-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 07:28:29PM -0700, Jimmy Johnson wrote: > On 09/18/2015 07:11 PM, Ross Boylan wrote: > >When I download a pdf in iceweasel and click on the download icon to > >open the list of downloaded files, and click on a pdf file, gimp starts. > > > >I want okular to be used instead. How can I do that from the download > >panel? (I know I can open the file independently). > > > >Also, when I open the containing folder (from the same download panel) > >gwenview starts. I want a regular file browser. > > > >I can't figure out where this is set. The pdf application association > >in iceweasel has "always download"; I think these are settings for > >embedded content on web pages, and don't control file associations from > >the download pane. > > > >I'm running under KDE; it lists okular as the top file association for > >pdf, though gimp is an alternate. > > Hi! > > Right click on a .pdf file, choose open with, other, drop down box > choose Okular. Done.
Explanation: there is a system global "database" which associates the MIME type of a file with the preferred application(s) to open it (with many kludges inherited from Windows, alas). For some strange reason The Gimp has been associated to "application/pdf". Now every user has to correct that to some sensible PDF viewer. Why that -- I don't know. regards - -- tomás -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAlX89GsACgkQBcgs9XrR2kb0WgCaApMYDLOgQFCNLsTpP2Yp6GeE BFAAnRmNmoRfsl03J0KEbC+KJf9RwaBq =MaCZ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----