File associations, firefox

[Peter Garrett]

On Thu, 05 Oct 2006 22:24:53 +1000
Karl Auer <kauer at biplane.com.au> wrote:

> Yes, we are on the same page. Try it - can you add a new item to the
> list displayed? If you can, please tell me how, click by click, because
> if it IS possible, it is highly non-obvious to me.

That's an understatement :) I think I would have said "apparently
impossible" ;-)
> 
> During my experimentation I change the setting for PDF from "use this
> plugin/AcroRead 7.0" to "run this program/acroread", and now PDF is not
> in the list any more - and I have no way to add it.

OK - to continue the "highly non-obvious" theme.... it might be possible
to set up a protocol handler in about:config

You right click and add a "boolean" entry of the form

network.protocol-handler.external.pdf  user set boolean true

and a string

network.protocol-handler.app.pdf    

with string value /path/to/acroread
( or plugin I assume : I don't use acroread, so you're on your own )
> 

There's a bit about this arcane procedure here:
http://gentoo-wiki.com/TIP_Firefox_Settings#Registering_additional_protocols

or
here:http://internet.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/05/26/1525248&from=rss

or you might be interested in this extension: ("Launchy" )

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/81/
[snip]

> > observation. I will note your name, and ensure that I make no attempt to
> > answer your questions in future ;-P
> 
> Now now, there WAS a smiley :-)

Yes I noticed :-) - I responded by sticking out my tongue ;-P

Peter