interesting ... I will look into it and report back. cheers Fab.
On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 6:00 PM, Alexander Zakamaldin <zak...@mail.ru> wrote: > Hi, Fabrizio! > It is strange for me, because I can't reproduce the problem you have > described. > I tested evince, evince-previewer and okular. Everything seems to work fine! > Maybe something wrong with your ~/.kicad_common? Please, check that your > favorite viewer is updated in ~/.kicad_common. > Alexander. > > > 02 марта 2012, 13:32 от Fabrizio Tappero <fabrizio.tapp...@gmail.com>: >> Alexander, >> it works great, thank you very much for fixing it. >> >> Just in case somebody google for this option in the future I'd like to add: >> >> If anybody working on linux has the problem that kicad pdf manuals get >> not open in evince or acrobat reader but instead in Gimp, an easy fix >> is to edit this file: >> >> gedit ~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list >> >> and add the line: >> >> application/pdf=evince.desktop;firefox.desktop; >> >> Also, the current KiCad option (Options - PDF Viewer - PDF Viewer) >> does allow you to setup your favorite editor but unfortunately this >> option does not appear in eeschema nor in pcbnew, etc. >> >> Maybe the same default pdf viewer setup option (in the top Options >> menu) should be make available in the other kicad programs, not sure >> it is worth it. >> >> Furthermore, ideally, under Linux, I think instead of the current >> kicad pdf viewer option it is better to just have the option "set >> evince as default pdf viewer". This because often people do not really >> know where executables (like evince) are. >> >> I think I am done with my 5 min. ranting ;-) >> >> thank you all >> Fabrizio >> >> On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 4:38 PM, Alexander Zakamaldin <zak...@mail.ru> wrote: >> > I filed a bug report with patch attached. >> > Alexander. >> > >> > >> > 01 марта 2012, 15:13 от Fabrizio Tappero <fabrizio.tapp...@gmail.com>: >> >> Hello, >> >> I confirm that I still experience this problem which is here: >> >> >> >> mst.kicad/common/basicframe.cpp >> >> 338: // Search for "getting_started_in_kicad.pdf" or >> >> "Getting_Started_in_KiCad.pdf" >> >> 343: { // Try to find "Getting_Started_in_KiCad.pdf" >> >> 344: wxGetApp().GetHelpFileName() = wxT( >> >> "Getting_Started_in_KiCad.pdf" ); >> >> >> >> Can somebody maybe suggest a solution or tell me if it is a problem >> >> with my system. >> >> >> >> Cheers >> >> Fabrizio >> >> >> >> On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 2:59 PM, Fabrizio Tappero >> >> <fabrizio.tapp...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > jean-pierre, >> >> > >> >> > hum... in my fresh dev. build of the kicad-doc folder taken 30 min ago >> >> > from here: >> >> > >> >> > bzr branch lp:~kicad-developers/kicad/doc >> >> > >> >> > if I compile and install, I get (among other stuff) the following pdfs: >> >> > >> >> > 1) /usr/local/share/doc/kicad/en/KiCad_Tutorial 2011.pdf >> >> > 2) /usr/local/share/doc/kicad/help/en/Getting_Started_in_KiCad.pdf >> >> > >> >> > when I start kicad (also taken and compiled today) and I go Help - >> >> > Getting started in KiCad I get the following error: >> >> > >> >> > Help file getting_started_in_kicad.pdf could not be found >> >> > >> >> > Maybe: >> >> > the tutorial 2) should be renamed getting_started_in_kicad.pdf and >> >> > also the file 2) should maybe deleted since several months ago when I >> >> > make getting_started_in_kicad.pdf I made it based on 1) >> >> > >> >> > I hope this will help to fix a possible problem. >> >> > Cheers >> >> > Fabrizio >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 11:15 AM, jp.charras <jp.char...@wanadoo.fr> >> >> > wrote: >> >> >> Le 27/02/2012 10:54, Fabrizio Tappero a écrit : >> >> >> >> >> >>> Hello, >> >> >>> it seems to me that the link help- getting started in kicad is broken >> >> >>> for all kicad programs. It should link to a short pdf tutorials and it >> >> >>> should work for all kicad programs. >> >> >>> >> >> >>> can anybody confirm that? >> >> >>> >> >> >>> cheers >> >> >>> Fabrizio >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> I recently fixed this issue. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> Jean-Pierre CHARRAS >> >> >> KiCad Developers team. >> >> >> KiCad Developers <kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> >> >> Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net >> >> >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> >> >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> >> Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net >> >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> > Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net >> > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp