Adobe PDF
I installed Adobe's PDF viewer.
I go to open a PDF file and I goto open with and then other application. acroread isnt in that list. How do I add it? Thanks. |
What distribution are we talking about? They are all pretty different.
Martin |
It depends which window manager you're using. I expect you can just type acroread into the box or something. Or failing that, use a console window and do it that way.
You probably have a couple of PDF readers already installed anyway...gpdf or xpdf depending on your distro. |
using gnome on debian
cant add anything in that box |
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By the way, I forgot to mention that debian do come with quite a few pdf viewers like xpdf, gv, gnome-gv....
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I use Gnome on RedHat8 and Fedora Core 2. Hope it's close enough. I haven't got any Debian box, I'm afraid. :o
o Right-click on icon "Open With" > "Other Application" o There is a section called "File Types and Programs" and a button labeled "Go There". Click it. o In the new window there is a section "Actions" and a drop down menu "Default action". Select "Custom" o Now you can type a new program name in the field "Program to run:" You should probably give the full search path there e.g. /usr/bin/acroread. If you don't know the path, try this: o Open a terminal window and type acroread. If that works, then acroread is in your search path. Get the path with: which acroread o Otherwise, search for it! find / -name 'acroread' Did this solve your problem? Good luck! Martin |
I did that but it still doesnt open with acroread
No where in my /etc/mailcap file does it say acroread |
Did you manage to find arcoread? Can you run it from a menu or a xterm?
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Have you tried using a different pdf viewer...maybe xpdf or gpdf?
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yeah i can run it from a terminal no problem.
Heres where I have the mime type set. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...Screenshot.jpg |
That looks pretty much correct. Just to rule out that, try entering the full search path for acroread in the "Program to run" field. Type
which acroread in a terminal to see the full path. A full search path always starts with / e.g. /usr/bin/acroread Martin |
Ok I did that.
It still tries to open with gnome pdf. |
I fixed it.
I added application/pdf; /usr/local/Acrobat5/bin/acroread %s to my ~/.mailcap and in the file types thing, I had to put /usr/local/Acrobat5/bin/acroread %s not just /usr/local/Acrobat5/bin/acroread |
I know this is an old thread, but it is very close to the solution to a problem I have.
My Q: What did you mean by "the file types thing"? And BTW, your link: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...Screenshot.jpg has, understandably, gone stale. |
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