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A workaround for PDFs not downloading in Firefox 3.5.2
Authored by: olivermomo on Aug 26, '09 11:52:24AM
I have gotten used to downloading certain PDF files and then viewing them in a Preview session started by Firefox. When I upgraded Firefox to 3.5.2, this stopped working.
Can't you just go to Preferences > Applications and change the Action for Content Type 'Portable Document Format' to 'Use Preview'?

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A workaround for PDFs not downloading in Firefox 3.5.2
Authored by: August on Aug 26, '09 01:54:28PM

I might be able to specifically select preview, install a pdf download plugin, or use Adobe reader as some people with this problem have done. But the real issue is that "Always ask" doesn't work anymore and it leaves many people lost and thinking that Firefox won't download PDF files anymore because the dialog box doesn't come up like it did prior to the upgrade.



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