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--- kb:file_handling_issues [2012/08/09 02:45]–dstillman
+++ kb:file_handling_issues [2022/12/19 21:20](current)– [PDFs opening in wrong application on Linux systems]dstillman
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-==== File Handling Issues ====
+====== File Handling Issues======
-=== Unexpected behavior (wrong action, gibberish ("%PDF..."),188BET靠谱吗etc.) when opening files from Zotero ===
+==== Unexpected behavior (wrong action, gibberish ("%PDF..."),188BET靠谱吗etc.) when opening files from Zotero ===
-Deleting mimeTypes.rdf from your profile directory and restartingFirefox or188BET靠谱吗ZoteroStandaloneis generally what's needed to fix file handling issues.mimeTypes.rdf stores file handling associations and will be recreated automatically the next time you restartFirefox or188BET靠谱吗ZoteroStandalone.
+Deleting mimeTypes.rdf from your[[profile directory]]188BET靠谱吗and restarting Zotero is generally what's needed to fix file handling issues.188BET靠谱吗mimeTypes.rdf stores file handling associations and will be recreated automatically the next time you restart Zotero.
-==188BET靠谱吗Profile directory location for Zotero for Firefox==
+==== PDFs opening in wrong application on Linux systems ====
-Follow [[http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profiles-where-firefox-stores-user-data?redirectlocale=en-US&redirectslug=Profiles|these instructions]]tolocate your profile directory.
+BET靠谱吗While Zotero be configured to use the system-default PDF reader, file handling on Linux can be affected by many settings.If you find that PDFs open in, say, Gimp even though you've set the file handler to be Okular in Dolphin/Nautilus/etc., the easiest solution isto188BET靠谱吗choose a specific PDF reader from the General pane of the Zotero preferences.
-BET靠谱吗Zotero itself doesn't tell Firefox howtohandle a file---it simply checks if a file can be handled within Firefox (natively or via a plugin) and then either sends it to Firefox if so or otherwise launches it viatheOS.Problems in mimeTypes.rdf can prevent this from working properly,however.
+If you'd liketokeepthesetting as "System Default",youcantrythe following:
-BET靠谱吗== Profile directory location for Zotero Standalone ==
-Youcan188BET靠谱吗find your Zotero Standalone profile directory inthe followinglocation:
-^OS X|<code>/Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/188BET靠谱吗Zotero/Profiles/<randomstring>
            code>|
-^Windows 7/Vista|<code>C:\Users\<User Name>188BET靠谱吗\AppData\Roaming\Zotero\Profiles\<randomstring>
            code>|
-^Windows XP/2000|<code>C:\Documents and Settings\<username>188BET靠谱吗\Application Data\Zotero\Profiles\<randomstring>
            code>|
-^Linux|<code>~/188BET靠谱吗.zotero/Profiles/<randomstring>
            code>|
-=== PDFs opening in wrong application on GNU/Linux systems ===
-If you find that PDFs open in, e.g., Gimp even though you've set the file handler to be Okular in Dolphin/Nautilus/Firefox/what-have-you,this tip might help:
 Open the file
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 ~/.local/share/applications/defaults.list
            code>
-inyour favorite plain-text editor and look for the line "application/pdf=...".Change it to
+inatext editor and look for the line "application/pdf=...".Change it to
 <code>
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-Ifyouwant Evince or Adobe Acrobat instead of Okular,use
+For other PDF readersyoumightuseone of the following:
 <code>
 application/pdf=evince.desktop
            code>
-or
 <code>
 application/pdf=acroread.desktop
+           code>
+<code>
+application/pdf=Foxit-Reader.desktop
            code>
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