I have been following the suggestions that you have provided.
Let me provide a bit more of information:
I am trying to safe a chart from the Reunion Family program, which I have been using for a few years.
I did save one Descendant chart and was able to send it to a group of the family as a PDF file. This was using adobe 5. After I sent that chart, I upgraded the adobe 5 software to adobe reader 9. Since the upgrade I have not been able to save a chart in the Graphic File.pdf. The file saves but when I open the file it is a one page blank document. However, I can go into preferences and by changing the view size, it will show the entire document (sometimes). I tried to save that document and send it, but the people who receive it stated that it comes as a blank page. I also, saved the file as a JPEG and sent it, but the people stated that it comes as a very narrow column, unreadable, and can not be open.
I have went back and removed the installed upgrade and started from scratch, I am using the correct software package, and after uploading it, I do run the permissions program.
So, once again I am trying to obtain some knowledge on how to safe the descendant file as a PDF file and send it by e mail.
It is driving me crazy-and once again proves that the machine is much smarter than I.
Any help would be appreciated. -
When I click on a PDF file it always presents the "You have chosen to open ..." dialog box. Even though it knows it is a PDF file and should use the Adobe Reader. I've checked the Tools / Options ... Application section which is set correctly as well. I've tried setting it to other aps too. yet it always asks. How do I get around this?
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You might want to take a look at the Knowledge Base article [[Preferences are not saved]]. There is some good information in there that might help you with your issue. -
External Adobe Reader for pdf, not saved in settings
I'm using Firefox v32.0.2 (with Adobe Acrobat 11.0.9.29 Plug-in) on Windows 7 Enterprise SP1.
Using the Adobe plugin for very large pdf files results in a stalling browser, sometimes for minutes.
Switching over to the external Adobe Reader in the mimetype settings works ok, but only for the current session.
After restarting the browser, the setting for pdf files is back to the Adobe plugin.
Indeed, setting "Preview in Firefox","Always ask","Save file" is stored in mimetypes.rdf,
but setting the external Adobe read is NOT.
By now my workaround consists of deactivating the Adobe Plugin; then pdf files are always opened with the external Reader.
But i would like to know how comes that setting external apps to read pdf files is NOT stored in the settings and therefore lost when restarting firefox.
Anybody know why that is ? bug or feature ?
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GastonHello,
In order to change the default reader for PDF files (to not open PDF files with Firefox's internal PDF reader), follow these steps:
#Click the menu button [[Image:New Fx Menu]] and click Options (for Linux and Mac Preferences) button.
#In the Options (for Linux and Mac Preferences) window, select the ''Applications'' tab.
#In the ''Search'' field, type ''PDF''. You should find ''Portable Document Format (PDF)''.
#On the right hand side you should find an ''Action'' column. Use that to select your favorite PDF reader. In order to view PDF files in Firefox, choose ''Preview in Firefox''.
Did this fix your problems? Please report back to us!
Thank you. -
HT1752 My Mac desktop does not support Adobe, can I upgrade?
My Mac desktop does not support Adobe or wireless printer, Can I upgrade?
You can get the latest version of Firefox 3.6 from http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-older.html
Mozilla are working to prevent Mac users with non-compatible systems from getting the notification about Firefox 4, and also not displaying the "Download Firefox 4" button on http://www.mozilla.com -
I don't want Adobe to open up and be selected immediately. I work with iPhoto and Ipages etc and preview which needs to be my main application for my work , but need adobe reader for other files... how can I do this please?
loopiloo1 wrote:
I don't want Adobe to open up and be selected immediately.
Sorry, I don't understand this - you don't want Adobe [Reader] not to open when doing what? On what operating system? -
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How do I find out what file/update this is:
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0 rows found
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Hows about.. rather than chasing a rabbit down the hole doing whatever you think you're doing...
We start with this: What problem is it that you're actually trying to solve?
Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCSA, MCITP:EA, MCDBA
SolarWinds Head Geek
Microsoft MVP - Software Packaging, Deployment & Servicing (2005-2014)
My MVP Profile: http://mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/mvp/Lawrence%20R%20Garvin-32101
http://www.solarwinds.com/gotmicrosoft
The views expressed on this post are mine and do not necessarily reflect the views of SolarWinds. -
Stop firefox from asking to use adobe reader for pdf's.
I have already set Firefox to use the adobe reader for pdf's. It still asks what program to use to open pdf's. Is there another setting I'm missing? IE doesn't do this. I prefer to use Firefox. It would be great to remove this nuisance.
ThanksI did not see a 'program' option in control panel in Win XP Pro
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Make Acrobat the default reader for pdf-files.
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in Preview. To open them in Adobe Acrobat, I can right-click the pdf-file, choose Acrobat,
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This works, and after logout and login, it does still work.
But after a reboot, Preview is again the default reader.
Also, if in Finder I right-click a pdf-file, and via Get Info I configure Acrobat
to be the default reader for the specific file and all other pdf-files (by clicking
Change All), this only works for the current session. After a reboot Preview again is the
default.
