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[Fabrizio Tappero <fabrizio.tappero@xxxxxxxxx>]

interesting ... I will look into it and report back.

cheers
Fab.


On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 6:00 PM, Alexander Zakamaldin <zaka62@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi, Fabrizio!
> It is strange for me, because I can't reproduce the problem you have described.
> I tested evince, evince-previewer and okular. Everything seems to work fine!
> Maybe something wrong with your ~/.kicad_common? Please, check that your
> favorite viewer is updated in ~/.kicad_common.
> Alexander.
>
>
> 02 марта 2012, 13:32 от Fabrizio Tappero <fabrizio.tappero@xxxxxxxxx>:
>> Alexander,
>> it works great, thank you very much for fixing it.
>>
>> Just in case somebody google for this option in the future I'd like to add:
>>
>> If anybody working on linux has the problem that kicad pdf manuals get
>> not open in evince or acrobat reader but instead in Gimp, an easy fix
>> is to edit this file:
>>
>> gedit ~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list
>>
>> and add the line:
>>
>> application/pdf=evince.desktop;firefox.desktop;
>>
>> Also, the current KiCad option (Options - PDF Viewer - PDF Viewer)
>> does allow you to setup your favorite editor but unfortunately this
>> option does not appear in eeschema nor in pcbnew, etc.
>>
>> Maybe the same default pdf viewer setup option (in the top Options
>> menu) should be make available in the other kicad programs, not sure
>> it is worth it.
>>
>> Furthermore, ideally, under Linux, I think instead of the current
>> kicad pdf viewer option it is better to just have the option "set
>> evince as default pdf viewer". This because often people do not really
>> know where executables (like evince) are.
>>
>> I think I am done with my 5 min. ranting ;-)
>>
>> thank you all
>> Fabrizio
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 4:38 PM, Alexander Zakamaldin <zaka62@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > I filed a bug report with patch attached.
>> > Alexander.
>> >
>> >
>> > 01 марта 2012, 15:13 от Fabrizio Tappero <fabrizio.tappero@xxxxxxxxx>:
>> >> Hello,
>> >> I confirm that I still experience this problem which is here:
>> >>
>> >> mst.kicad/common/basicframe.cpp
>> >> 338:        // Search for "getting_started_in_kicad.pdf" or
>> >> "Getting_Started_in_KiCad.pdf"
>> >> 343:        {   // Try to find "Getting_Started_in_KiCad.pdf"
>> >> 344:            wxGetApp().GetHelpFileName() = wxT(
>> >> "Getting_Started_in_KiCad.pdf" );
>> >>
>> >> Can somebody maybe suggest a solution or tell me if it is a problem
>> >> with my system.
>> >>
>> >> Cheers
>> >> Fabrizio
>> >>
>> >> On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 2:59 PM, Fabrizio Tappero
>> >> <fabrizio.tappero@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >> > jean-pierre,
>> >> >
>> >> > hum... in my fresh dev. build of the kicad-doc folder taken 30 min ago
>> >> > from here:
>> >> >
>> >> > bzr branch lp:~kicad-developers/kicad/doc
>> >> >
>> >> > if I compile and install, I get (among other stuff) the following pdfs:
>> >> >
>> >> > 1) /usr/local/share/doc/kicad/en/KiCad_Tutorial 2011.pdf
>> >> > 2) /usr/local/share/doc/kicad/help/en/Getting_Started_in_KiCad.pdf
>> >> >
>> >> > when I start kicad (also taken and compiled today) and I go Help -
>> >> > Getting started in KiCad I get the following error:
>> >> >
>> >> > Help file getting_started_in_kicad.pdf could not be found
>> >> >
>> >> > Maybe:
>> >> > the tutorial 2) should be renamed getting_started_in_kicad.pdf and
>> >> > also the file 2) should maybe deleted since several months ago when I
>> >> > make getting_started_in_kicad.pdf I made it based on 1)
>> >> >
>> >> > I hope this will help to fix a possible problem.
>> >> > Cheers
>> >> > Fabrizio
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 11:15 AM, jp.charras <jp.charras@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >> >> Le 27/02/2012 10:54, Fabrizio Tappero a écrit :
>> >> >>
>> >> >>> Hello,
>> >> >>> it seems to me that the link help- getting started in kicad is broken
>> >> >>> for all kicad programs. It should link to a short pdf tutorials and it
>> >> >>> should work for all kicad programs.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> can anybody confirm that?
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> cheers
>> >> >>> Fabrizio
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I recently fixed this issue.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> Jean-Pierre CHARRAS
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