Paul B. Gallagher wrote:
BIll Spikowski wrote:
Every so often something changes and I have to re-figure out how to get
PDF files from the web to open the way I want.
Recently I upgraded from Acrobat 9 to Acrobat XI and things have gotten
jumbled again.
Now when I download a PDF file, it opens in a Seamonkey tab using Reader
instead of Acrobat 9. I can save the file, then open it in Acrobat 9 or
XI in a separate window, but I'd rather not do that over and over!
I seem to remember that this behavior is controlled by the order in
which Reader and Acrobat was installed -- is that correct? If so, it
would seem PDFs should now open in a Seamonkey tab using Acrobat XI.
I just disabled Reader in the Add-ons Manager (where perversely it
identifies itself as Acrobat!). Now I'm asked if I want to open the file
in Acrobat (in a separate window), which works, but is not my preferred
behavior.
Does anyone know how I can reset Acrobat XI to open in a Seamonkey tab?
(BTW, I've tried some of the other alternatives (PDF.js, Foxit, Nitro
PDF) but none of them offer the functionality of the full Acrobat product.)
First off, I don't understand why you have the Reader installed at all. Why let
the programs compete when you have a much more powerful program in Acrobat XI?
So I recommend uninstalling the Reader and simplifying the problem and your
life.
Having done so, go to Edit | Preferences | Browser | Helper Applications and look at the prefs for
PDF files. You'll see several different "types" because PDF files are served with several
different MIME headers. If you want them to open in a SeaMonkey window, choose the option "Use
Adobe Acrobat (in SeaMonkey)." If you insist on retaining the reader, you can also select that
in the same way.
You may also find it helpful to set a pref in Acrobat. I have version X, where
it was at Edit | Preferences | Internet | [x] Display PDF in browser. That's
supposed to prevent Acrobat from launching as a separate application to handle
PDF links when you browse.
Another Acrobat pref that may be relevant is at Edit | Preferences | General |
Select Default PDF Handler. If you specify Acrobat XI, PDFs should only ever
open in the Reader when you open them from within the Reader. But of course if
you've uninstalled the Reader, there's no issue here.
I've NEVER installed Reader, having used various versions of the full Acrobat
product for at least a dozen years; yet it keeps reappearing as a Seamonkey
tab. I NEVER let Adobe install updates without my explicit permission, so I'm
not sure how this keeps happening.
Reader isn't listed in "Add or Remove Programs"; nor is it listed as an
application I can launch directly. So it must exist only as a browser plug-in (not even
sure that's the right term). I use several other browsers occasionally so perhaps one of
them installed it and it's hidden from my view.
I went to Edit | Preferences | Browser | Helper Applications. I see two PDF "types." One
(application/force-download) is set for "Use Adobe Acrobat 9.5," a previous that I haven't uninstalled. The
other (application/pdf) is set for "Use Adobe Acrobat." I don't see a choice for "Use Adobe Acrobat (in
SeaMonkey)," which sounds like what I really want. (In the dropdown box, Reader doesn't appear as an option.) I
reset the 9.5 option to XI.
I tried your next step; the choices are a little different in XI. It provides
instructions for different browsers; the Firefox instructions seem to match
Seamonkey, but the Acrobat option doesn't appear (maybe because I disabled it
yesterday to get rid of Reader!).
I tried your last step; it was already set to Acrobat XI, but I applied it
again in hopes that it might start working.
Still no change. I restarted Seamonkey; still no change. Restarted Windows;
still no change.
But now I have "Use Adobe Acrobat (in SeaMonkey)" as a choice, so I'm making
progress!
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