Re: FIrefox on Linux problem *CTS

On 01/25/2011 12:09 PM, Carey Tyler Schug wrote:
> OK, what am I doing wrong?
> 
> There is a list of square dances on a group web page 
> (squaredancechicago.com).  They have links to individual copies of 
> flyers for individual groups, usually PDF.
> 
> On windows, this opens in another firefox tab, and if the directory site 
> installs a new flyer, I can refresh the firefox tab to get the new one.
> 
> The link appears to be "http://www.squaredancechicago.com/fl-motivaters.pdf"
> 
> On Linux, it opens in a separate window, which appears (from help/about) 
> to be "Document viewer 2.28.1", thought the window title is "Hotmail - 
> [email protected] - Windows Live".  There is no way to 
> "refresh this", but if I purge the casche in firefox I get the new 
> version of the download. 
> 
> I didn't think downloads were cached, but I guess they are.  I don't 
> want to have to purge all my cache every time I need to check if MAYBE a 
> file has been changed.
> 
> Where does hotmail or Windows live come from?  I have no clue.
> 
> Carey Schug
> 

With mozplugger I think you can open PDFs in the browser.  No need for
Adobe.

Thanks,
Micah
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