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Firefox - PDF Viewing Help Needed
Posted: 09 Mar 2007, 19:49
by Erudite
Just switched from IE7 to FF and I'm having a problem with viewing PDF files on line - link opens a new window but it's blank.
I've got adobe reader installed and this was working fine with Microshaft Internet Exploiter.
Am I missing a plug-in or is it some problem with security settings?
There are days I really hate technology!
Or, if I were being strictly honest, get rather frustrated by my own ignorance.
Posted: 09 Mar 2007, 19:56
by lazarus corporation
You're missing a plugin
You can download it (and others) from here:
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/plugins/
(I'd suggest installing the lot of them while you're there)
Posted: 09 Mar 2007, 20:02
by Erudite
Cheers for that!
I will now go to bed this evening in a slightly less ignorant condition to the one I woke up in.
Posted: 09 Mar 2007, 22:43
by Johnny Rev 7.0
But on the off chance that Mr Laz "Just call me Firefox" Corp is still lurking ...
I ran it for a while and loved it it. Then it freaked out on me so I (temporarily) went back to IE. I'm now back on FF and everything is wonderful. However, when I switched back to IE, I changed all my passwords (Non-geek and paranoid
), yet FF is still remembering the old ones so I have to overtype everytime. I'd assumed, after a period of time, it would ask me whether it wanted me to remember the
new password? Nine months on, no joy. Any advice?
Posted: 09 Mar 2007, 23:04
by 6FeetOver
Johnny Rev 7.0 wrote:But on the off chance that Mr Laz "Just call me Firefox" Corp is still lurking ...
I ran it for a while and loved it it. Then it freaked out on me so I (temporarily) went back to IE. I'm now back on FF and everything is wonderful. However, when I switched back to IE, I changed all my passwords (Non-geek and paranoid
), yet FF is still remembering the old ones so I have to overtype everytime. I'd assumed, after a period of time, it would ask me whether it wanted me to remember the
new password? Nine months on, no joy. Any advice?
In FF, in the top nav row, go into Tools-->Options-->Privacy; there's a Saved Passwords area, where you can view your currently-saved passwords and clear them, if you wish. Hope that helps!
Posted: 09 Mar 2007, 23:06
by lazarus corporation
Johnny Rev 7.0 wrote:But on the off chance that Mr Laz "Just call me Firefox" Corp is still lurking ...
I ran it for a while and loved it it. Then it freaked out on me so I (temporarily) went back to IE. I'm now back on FF and everything is wonderful. However, when I switched back to IE, I changed all my passwords (Non-geek and paranoid
), yet FF is still remembering the old ones so I have to overtype everytime. I'd assumed, after a period of time, it would ask me whether it wanted me to remember the
new password? Nine months on, no joy. Any advice?
Moving swiftly past your admission of browser-apostasy, if you got to your Firefox "Options" (Under "Tools" in Firefox on Windows, I think) there should be a tab called "Security" - there's an option there to delete your stored passwords. Then, when you retype them to access sites, Firefox should remember the new ones.
We really
do need a "techie" board on MyHeartland!
Posted: 09 Mar 2007, 23:08
by 6FeetOver
Jinxed!!!
Posted: 09 Mar 2007, 23:10
by lazarus corporation
Posted: 09 Mar 2007, 23:22
by Johnny Rev 7.0
Love and thanks to you both.
"Mr Firefox" beaten to the answer by a
girl ...
Posted: 09 Mar 2007, 23:24
by 6FeetOver
Posted: 09 Mar 2007, 23:29
by lazarus corporation
I'm using Linux so I had to stop and think about the different Firefox menu on Windows. That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it!
Posted: 09 Mar 2007, 23:32
by 6FeetOver
Yeah, I had it easy - I only had to look up. HA!
Posted: 09 Mar 2007, 23:35
by nick the stripper
Gah, PDF files royally get on my tits. They're always freezing up my browser.
Posted: 10 Mar 2007, 01:16
by CellThree
Use Foxit Reader. Although i don't know about the latest version, the old one is a single file. I just stick it in the root of the C drive. Run it once, then every PDF file you open from then on will open with Foxit.
Oh, uninstall acrobat first, bloated piece of s**t that it is.
Posted: 10 Mar 2007, 10:58
by Erudite
CellThree wrote:Use Foxit Reader. Although i don't know about the latest version, the old one is a single file. I just stick it in the root of the C drive. Run it once, then every PDF file you open from then on will open with Foxit.
Oh, uninstall acrobat first, bloated piece of s**t that it is.
Sounds interesting - might as well give it a try.
Posted: 10 Mar 2007, 11:02
by mh
Gets my vote too, been using it for ages. Very fast and doesn't clog up yer machine.
http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php
