PDF files in firefox

[Joachim Backes]

Aaron Konstam wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-09-26 at 21:08 +0100, Timothy Murphy wrote:
>> Aaron Konstam wrote:
>>
>>>>>> Is there any way to get firefox to use xpdf
>>>>>> to read PDF files, rather than Adobe Acroread?
>>>>> Yes. First, uninstall the acrobat plugin. Then, it basically takes care
>>>>> of itself.
>>>> Where exactly is the acrobat plugin stored?
>>>> There doesn't seem to be anything relevant in .mozilla/plugins/ .
>>>>
>>> It an be in /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins or /usr/lib/firefox../plugins
>>>
>>> But to do what you want got to: about:config
>>> Change:
>>> browser.download.hide_plugins_without_extensions to false
>>>
>>> The in: Edit->Preferences->Content->Manage you can make firefox any
>>> program you want to open pdf files.

Hi,

this thread only speaks about change of actions. But can somebody explain how to add a new action 
for some filetype? How to register a new filetype? There is no "add" button!

Thanks.

>> Thanks for the advice.
>> I didn't find anything about PDF in any of the plugin directories.
>> I made the change you suggest with about:config
>> (and restarted firefox) but again found nothing relevant
>> in Preferences=>Content=>Manage.
>>
>> I'm not sure now where I had the problem, 
>> but I'll let you know how I get on ...
> 
> Ok , let me expalin. One  the lines in the widow says PDF Documents and it 
> says it is handled by mozplugger probably.
> Hit change action and say you want it to be handled by xpdf and that's
> it.
> 
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