PDF in browser

Nick Urbanik nicku at vtc.edu.hk
Wed Jan 28 20:51:31 UTC 2004


On Mon, Jan 26, 2004 at 09:58:02AM +0100, Dag Wieers wrote:
> On Sun, 25 Jan 2004, Telmo Silva wrote:
> 
> > I have a small prblem I'd like to see solved. I use ephiphany as my web 
> > browser, but when I try to see a pdf file in it it doesn't do enything. It 
> > just appears a blank screen.
> > 
> > Anyone knows why and what should I do?
> 
> You have two ways of reading PDF-files inside your browser.

Well, there is at least one more that works with Mozilla:
   * With xpdf

        Install mozplugger-1.3.2-1.i386.rpm from
        your Fedora CD.
> 
>  * With Acrobat Reader:
> 
> 	Install mozilla-acroread from
> 	http://dag.wieers.com/packages/acroread/
> 
>  * With GNOME Ghostview:
> 
> 	Install mozilla-bonobo (and ggv) from
> 	http://dag.wieers.com/packages/mozilla-bonobo/
> 
> Remember that if you have both installed, the first one to appear in 
> 'about:plugins' is used. Currently there's no way to prioritize or disable 
> a plugin unless you remove the package/plugin from your filesystem.
> 
> Let me know if this helps !
Thank you.
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