Aaron Konstam wrote: >> >> Is there any way to get firefox to use xpdf >> >> to read PDF files, rather than Adobe Acroread? >> > >> > Yes. First, uninstall the acrobat plugin. Then, it basically takes care >> > of itself. >> >> Where exactly is the acrobat plugin stored? >> There doesn't seem to be anything relevant in .mozilla/plugins/ . >> > It an be in /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins or /usr/lib/firefox../plugins > > But to do what you want got to: about:config > Change: > browser.download.hide_plugins_without_extensions to false > > The in: Edit->Preferences->Content->Manage you can make firefox any > program you want to open pdf files. Thanks for the advice. I didn't find anything about PDF in any of the plugin directories. I made the change you suggest with about:config (and restarted firefox) but again found nothing relevant in Preferences=>Content=>Manage. I'm not sure now where I had the problem, but I'll let you know how I get on ...
