Re: FIrefox on Linux problem *CTS

Thanks, that explains, and may solve this immediate problem.

The bigger issue is that Firefox is caching the download.

If it caches a web page, I can click the reload button and get a fresh 
copy.  I do not see that I have the opportunity to request a fresh 
download without purging ALL of my cache.

For PDF files, apparently I may be able to install a plug in.  but every 
time Adobe comes out with a new version of PDF, there may be a delay 
before there is a working plugin for it.  And what about other files?  
Maybe an executable install file?  The website fixes the install file, 
but I continue to get the cached old version.

And of course, running a disto that doesn't include the plugin, anybody 
who is less than a guru will not know what the problem is or how to 
solve it.  I was not worrying about Firefox and PDF files, I observed 
that the issue was caching a downloaded file

Should I complain to Firefox about this, or is there something else that 
I am missing?

---Carey

sean lynch wrote:
> From the firefox website:
> http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/opening%20PDF%20files%20within%20Firefox
> /"Opening PDF files within Firefox/
>
> Adobe does not yet maintain a plugin for viewing PDF files within 
> Firefox for computers with Mac OS X. To view PDFs in Firefox:
>
>     * If you have a Mac with a PowerPC processor, the Schubert|it PDF
>       Browser Plugin <http://www.schubert-it.com/pluginpdf/> can be
>       used to view PDF files in Firefox.
>     * If you have a Mac with an Intel processor, the Firefox PDF
>       Plugin extension <https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/7518>
>       can be used to view PDF files in Firefox.
>
>
>   Only the first page is visible (Mac 10.5 and below)
>
> If PDF documents open within Firefox but only the first page is 
> viewable, make sure that the QuickTime 
> <http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Using%20the%20QuickTime%20plugin%20with%20Firefox> 
> plugin isn't set to handle PDF content:
>
>    1. From the Apple menu, choose System Preferences.
>    2. From the View menu, choose QuickTime.
>    3. Click the Plug-In tab and click MIME settings....
>    4. In the list of MIME types, click the triangle next to "Images -
>       Still image files".
>    5. If "PDF Image" is checked, click the check box to clear it.
>    6. Click OK
>
> /The Adobe Reader 
> <http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Using%20the%20Adobe%20Reader%20plugin%20with%20Firefox> 
> plugin can be used to display PDF file inside the Firefox browser 
> window. If there is a problem with the plugin, it may become 
> impossible to do this. When you try to view a PDF, Firefox may try to 
> download it instead. /
>
> /For more information on the Adobe Reader plugin, see Using the Adobe 
> Reader plugin with Firefox 
> <http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Using%20the%20Adobe%20Reader%20plugin%20with%20Firefox>./"
>
> for Unix and linux the download page for the plugin is:
> http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=10&platform=unix
>
> It may also be available in your distro's repository.
>
> I believe this is a 32-bit application, so if you are running 64-bit 
> you will have to install the 32-bit runlibs for support. apt-get or 
> yum will probably take care of this.
>
> I don't use the adobe plugin, so maybe someone who does can comment 
> better on its performance.
>
> -sean
>
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