[opensuse] PDF in Firefox not working on 11.3
I have a problem with displaying PDF documents in Firefox in one machine. It used to work but over the past week or two it has stopped. When I click on a link to a PDF, I get a blank Firefox window. But if on the original HTML page I right-click and Save Link As, it downloads and saves the file just fine as it does if I download the file with wget. Has anybody seen this type of behaviour recently, or can suggest methods to investigate/fix it? opensuse 11.3 64-bit, firefox 3.6.22, adobe reader 9.4. All up-to-date from standard repositories. Cheers, Dave PS Very occasionally, it does display the PDF in the browser. I haven't yet figured out what circumstances make it do that. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On 22/09/11 12:23, Dave Howorth wrote:
I have a problem with displaying PDF documents in Firefox in one machine. It used to work but over the past week or two it has stopped. When I click on a link to a PDF, I get a blank Firefox window. I get this "blank page" behaviour from time to time as well. I've noticed that if I force a reload of the page (e.g. press enter with the cursor in the address bar), it usually then loads the PDF in the embedded viewer.
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Philippe Andersson wrote:
I get this "blank page" behaviour from time to time as well. I've noticed that if I force a reload of the page (e.g. press enter with the cursor in the address bar), it usually then loads the PDF in the embedded viewer.
Yes, I've experienced that behaviour too. And on older versions it will sometimes load several pages and then they'll all 'white out', after which they need to be individually reloaded. But my symptoms this time are different. Reloading just produces the same blank window. I remember there was a time when I had to select the open-in-the-application option instead of the open-in-the-plugin. Perhaps I'll have to go back to that again for a while. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On 09/22/2011 09:41 AM, Dave Howorth pecked at the keyboard and wrote:
Philippe Andersson wrote:
I get this "blank page" behaviour from time to time as well. I've noticed that if I force a reload of the page (e.g. press enter with the cursor in the address bar), it usually then loads the PDF in the embedded viewer.
Yes, I've experienced that behaviour too. And on older versions it will sometimes load several pages and then they'll all 'white out', after which they need to be individually reloaded.
But my symptoms this time are different. Reloading just produces the same blank window.
I remember there was a time when I had to select the open-in-the-application option instead of the open-in-the-plugin. Perhaps I'll have to go back to that again for a while.
I too have problems opening pdf links in Firefox. After opening two (always two) pdf's any link clicked after that always results in a white screen (tab) with no document to look at. Once I restart Firefox again I can open two documents and then get the same result, a white screen (tab). This occurs also in Seamonkey (same engine?). -- Ken Schneider SuSe since Version 5.2, June 1998 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Thursday 22 September 2011 11:23:54 Dave Howorth wrote:
I have a problem with displaying PDF documents in Firefox in one machine. It used to work but over the past week or two it has stopped. When I click on a link to a PDF, I get a blank Firefox window. But if on the original HTML page I right-click and Save Link As, it downloads and saves the file just fine as it does if I download the file with wget.
Has anybody seen this type of behaviour recently, or can suggest methods to investigate/fix it?
opensuse 11.3 64-bit, firefox 3.6.22, adobe reader 9.4. All up-to-date from standard repositories.
Cheers, Dave
PS Very occasionally, it does display the PDF in the browser. I haven't yet figured out what circumstances make it do that.
Wel 11.3 64 bit here KDE 4.6.0 Firefox 6.0.2 and PDF's open just right in a seperate application (okular) used to have problems when trying Adobe plugin now perfecr every time Pete . -- Powered by openSUSE 11.3 (x86_64) Kernel: 2.6.34.10-0.2-desktop KDE Development Platform: 4.6.00 (4.6.0) 16:00 up 18 days 21:30, 4 users, load average: 0.33, 0.19, 0.08 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On 22/09/11 17:02, Peter Nikolic wrote:
Wel 11.3 64 bit here KDE 4.6.0 Firefox 6.0.2 and PDF's open just right in a seperate application (okular) used to have problems when trying Adobe plugin now perfecr every time
Yes, it might be worth specifying what app you are using to view PDF. I am using Foxit Reader (http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/desklinux/) on openSUSE 11.4 and Firefox 6.0.2 and I never had any problem. JC -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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Has anybody seen this type of behaviour recently, or can suggest methods to investigate/fix it?
Now and then. If I do a "ps afxu | less -S" I see a defunct acrobat there, so I kill its parent (not firefox), and try again. - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. (from 11.4 x86_64 "Celadon" at Telcontar) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.16 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAk57VPQACgkQtTMYHG2NR9Vh5ACeK+NWTLnB5th3/gvBEXfRKWxF CW8AnAwOlVyTu5bmBlQnfz4xYiAd/r07 =hCSE -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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