Konqueror uses Adobe Reader rather than Okular...

[Craig White]

On Thu, 2009-04-02 at 19:13 +0100, Anne Wilson wrote:
> On Thursday 02 April 2009 18:36:31 Rex Dieter wrote:
> > Linuxguy123 wrote:
> > > Yesterday I installed Adobe Reader because I needed to fill out an
> > > interactive PDF form.
> > >
> > > Today when I view a PDF in Konqueror it is using Adobe Reader rather
> > > than Okular.   I want Konqueror to use Okular, not Adobe Reader.  If I
> > > open a PDF in Dolphin, it uses Okular.
> > >
> > > How do I set Konqueror to use Okular rather than Adobe Reader ?
> >
> > in kde, to set your mime preferences (ie, to set default apps):
> > systemsettings , [advanced] tab -> File Associations,
> >
> > look application/pdf, and rank your app preferences there.
> >
> > Adobe must be doing some black magic, because okular should be preferred by
> > default.
> >
> If I open a file Okular is used.  If I open an embedded pdf, that is, from a 
> web link, I believe it is Evince that opens it - it's certainly not okular.  
> I've checked SystemSettings, and on the embedded tab it tells me that they 
> will be opened by okularpoppler.  Something seems very wrong.
----
that would likely be Firefox calling Evince and can be configured in
Firefox Preferences or about:config, I forget which.

Craig


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