[OS X TeX] pdf in Firefox

[Arthur Snoke]

This is just a guess, but ...

My guess is that safari saves the pdf file to something like /tmmp. 
Safari is specific to mac, so knows where it can put things like that. 
Firefox is not specific to mac (unlike camino), so does not know where to 
put temporary things on the system.

On Sun, 21 Jan 2007, Roussanka Loukanova wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Please accept my apologies, in case this is not a question for this list, but 
> may be some of you know....
>
> In Firefox, I would like to get pdf files from Internet, or local addresses 
> opened, e.g. with Preview, without having been saved on the computer (unless 
> I Save them intentionally, after viewing). Currently, in Fiefox's I have the 
> following Preferences that seem relevant:
>
> Preferences -> Main
> checked: Always ask me where to save files
>
> Preferences -> Content -> File Types/ Configure how Firefox handles certain 
> types of files -> Manage...
> Automatically perform the associated Action with each of the following file 
> types: ...
> PDF ... Open with: checked [Open them with the default application:]
> Preview
>
> Upon selecting a link for a pdf file, Firefox asks for confirmation, and only 
> if I confirm, *saves* it on the Desktop (which is my default save location) 
> and then automatically opens it in Preview. Instead of just opening as Safari 
> does.
>
> There is no difference, if Abode Reader is my preview program instead of 
> Preview.
>
> Roussanka
>
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