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Re: [Skim-app-users] How to make SKIM the default PDF Reader in Google Chrome (for Mac)
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From: Michael K. <mi...@ya...> - 2012-07-07 04:04:14
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> I suppose that this means that it is not enabled. I think it must mean something else than that, because plug-ins (as they appear on the chrome://plugins/ webpage) are greyed-out and re-labeled with 'Enable' if they're deactivated (disabled). However, even though the Chrome PDF Reader appears to be 'enabled' I don't recall having seen any PDF's open in it (maybe because Skim is the default app for that). Clicking on several PDF's in the Finder and then on Get Info (Cmd-i) does show SKIM as the default PDF reader app, though for some reason 'Change All' is greyed-out (i.e., it can't be selected). I'm not sure what happened with the PDF that opened in Preview (perhaps it wasn't actually a PDF file or at least didn't have a .pdf filename extension). I'll monitor what happens the next time I download a PDF. They always open for viewing automatically after downloading completes, so I'll repost if it doesn't open in SKIM. Re: <<< If you like living dangerously, you can tell Chrome to always open PDF files, in which case it will do so with Skim, provided that Skim is the default application with which you open PDF files. >>> . . . How does one "tell Chrome to always open PDF files"? I assume that if "Chrome PDF Viewer" is enabled, SKIM won't be used at all (if the PDF is opened/downloaded while in Chrome). And, why is using Chrome for PDF's "living dangerously"? Thanks again. ------------------------- --- On Fri, 7/6/12, José Miguel Figueroa-O'Farrill <j.m...@ed...> wrote: From: José Miguel Figueroa-O'Farrill <j.m...@ed...> Subject: Re: [Skim-app-users] How to make SKIM the default PDF Reader in Google Chrome (for Mac) To: "For general discussion about using Skim" <ski...@li...> Date: Friday, July 6, 2012, 9:20 PM On 7 Jul 2012, at 07:43, Michael Kraft wrote: > <<< The best I have been able to do is to disable the built-in PDF viewer (you do this in Chrome by navigating to "about:plugins"). Then Chrome will simply download the PDFs. >>> > > Thanks. My 'plugins' list shows 'Chrome PDF Viewer' as the active PDF reader app. 'Disable' is not selected, and 'Always allowed' is unchecked. ( I don't know what 'Always allowed' means -- is that another way of saying "this is the default application for PDF's" if checked?) I suppose that this means that it is not enabled. > > Yet PDF's have been opening (automatically) in Preview (i.e., neither in SKIM nor in Chrome's built-in reader). Is Preview your default PDF reader (in the OS)? If so, then that's what you have to change. Use the finder to navigate to any PDF file and then go to File->Get Info. This will open up an information window. There is a section called "Open with" and ensure that you select Skim from the drop-down menu. Once you've done that, click on "Change All...". This will make Skim the default PDF reader and Chrome should respect that choice. Cheers, José > > <<< If you like living dangerously, you can tell Chrome to always open PDF files, in which case it will do so with Skim, provided that Skim is the default application with which you open PDF files. >>> > > That seems to bring me back to my original question: How do I make Skim the default reader app for PDF's (in Chrome)? > is si --- On Fri, 7/6/12, José Miguel Figueroa-O'Farrill <j.m...@ed...> wrote > From: José Miguel Figueroa-O'Farrill <j.m...@ed...> > Subject: Re: [Skim-app-users] How to make SKIM the default PDF Reader in Google Chrome (for Mac) > To: "For general discussion about using Skim" <ski...@li...> > Date: Friday, July 6, 2012, 12:01 AM > > > I have not managed to get Chrome to use Skim in the browser. The best I have been able to do is to disable the built-in PDF viewer (you do this in Chrome by navigating to "about:plugins"). Then Chrome will simply download the PDFs. If you like living dangerously, you can tell Chrome to always open PDF files, in which case it will do so with Skim, provided that Skim is the default application with which you open PDF files. > > Cheers, > José > > > > On 6 Jul 2012, at 11:52, Michael Kraft wrote: > > > Would appreciate instructions re: how to make SKIM the default PDF Reader in Google Chrome (for Mac). > > > > Thanks. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Live Security Virtual Conference > > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. 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