How can I make Acrobat Reader the default reader for pdf-files, and make this setting
permanent?
Where is this setting saved?
Regards,
Kees.I finally solved this, but I still don't understand how.
To begin with I have 2 hard-drives in my iMac. The OS is on the primary HD, and data are on the secondary drive. My Home directory too is on this secondary HD.
To check whether the location of the Home directory might be the problem, I copied the Home directory to the primary HD, changed the path in my profile, and did a reboot.
The next step was to configure Adobe Acrobat as the default reader for pdf-files. To my surprise, after rebooting, Acrobat still was the default reader for pdf-files.
So it looks as if this problem has something to do with the location of the Home directory.
The original Home directory was still present on the secondary HD, So the next step was to change in my profile the path to the Home directory again (pointing again to the original Home directory on the second HD), do a reboot and delete the copy of the Home directory on the primary HD.
So now the situation was back to as it was before: the Home directory on the second HD.
To my surprise now Acrobat still was the default reader for pdf-files.
And I could also change the default reader to Preview, and back to Acrobat, and this setting was saved across reboots.
I'm curious to what solved this problem, and where the setting of the default pdf-reader, or more general, the default application for file types, is stored.
So I hope that someone who reads this, can shed some light on this. -
I really need someone to help me. I have been trying to figure out how to select a PDF document to convert to a Word doc. When I go to select a PDF file, all that shows up is the WORD docs. does not show ANY of my PDF files... Please help me figure out what is going on? We have it set on auto renewal so I know its not that we haven't renewed this subscription, because we pay automatically.
Hi olivias,
It sounds like there may be some confusion on your system about what application should be associated with PDF files. You can reset filename associations by following the steps in these articles (depending on your operating system):
How to change the default application for a file type | Macworld
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/change-default-programs#1TC=windows-7
Please let us know if you have additional questions.
Best,
Sara -
Converting a Adobe Reader 9 PDF file to an Excel Spreadsheet
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Use Adobe Acrobat.
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Recovery Disc Creator does not list any discs for creation
Brand new NB200-10G (this a UK model). When I run TOSHIBA Recovery Disc Creator it does not show any discs for creation and the CREATE option is greyed out so I cannot create the discs. Now... when I first got it I did not have a USB DVD writer with me but I ran RDC out of curiosity to see the devices it might offer. At that time it DID list discs to be created but I cancelled out. I get the impression the program thinks it has created the discs and I believe I read somewhere that it will not create the discs more than once. I think it must have set a switch in the registry or .ini files somewhere to indicate that the discs have been created. If so does anyone know how to "undo" this? Drive D (data) and hidden partition *appear* to be intact.
If this is not possible then I guess I could try the "press key 0 at power up" method to restore to original install setting and this might then enable me to create the discs but I'm concerned that if the restore fails in a destructive way that I might be left without a working PC. TIA Ken
Solved!
Go to Solution.OK all fixed!
Restore using key 0 at power up worked fine and cured the ToRDC problem. It then let me produce 2 copies of the restore DVD. Don't know what caused the problem... issue CLOSED.
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ECL Viewer Redlining does not work in cFolders for PDF
Hi,
I am using cFolders 4.5 with ECL viewer 6.0 patch level 4. Redlining functionality works for AutoCAD and graphics files such as JPG. However, when I try to use the redlining functionality on a PDF I get the message "This feature is currently not supported. Please contact your cFolders system administrator. The ECL viewer will shut down".
Any ideas on why this is happening. Is there anything specific I need to do to enable redlining for PDF files on cFolders.
Thanks,
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This can be only realized in form of a modification.
To get the functionality, you have to change the code of BSP page
'doc_de_redline.htm'. You can find this information at transaction SE80
> BSP application 'CFX_RFC_UI' > Pages with Flow Logic
Switch to Layout:
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<PARAM name="DOWNBASEURL" value=""></PARAM>
<PARAM name="BASEID" value="<%= P_BASEID %>"></PARAM>
<PARAM name="BASENAME" value="<%= p_basename %>"></PARAM>
<PARAM name="BASEDESC" value=""></PARAM>
<PARAM name="BASETYPE" value="<%= p_fileext %>"></PARAM>
<PARAM name="BASEMIME" value="<%= p_bmimetype %>"></PARAM>
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<<)>/PARAM>
> ENTER CODE HERE <
<! Liste der Layers >
<% l_index = 0.
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Please create a file" EAI Viewer.xml " and place the below xml code in the file. save it.
