[plug] Netscape helpers/where can I get Mandrake

Brad Campbell brad at seme.com.au
Tue Nov 16 11:24:39 WST 1999


Bill Kenworthy wrote:
> 
> Has anyone found a better way of specifying helpers for netscape
> (4.7/linux) than using a general "xpdf /tmp/*.pdf".  The netscape help
> is very (un)helpful on the subject.  The default seems to be download it
> to the temp directory and then spawn the application for the user to
> select the file.   I added the *.pdf which works but depends on there
> being not too many pdf's in /tmp.  Surely there's a parameter to pass
> the downloaded file or filename directly to the helper?

/usr/xxxx/acroread %s # Adobe
/usr/xxxx/mtvp %s # Mpeg Movies..
and so on...
Just put a %s after the helper name, and it will pass it on..


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