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Disable Safari's ability to handle PDF files
Authored by: reinholt on Dec 20, '05 05:51:59PM

It appears to me that the terminal command is only half of what is required. The other half is to go to acrobat preferences->internet and uncheck the "Display PDF in browser using ..." checkbox.



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Disable Safari's ability to handle PDF files
Authored by: jwn2 on Feb 27, '06 07:06:54PM

10.4.5 didn't change the value of this default, but along with 10.4.5 came an update to the QuickTime plug-in. The defaults database for the com.apple.quicktime.plugin.preferences shows that the WebPluginMIMETypes dictionary key has a "application/pdf" dictionary. In the "application/pdf" dictionary is a boolean key WebPluginTypeEnabled. This was set to YES. I didn't try to construct a defaults command to change the value of this key in a dictionary inside a dictionary inside the com.apple.quicktime.plugin.preferences domain (Whew!). As the man page says, "Defaults can be structured in very complex ways, making it difficult for the user to enter them with this command."

However, you can change the value of this default via the System Preferences pane for QuickTime by clicking the MIME Settings button on the pane and finding the PDF Image preference and turn it off.

I haven't seen any bad effects from this. But if other applications you use invoke the QuickTime plug-in and image pdf files for you, you may not get the results you want by disabling this preference.

But for me, this is good.



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