Thanks, but I had found that. As I said, the Default Application is set correctly to Evince in Ubuntu, but Kicad is taking the default PDF reader from the Recommended list. Changing the list (not that I know how to change it) to put Evince at the top is a bit pointless, because the Recommended list wont change if the Default Application changes.
Regards,
Robert.
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On 24/10/2018 15:46, Andy Eskelson andyyahoo@... [kicad-users] wrote:
Hi Robert,
SUSE also uses Evince as a default.
If you have not already found it, the link below gives info on how to set
Ubuntu default apps, assuming that the latest idiotic-twits version :-)
have not messed with it.
Andy
On Wed, 24 Oct 2018 11:10:42 +0100
"robert birmingham_spider@... [kicad-users]"
<kicad-users@...> wrote:
Thanks for your reply, Andy.
It would seem that Ubuntu has a Default Application (Evince), and
(somewhere) a list of Recommended Applications. Gimp is at the top of
the list of Recommended Applications for PDFs. Recommended
Applications appear in the right-click Open With submenu, so represent a
list of alternatives to the Default Application. I've given up trying
to figure out how to edit the Recommended Applications list (on account
of not being able to figure out where it is saved), and elected to
change the kicad PDF viewer to be, specifically, Evince. I don't
really like that, as it wont change if the Default Application changes,
but at least it works, for now. Mutter mutter.
Regards,
Robert.
On 22/10/2018 15:42, Andy Eskelson andyyahoo@... [kicad-users]
wrote:
I've seen that behaviour before...
First thing to try is from the main kicad control panel, use the
preferences > pdf viewer > set pdf viewer
that usually solves the problem
You can also specify your favorite pdf viewer
If none on that works, then you will need to poke about in the file
associations and tweak the order of viewer preferences pushing gimp down
to the bottom, and making sure that your system pdf program is in the list
somewhere near the top.
Sorry I've no idea as to where that setting is on Ubuntu, I use SUSE and
KDE where it's in:
settings > configure desktop > applications > file associations > (expand
application tree) to find pdf.
Andy
On Mon, 22 Oct 2018 11:33:55 +0100
"robert birmingham_spider@... [kicad-users]"
<kicad-users@...> wrote:
On Ubuntu I have the default PDF reader set to Evince (ie as standard
for Ubuntu). This works, in that if I double-click on a PDF file in
the browser, Evince fires up and displays it. On Kicad I have the PDF
viewer set to be the system default PDF viewer. So why is it that if I
right click on a component in Eeschema and select Doc from the menu,
Kicad tries to display the file using Gimp? How do I persuade it that
Evince is the system default PDF viewer (and makes for a far better PDF
viewer)?
Regards,
Robert.
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