Epiphany does not open pdf files with the Acroread plugin
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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epiphany-browser (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Low
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Ubuntu Desktop Bugs |
Bug Description
On Breezy, I used to be able to open pdf files in an Epiphany tab or window by clicking on the URL containing the pdf.
The only requirement for that was to have installed the mozilla-acroread and acroread packages, which provided the same functionality to firefox.
However, on the last version of Epiphany this no longer works. Firefox does not seem to have this problem and can open pdfs exactly as before.
Steps to reproduce (it is assumed that mozilla-acroread and acroread have been previously installed):
1. Start epiphany.
2. Go to some website where there is a link to a pdf document.
3. Click on the link or alternatively open the link on a new tab.
4. The current page stays blank forever, and the pdf is not loaded. There is no error message shown.
As a comparison, the bug does not seem to appear in firefox:
1. Start firefox.
2. Go to some website where there is a link to a pdf document.
3. Click on the link or alternatively open the link on a new tab.
4. The pdf document loads in the firefox window or tab as expected.
Changed in epiphany-browser: | |
status: | Needs Info → Unconfirmed |
Bernat:
Can you check to see that Epiphany sees the acroread plugin by going to the
about:plugins
address in Epiphany?