Opening the native (HDD) PDF files in FF 22
I tried to open my pdf files located in my HDD in FF 22, but with no success. Always, when I drag the file onto the browser window, it popups an "Enter name of file to save to..." window.
My aim is to use an online dictionary, which opens a balloon on the pdf page with the translated word like HyperTranslate does on webpages, when clicked on a word. As this function is still no available in Acrobat or similar software as far as I know, but "Look Up" function which is not practical for me. The other option, I know, is to convert the pdf files to HTML and drag them to FF.
I made a clean uninstall with all profiles deleted (I have a backup created with the MozBackup tool) and reinstalled FF 22. Then the problem is solved, voila!, it opens the native pdf files. And I captured a screenshot of pdfjs parameters of the newly installed FF to check with my older parameters. Then, I restored my settings. pdfjs parameters are applied to my old pdfjs parameters. No success again. This time, begin to disable add-ons one by one until everything is disabled, so no success again. I think something is hidden in "about:config" what I cannot handle, or maybe there is a conflict hidden in Plugins...
Is there any solution for these?
Thank you so much!
ჩასწორების თარიღი: , ავტორი: user921081
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1.Firefox > Tools > Options > Applications
*Search "PDF" > "Preview in Firefox"
2. Firefox > File > Open File
*Choose the Pdf and open it
Thanks! Its already checked by default. I think its not a simple problem as you think.
You can check the value of the plugin.disable_full_page_plugin_for_types pref on the about:config page and remove the "application/pdf" part if present or reset the pref to the default via the right-click context menu.
Thanks! plugin.disable_full_page_plugin_for_types is gone! But the same problem insists...
Hello Erkan2, try to deleting mimeTypes.rdf file in Profile folder or rename it to mimeTypes.rdf.old (that will clear the associations between MIME types and programs, and a new file will be created on start up or when the application first needs to write to the file).
but..... it is the same as you said :
I made a clean uninstall with all profiles deleted (I have a backup created with the MozBackup tool) and reinstalled FF 22. Then the problem is solved, voila!, it opens the native pdf files.
because you reset MIME types to default (with the delete or rename).
when you apply your old parameters is the problem ! try to change the parameters one by one and check it again.
thank you
Really voila now!!! :) You are an expert for sure! It worked, the problem is solved.
But I cannot use the HyperTranslate functionality, which is my real aim. Simply created pdfs are open with the Firefox PDV viewer, while ebooks with the Adobe Reader plugin. I can highlight the words via the FF Viewer and the Adobe Reader by clicking on the word, but clicking doesn't activate the HyperTranslate function.
It seems it has no behavior like in the HTML files.
Would you recommend any solution for this?
Many sincere thanks!
ჩასწორების თარიღი: , ავტორი: user921081
Any luck if you uninstall and re-install HyperTranslate ?
EDIT: maybe the HyperTranslate doing the translate online and not in pdf documents (i don't known that ! )
thank you
ჩასწორების თარიღი: , ავტორი: ideato
As far as I understand, HyperTranslate does not work in pdf files, but in the HTML formatted documents.
But, Lingoes does it!
ჩასწორების თარიღი: , ავტორი: user921081