Norberto Meijome wrote: > On Sun, 15 Jul 2007 18:28:16 -0500 > Rick Voland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I am unable to get PDF documents to open properly in Firefox since I >> updated to xorg 7.2 and linux_base-fc-4_10. > > Rick, > does Acrobat Reader work ok standalone? >
Yes, acroread works fine standalone (before and now). > what does actually happen when you click on a link to a .pdf ? > > have you got any other application mapped to it? > I do not have any other application mapped to PDF in Firefox preferences. The default pluggerrc-5.1.3 file which I use has four applications mapped to PDF, but acroread is first and gv is last. > have you got the link : > > $ ls -l /usr > [...] > lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 10 May 21 14:30 X11R6 -> /usr/local > > in place? Yes, the link is there with the same permissions as you indicate. > > have you registered the acroread plugin with nspluginwrapper ? > Yes, the acroread plugin is registered with nspluginwrapper, and I removed the file /etc/libmap.conf. The flash plugin is registered in the same way and works fine. Note, that the acroread plugin does work for me when I disable the plugin for plugger. > FWIW,it works fine here... > > >> 1) It was working before these updates. >> >> 2) Now, a PDF document tries to open in a Firefox webpage. gv opens >> fine, but is unable to parse the PDF, leaving a completely blank page >> with a link on the left for each page, but each page is blank. >> >> 3) I'm using: >> FreeBSD-6.2-RELEASE-p5 >> firefox-2.0.0.4,1 >> acroread7-7.0.9_2,1 >> >> 4) I made links in /usr/local/lib/browser_plugins to the plugins (new >> locations), and pointed /usr/local/lib/browser_linux_plugins and >> /usr/local/lib/linux-mozilla to this main folder. >> >> 5) It was working fine with linuxpluginwrapper before the update, but >> not after the update. So, I uninstalled linuxpluginwrapper and replaced >> it with nspluginwrapper. >> >> 6) Firefox writes some complaints to the console about acroread7, >> linuxflash7, and realplayer, but linuxflash7 and realplayer both work >> fine now. >> >> 7) The acroread plugin appears in the list when I type "about:plugins" >> into firefox. >> >> 8) The acroread plugin works properly if I move npplugger.so to >> npplugger.so.off. So, maybe this issue has to do with plugger. I use >> the default /usr/local/etc/pluggerrc-5.1.3. >> >> 9) There were no improvements when I added a link acroread7 -> acroread >> , nor when I changed pluggerrc-5.1.3 to indicate acroread instead of >> acroread7 . >> >> 10) All ports are up to date as of July 14. >> >> >> >> Thanks for any suggestions. >> >> ------ >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > > _________________________ > {Beto|Norberto|Numard} Meijome > > "At times, to be silent is to lie." > Miguel de Unamuno > > I speak for myself, not my employer. Contents may be hot. Slippery when wet. > Reading disclaimers makes you go blind. Writing them is worse. You have been > Warned. > _______________________________________________ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
