Re: Strange behavior from gnome apps recently

[Mark Hull-Richter <mhullrich gmail com>]

On Thu, 2007-08-02 at 10:03 -0700, Mark Hull-Richter wrote:
> I have been having the following really oddball problems since I
> returned from vacation this last Monday (one week off, computer off,
> ...).
> 

Update:

I can print complex graphics jpegs from the image viewer, but not from
the GIMP.  Instead of an image, I get text that starts with %!
PS-Adobe-3.0 and then pages and pages of junk.

My pdf file associations in nautilus (2.16.2) do some really interesting
things as well.  In the directory where I keep straight PDFs (those
which are not associated with a particular other purpose) they work fine
- I can view and print them with the Acrobat Reader just fine.  But now,
in another directory where I keep a backup of one of my web sites, the
file association is with the Acrobat Viewer, but if I double-click on
the file in nautilus, I get this error window:

---
Cannot open BullG250.pdf

The filename "BullG250.pdf" indicates that this file is of type "pdf
document". The contents of the file indicate that the file is of type
"text/plain". If you open this file, the file might present a security
risk to your system.

Do not open the file unless you created the file yourself, or received
the file from a trusted source. To open the file, rename the file to the
correct extension for "text/plain", then open the file normally.
Alternatively, use the Open With menu to choose a specific application
for the file. 
---

BUT, if I just use the "open with" link and select the Acrobat Reader,
it opens just fine.  The 'file' command shows these all to be PDF
version 1.3 format files, whereas my other PDFs range from version 1.2
to 1.5, and those also print just fine (I tested with one of the 1.3
files, but I've printed them all from time to time).

I don't get it....

mhr