Dear Alessandro, On Sat, 9 Jan 2010 09:40:02 +0100 "a.l.e" <ale.comp...@xox.ch> wrote:
> > Don't think so, we don't have access to their code, how could > > Debian fix Acrobat reader??? > > by looking at what get's called by acrobat reader? by asking the adobe > crowd how you are supposed to catch the call for a default mail client? > magic? The first may work, even the second, the third surely not :) In any case, when you pretend your application to run in a OS you usually uses the OS-provided facilities, do not use whatever method you think is right and then pretend the OS to provide workarounds to support your app. > > > Ask them to add Claws Mail to the list of supported clients, it > > should be not difficult for them. Another story is that they really > > *want* to do it. > > sorry, i think you don't read what i'm writing. i don't want adobe to > add claws mail to the list of the supported clients, but debian to > forward to claws mail -- if i wish to use claws mail as a default > mail client -- the requests which go to the default mail client. You don't seem to understand that Acrobat is an application (among thousands) and Debian is an OS. You don't bend the OS for one application, you fix the application. > > From the screenshot you sent I can infer that Acrobat Reader only > > supports these specific mailers and no other, and that the "Default > > Mail Client" options means that client must probably be one of the > > listed below and not any of your choice. But as I cannot see their > > code, I cannot be sure. > > in this case you're the developer and i'm the user. please don't blame > on other people's product before even testing the issue. Hey, I can blame of not even being capable of testing :) as said I have no such option in my acrobat. > > acrobat reader, even if it is a evil proprietary application, is used > but many people and is > - the only (usable) pdf reader one can install without installing either > (lib)kde or (lib)gnome > - the only pdf reader which is usable for files which are meant to be > sent to a printshop > - the only pdf reader which supports all the features which can be put > by free software into pdfs Not surprising being the application made by the company which created the PDF format... that should make Debian interested on support it? Don't you think would be better to bring those capabilities to the free software applications out there which support PDF format? > and adobe is offering a generally well behaving package for > debian: acrobat reader is not just a random app run through wine! That's the point: "generally", but not "always". They also have bugs to fix. But as you suspect that asking them to fix it would probably produce no result you try to pose it as Debian problem and ask us to fix it, isn't it? At least you could have tried to contact them first to se what they say :-P > my conclusion: you may not be the right person to fix that bug but > -- as a debian developer -- you may be in a better situation than me to > find out, who can test this issue. > or you may simply wait and let somebody else take over. As I cannot even reproduce your problem and you don't seem to be willing to tell me which acrobat version or package are you using, that's right. > this may not be a claws mail issue, but a debian mail problem... but we > will never, since everybody is just blaming someone else here. > (i was asked to choose a package by the bug report system and the only > one which seemed to match was claws mail... you may reassign this bug > to anotheer -- better matching -- package). The bug is closed, since it's not a Claws Mail bug. You may create another for the acroread package if you want (supposing the package which provides you the acrobat reader is named acroread), just do "reportbug acroread" in a terminal and follow the instructions. best regards, -- Ricardo Mones ~ Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. Carl Sagan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
