[KLUG Members] Re: How do I display PDF files -- "nppdf.so" plugin

[members@kalamazoolinux.org]

>>I've never been able to get PDF-inside-the-browser (one thing I covet of
>>the Win32 users).  Does it work for anyone here?  If so I'd like to ask 
>>you 4,573 questions about your config.  I have gv, plugger, galeon, etc...  
>>I wonder if I have the "netscape pdf plugin", does this come with acroread?
>Yes!  Copy (or symlink) this file (from your Acrobat4 directory --
>assuming you have it installed ;-):
>./Acrobat4/Browsers/intellinux/nppdf.so
>To any Netscape/Mozilla plug-in directory.  Usually these are:
>  /usr/share/Netscape/plugin
>   /usr/share/Mozilla/plugin
>Sometimes there are multiple Mozilla directories under /usr/share, so
>look at the date/version.

Assuming from "Yes!"  that this works for you?

I copied the nppdf.so to /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins, and restarted Galeon. 
Everything appears fine till I attempt to view a pdf.  That is about as
successful as the defense of Olympus by the titans against the greek pantheon. 
Galeon segmentation faults and dies.  

I've ldd-ed nppdf.so to make sure it finds all it's libraries, etc...

What versions of Galeon and Mozilla are your running?

>P.S.  You can also use Plugger to call XPDF instead, if you don't want
>to install Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.05.  Debian installs Galeon this way
>by default.

Yes,  I had to undo the tie between PDF and Xpdf.  Nothing against xpdf,  I like
it as a pdf viewer (although I wish it weren't so darn ugly).


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