Re: [Evolution] I have problem view attach file

[Itzchak Rehberg <izzysoft qumran org>]

Managed to solve it: in gnome-control-center, I opened the
application/pdf thing and entered "acroread" into the program to execute
field. Now at least I can "open with Acroread" from within Evo.

Izzy.

> > Do you have the correct mime-settings for pdf?
> > If you dont have it, install the gnome-control-center and change the 
> > "File types and programs" under Advanced.
> > You should do "Add File Type", Mime type application/pdf, extension
> > and as "Program to run" your favorit pdf viewer.
>
> Tried that (I have the same prob here). As soon as I hit "OK" it says, a
> Mime-Type of the same type already exists - so the problem must be
> somewhere else.
>
> > You should also set a icon. If all is correct this icon will be
> > displayed from evo for the attached pdf.
>
> It is - and that's the strange thing. Attachment is Base64 encoded and
> has mime-type "application/pdf" (checked that, since there's also
> "application/x-pdf" running around).
>
> > Hope this helps,
> > Armin Bauer
>
> Unfortunately it didn't. Considering the thread on the inline jpg images
> not being displayed, both may have the same reason. More strange (see my
> previous post) is that Evo announces the attachment as "Adope Portable
> Document Format" (notice the spelling of "Adope"), and I couldn't find
> that spelling anywhere in the gnome2 share directory
> (/opt/gnome2/share). But in fact, I meanwhile found it browsing the apps
> in gnome-control-center -- don't know where it stores those
> informations. As viewer it states "View as GGV Postscript Document
> Control" - what is that? Since I run Evo under KDE3, maybe this thing is
> just not installed? Red-Carpet finds nothing when I search for "GGV".
> Any idea?
>
> Izzy.
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