Code is as follows:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
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<Created>X</Created>
- <Format>
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<PDF>Adobe Acrobat (*.pdf)</PDF>
<SAP_WFE>SAP cProject Suite start file (*.sap_wfe)</SAP_WFE>
<PGP>PGP encrypted file (*.pgp)</PGP>
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<VRL>VRML (*.vrl)</VRL>
<WRL>VRML (*.wrl)</WRL>
<STL>Stereolithography (*.stl)</STL>
<PS>PostScript I, II (*.ps)</PS>
<EPS>Encapsulated PostScript (*.eps)</EPS>
<DGN>Microstation (*.dgn)</DGN>
<PCX>PC Paint (*.pcx)</PCX>
<PICT>Macintosh Paint (*.pct)</PICT>
<PCT>Macintosh Paint (*.pct)</PCT>
<RAS>Sun Raster (*.ras)</RAS>
<GIF>Graphic Interchange Format CompuServe (*.gif)</GIF>
<C4>EDMICS C4 (*.c4)</C4>
<PNG>Portable Network Graphics (*.png)</PNG>
<JPG>JFIF Compliant (*.jpg)</JPG>
<JPEG>JFIF Compliant (*.jpg)</JPEG>
<BMP>Windows Bitmap (*.bmp)</BMP>
<TIF>Tagged Image File Format (*.tif)</TIF>
<TIFF>Tagged Image File Format (*.tif)</TIFF>
<MLR>CALS MIL-R I,II (*.mlr)</MLR>
<MIL>CALS MIL-R I,II (*.mi)</MIL>
<_907>Calcomp (*.907)</_907>
<_906>Calcomp (*.906)</_906>
<cals>Calcomp (*.cals)</cals>
<MI>HP ME 10/30 (*.mi)</MI>
<HPG>HPGL/HPGL-2 (*.hpg)</HPG>
<HPGL>HPGL/HPGL-2 (*.hpgl)</HPGL>
<IGS>IGES (*.igs)</IGS>
<CGM>Computer Graphic Metafile (*.cgm)</CGM>
<DWF>AutoCAD (*.dwf)</DWF>
<DXF>AutoCAD DXF R11-14 (*.dxf)</DXF>
<DWG>AutoCAD DWG 2.5-14 (*.dwg)</DWG>
<MDL>(*.mdl)</MDL>
<MPC>(*.mpc)</MPC>
</Description>
- <Mimetype>
<PDF>image/pdf</PDF>
<SAP_WFE>application/sap_wfe</SAP_WFE>
<PGP>application/x-pgp</PGP>
<JT>application/x-jt</JT>
<VRL>model/vrml</VRL>
<WRL>model/vrml</WRL>
<STL>application/stl</STL>
<PS>application/postscript</PS>
<EPS>application/postscript</EPS>
<DGN>model/vnd.dgn</DGN>
<PCX>image/pcx</PCX>
<PICT>image/pict</PICT>
<PCT>image/pct</PCT>
<RAS>image/ras</RAS>
<GIF>image/gif</GIF>
<C4>image/c4</C4>
<PNG>image/png</PNG>
<JPG>image/jpeg</JPG>
<JPEG>image/jpeg</JPEG>
<BMP>image/bmp</BMP>
<TIF>image/tiff</TIF>
<TIFF>image/tiff</TIFF>
<MLR>image/mlr</MLR>
<MIL>image/mi</MIL>
<_907>image/907</_907>
<_906>image/906</_906>
<cals>image/cals-1840</cals>
<MI>image/mi</MI>
<HPG>image/hpgl</HPG>
<HPGL>image/hpgl</HPGL>
<IGS>application/iges</IGS>
<CGM>image/cgm</CGM>
<DWF>model/vnd.dwf</DWF>
<DXF>image/vnd.dxf</DXF>
<DWG>image/vnd.dwg</DWG>
<MDL>image/mdl</MDL>
<MPC>image/mpc</MPC>
</Mimetype>
- <Redlineable>
<PDF>2</PDF>
<SAP_WFE>0</SAP_WFE>
<PGP>0</PGP>
<JT>3</JT>
<VRL>3</VRL>
<WRL>3</WRL>
<STL>3</STL>
<PS>2</PS>
<EPS>2</EPS>
<DGN>2</DGN>
<PCX>2</PCX>
<PICT>2</PICT>
<PCT>2</PCT>
<RAS>2</RAS>
<GIF>2</GIF>
<C4>2</C4>
<PNG>2</PNG>
<JPG>2</JPG>
<JPEG>2</JPEG>
<BMP>2</BMP>
<TIF>2</TIF>
<TIFF>2</TIFF>
<MLR>2</MLR>
<MIL>2</MIL>
<_907>2</_907>
<_906>2</_906>
<cals>2</cals>
<MI>2</MI>
<HPG>2</HPG>
<HPGL>2</HPGL>
<IGS>2</IGS>
<CGM>2</CGM>
<DWF>2</DWF>
<DXF>2</DXF>
<DWG>2</DWG>
<MDL>2</MDL>
<MPC>2</MPC>
</Redlineable>
</Format>
</settings>
please upload this to your WebDAV (replace the old one and save this under a different name as
backup). The way to access WebDAV is explained in the cFolders configuration guide, chapter 'Creating the Settings URL for WebDAV Access' (the guide is attached to note 973764).
I hope that this information help you to solve the issue.
Thanks and Regards
Bhaskar -
Imovie (and idvd) does not seem to read my mpeg files ?
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Your System Details List shows the Shockwave Flash 12.0 r0 plugin as installed, so you appear to have the Flash plugin installed.
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*http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player.html
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