Bug#582910: epiphany-browser: epiphany webkit fails to download or display PDFs

[Mike Hommey]

On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 02:41:55PM +0100, Wookey wrote:
> Package: epiphany-browser
> Version: 2.29.3-1
> Severity: normal
> 
> I've been using gecko-based epiphany happily for a couple of years.
> The webkit version seems to have broken PDF downloading, which is a
> very big deal these days.
> 
> Selecting a PDF link just produces a black page with 'Loading
> <site>...' at the bottom. e.g.
> http://monodraught.com/Monodraught_brochures/3-Other_Products/B-Cool-phaseBrochure-smallemail.pdf
> says Loading "monodraught.com"...
> 
> With the previous gecko version the file was downloaded and handed off
> to evince in a very pleasing manner.
> 
> and it just sits there. Nothing ever seems to be downloaded and thus
> evince is not started.

It's likely to be the same problem as bug #582125. Check the download
folder preference.

Mike