PDF problem

Fri May 29 08:04:32 UTC 2009

Andrew! That works exactly as you said, problem fixed! The attachements are saved in Desktop. I dont seem to have a download folder.Other types of attachements were always Ok only PDF was not working. Many thanks Andrew, now if I can get Thunderbird to fetch my Hotmail account..  Ray

> Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 17:12:51 -0400
> Subject: Re: PDF problem
> From: mathenge at gmail.com
> To: ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com
> 
> Ray, I admire your industriousness.
> 
> Your email program, epiphany, doesn't know what to do with the PDF
> document, that's why it's opted to download it. It will continue to
> download everything it doesn't understand.
> 
> I also use epiphany to get to my Hotmail account, though it's not my
> primary account. I tested it today to see what it would do. When I
> open the message with an attachment, I get a message at the top that
> reads: "Attachments, pictures, and links in this message have been
> blocked for your safety. "Show Content""
> 
> After I click on the "Show Content" link I can then open the PDF link
> and I get a dialog box with three options. "Save As...", "Cancel" or
> "Open."
> 
> In my case, it opens using Adobe Reader 9. This version of reader was
> installed using Synaptic.
> 
> You could try still installing the Adobe Reader plugin. I think it's
> worth it. To do that, click on System --> Administration --> Synaptic
> Package Manager.
> 
> You might be asked to type in your password at this point.
> 
> Then click on the Search button on the menu bar.
> 
> Type in the word "acroread."
> 
> It will find the right version of Adobe Reader (known as acroread) and
> you can install it. To verify that the epiphany plugin was installed,
> run epiphany and then in the address bar, type in the following:
> 
> about:plugins
> 
> You should see a list of all plugins installed and Adobe Reader.
> 
> Best of luck in your Linux adventures.
> 
> Andrew.
> 
> On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 3:15 PM, ray house <v.2.ol at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Alright in Edit, preferences, the downloads are in " File System" and I cant
> > seem to change that to Desktop, no matter, I have found them in tmp. At
> > least I now where they are.There they are already opened. Still why are they
> > not opened from the email program? Thanks a lot for the help Brent.  Ray
> >
> > ________________________________
> > Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 12:52:17 -0600
> > From: brent-hughes at shaw.ca
> > To: ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com
> > Subject: Re: PDF problem
> >
> > In Epiphany it is under Edit/Preferences under the General tab. After
> > downloading and installing it I see the default download location is to the
> > Desktop. Any PDF you have downloaded is now on your desktop. Right click on
> > the file and choose Properties. Find the Open tab and then specify the
> > program you want to use to open PDF files with. That should do it.
> > Brent
> >
> > ray house wrote:
> >
> > Ok Brent, when I go: tools in epiphany all I get is Extensions, java
> > console, python console no downloads. Ray
> >
> > ________________________________
> > Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 12:24:13 -0600
> > From: brent-hughes at shaw.ca
> > To: ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com
> > Subject: Re: PDF problem
> >
> > OK, that and your other explanation helps a bit.
> >
> > You are using a web based or "webmail" application so of course you get and
> > read your mail through a browser.  I don't use these so I cannot help with
> > it use.
> >
> > However after you have downloaded the PDF, can you find it? If not open the
> > download window from within Epiphany (tools/download) and check to see where
> > it is being saved.  Once you locate it, right click on it to choose
> > Properties. Then choose the Open with tab to select which program you would
> > like to associate with PDF files. From then on in the OS will open PDFs with
> > that program.
> >
> > Brent
> >
> > ray house wrote:
> >
> > Hotmail.  Ray
> >
> > ________________________________
> > Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 11:56:46 -0600
> > From: brent-hughes at shaw.ca
> > To: ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com
> > Subject: Re: PDF problem
> >
> > Which Email program are you using?
> >
> > B
> >
> > ray house wrote:
> >
> >  Yes in the email program, I open the email with the attachement. I click on
> > the attachement and I get a download window I wait till the download is
> > complete and then no matter what I click, nothing happens! Ray
> >
> > ________________________________
> > Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 11:23:31 -0600
> > From: brent-hughes at shaw.ca
> > To: ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com
> > Subject: Re: PDF problem
> >
> > While in the email program?
> >
> >  Epiphany is a browser so clicking on a PDF will save the file, hence the
> > download window, unless you associate another action with that file type.
> > Once a file is downloaded right click to get the menu. Choose Properties and
> > then go to the Open tab to select Open Office, Evince or Acrobat to
> > associate with this type of file. Once the OS know how to deal with that
> > file it should open them directly without the download.
> >
> > You wrote originally..." i am using Ubuntu 9.04 with Epiphany and cant read
> > PDF from emails" and, as I understand it,  this is confusing as emails do
> > not have anything to do with your browser.
> >
> > Brent
> >
> > ray house wrote:
> >
> > Nothing happens when I right click! or double click. Ray
> >
> > ________________________________
> > Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 10:51:14 -0600
> > From: brent-hughes at shaw.ca
> > To: ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com
> > Subject: Re: PDF problem
> >
> > Right click, Ray....should open small menu with open as a choice.
> > B
> >
> > ray house wrote:
> >
> > When I click on the attachement I get the download window and I see that the
> > download is complete(100%). What Open?  Ray
> >
> > ________________________________
> > Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 09:56:28 -0600
> > From: brent-hughes at shaw.ca
> > To: ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com
> > Subject: Re: PDF problem
> >
> > What happens when you right click on the attachment in the email program?
> > What happens when you choose Open?
> > Brent
> >
> > ray house wrote:
> >
> > Hi Brent, I have Open Office too but my download window wont respond to any
> > click.
> > Ray
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 09:05:55 -0600
> > From: brent-hughes at shaw.ca
> > To: ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com
> > Subject: Re: PDF problem
> >
> > ray house wrote:
> >
> > Hi, i am using Ubuntu 9.04 with Epiphany and cant read PDF from emails. With
> > synaptic I downloaded Acrobat 9.0 but when I open Acrobat it says to go to
> > Edit, preferences, internet and at bottom of window I get: please specify
> > the directory containing the HTML rendering library( libgtkembedoz.so or
> > libxul.so) this library is required for rendering HTML content in Adobe
> > Reader:
> > At this point using synaptic I seem to go nowhere, in other words I am lost!
> > Any help please,  Ray
> >
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> > I use Open Office and all email attached PDFs work just fine and open
> > automatically with a double click.
> > Brent
> >
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