Interesting difference seen here!
David Tholen wrote:
> In the old Mozilla suite, I could manually add new entries to the
> helper applications list, so that when somebody sent me a .pdf
> file as an attachment, for example, I could have it launch
> Acrobat reader when I double-clicked on the attachment.
>
> Now with Thunderbird, in Tools --> Options --> Attachments,
> there is this Download Actions section with a "View & Edit
> Actions..." button, but there is no obvious way to add new
> entries to the list. It only allows you to remove or change
> an entry. While I was using the older Thunderbird 1.0
> release, one entry eventually appeared in the list automatically,
> but I have since upgraded to Thunderbird 1.5, and the list is
> empty.
>
> What do I have to do to get it to launch Acrobat reader when
> I double click on a .pdf file? The only choice Thunderbird
> is currently giving me is to save the file to disk. I don't
> even have the option to open it, and browse for an application
> to do so.
In Peter's Seamonkey installer first much appreciated contribution, the
Browser configuration pane still has an answer. Up on the top bar,
click 'Edit'. Then click on 'Preferences'. Click on 'Helper
Applications'. At this point you can still add, edit and delete the
portfolio of helper applications that the browser here still follows for
the file names you wish to target. You create a NEW helper application
from the master pane to do this. Here is an example.
If, for example, you wish to open .PDF files with Acrobat 3, you can
specify a MIME type of 'Application/PDF'. Next you describe it as
'Acrobat'. Next you specify an extension of '.pdf'. Next in the
section When A File Of This Type is Encountered, let's assume you have
the old Acrobat Reader installed in your C:\ drive. You enter
'c:\acrobat3\reados2\acro.cmd', where that command file is , for
example, a small REXX script:
> /* ACRO.CMD Reads PDFs from MOZILLA */
> "c:"
> cd "c:\ACROBAT3\READOS2"
> acroread.exe "%1"
> say "Save file here? <Y>:"
> pull answer
> IF answer <> "Y"
> THEN
> DO
> DEL "%1"
> END
> exit
The above has the added feature, that if you want to save the .PDF file
in the \TEMP directory, which is where this temporary action resides
when you do this, you can tell the toolsets to do that. From that
point, you can do whatever you want, with, for example File Freedom, to
move the .PDF file wherever you want it stored. Or .. if you don't
answer the question 'Y', the file simply goes away and back to the
browser you go.
Obviously one could use the later Ghostview to do the same thing.
Another useful example of this technique is the automatic substitution
of the ZOC TelNet mode client to work with TelNet BBS's, ham radio
telnet DX clusters, OS/2 remote debugging operations on jammed desktops
from afar, if they are set up to do this. Of course if you are going
to use the ZOC product, you must have installed it, grin! Then, here is
how to do this. Create a NEW helper application again.
Specify a MIME type of 'URL Telnet Protocol'. Next you describe it as
'URL Telnet Protocol'. No extension is specified - leave it blank.
Next in the section When A File Of This Type is Encountered, let's
assume you have the ZOC application installed in your C:\ drive. Choose
to have the ZOC tool open this URL address. You enter
'c:\zoc\zocit.cmd', where that command file is, for example, a small
plain COMMAND file you create in the ZOC directory:
> c:
> cd c:\zoc
> zoc.exe /telnet: %1
To visit a wonderful FidoNet TelNet BBS here in Region 19, you then
enter in your URL address, 'telnet://bbs.sursum-corda.com' in Seamonkey
and presto, you ZOC will hop right to it, and auto dial up Marc Lewis'
site. Which ZOC can, for example, fully script automate your connection
data Marc requires. Amazing .. Fido still exists and even TelNet ..
But if you wanted it phone dialup and ZOC was configured to handle this
'TelNet' connection as a POTS call, my guess is you'd even get that that
way.
;)
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--> Sleep well; OS2's still awake! ;)
Mike Luther
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