Still about application handlers (mainly PDF)
Posted: 2018-10-05, 12:12
As reported otherwise, I am testing palemoon 28 on a new machine using a profile inherited from older versions on an old machine.
I never used the profile on the new machine until now that I'm running a sequence of tests.
Now the Preferences->Application tab contains 4 entries for PDF documents: application/binary application/force-download application/pdf and application/save.. I guess that was generated historically as I encountered sites declaring such mime types.
For application/binary the menu in Preferences->Application presents: Always ask; Save file; use default; use other. both on the old and new system.
For application/force-download and application/save the menu in Preferences->Application presents: Always ask; Save file; use default; use acroread; use other. both on the old and new system.
For application/pdf the menu in Preferences->Application presents on the new system: Always ask; Save file; use Okular (default); use other. and I cannot understand where it derived that Okular should be the default. On the old system there was instead use Adobe Reader 9 (default) (note! not acroread but Adobe Reader 9 though that was the same. Where was that information coming from ?
I noticed that for some other types like spreadsheets, doc, ps, png there is also some "default" which got automagically changed from the old to the new system (and not using my own .mailcap),but I use them seldom through a browser.
How can I edit the application handler association (in particular how can I delete unwanted handlers, or delete mime types so that I would be asked next time)? I was always ill at ease with the mechanism PM (inherited from firefox) uses. I guess that this info is not stored in a plain file like .mailcap.
I never used the profile on the new machine until now that I'm running a sequence of tests.
Now the Preferences->Application tab contains 4 entries for PDF documents: application/binary application/force-download application/pdf and application/save.. I guess that was generated historically as I encountered sites declaring such mime types.
For application/binary the menu in Preferences->Application presents: Always ask; Save file; use default; use other. both on the old and new system.
For application/force-download and application/save the menu in Preferences->Application presents: Always ask; Save file; use default; use acroread; use other. both on the old and new system.
For application/pdf the menu in Preferences->Application presents on the new system: Always ask; Save file; use Okular (default); use other. and I cannot understand where it derived that Okular should be the default. On the old system there was instead use Adobe Reader 9 (default) (note! not acroread but Adobe Reader 9 though that was the same. Where was that information coming from ?
I noticed that for some other types like spreadsheets, doc, ps, png there is also some "default" which got automagically changed from the old to the new system (and not using my own .mailcap),but I use them seldom through a browser.
How can I edit the application handler association (in particular how can I delete unwanted handlers, or delete mime types so that I would be asked next time)? I was always ill at ease with the mechanism PM (inherited from firefox) uses. I guess that this info is not stored in a plain file like .mailcap.