Alexander, yep, you are right, the .kicad_common seems to work well. I am not sure why it did not before in my PC at work. I will check tomorrow.
Anyways, don't you think that the file .kicad_common should come with "PdfBrowserName=/usr/bin/evince" in it? cheers Fabrizio On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 8:41 PM, Fabrizio Tappero <fabrizio.tapp...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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