[imp] Composition and PDF attachments

[cjdl01]

Quoting Simon Brereton <simon.brereton at buongiorno.com>:

> On Nov 30, 2011 5:51 PM, "cjdl01" <cjdl01 at brokensolstice.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Quoting Simon Brereton <simon.brereton at buongiorno.com>:
>>
>>> On 30 November 2011 17:28, Michael M Slusarz <slusarz at horde.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Quoting cjdl01 <cjdl01 at brokensolstice.com>:
>>>>
>>>>> Quoting Michael M Slusarz <slusarz at horde.org>:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Quoting cjdl01 <cjdl01 at brokensolstice.com>:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm using Imp 5.0.15 with Horde 4.0.12.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I am a linux guy, so I do 99% of my work on linux boxes.  As part of
> my
>>>>>>> work, I send a lot of invoices out to customers in pdf format.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I am using Mozilla firefox 7.0.1, and Adobe Reader 9.4.2 with the
>>>>>>> firefox plugin on a gentoo box current as of yesterday.  It works
> fine
>>>>>>> normally, but for some reason, when attaching a PDF to an email and
> clicking
>>>>>>> on the link (name of the attachment) to verify the document, it
> always opens
>>>>>>> up a blank, white window.  There is a very long, ugly URL in the
> address bar
>>>>>>> of that window (probably going to a hashed temp file), but nothing
> renders.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Clicking the attachment name link does not even offer me to download
> or
>>>>>>> open in another program, it just opens that blank window.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This is going to slow my workflow down something fierce.  Is there
>>>>>>> anything I can do to fix this?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I can verify that this works fine for me.  There was a bug related to
>>>>>> this, but it was fixed for 5.0.15.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> commit e08081438cb1a09638897cabd1e46fb3e1120e59
>>>>>> Author: Michael M Slusarz <slusarz at horde.org>
>>>>>> Date:   Mon Oct 31 22:43:50 2011 -0600
>>>>>>
>>>>>>   Fix intermittent attachment loss when composing messages.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>   Fixed by implementing Serializable for IMP_Compose.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>   In the server access when attaching a file, the Horde_Mime_Part
>>>>>> contains
>>>>>>   the data of the attachment, stored in a stream.  When saving the
>>>>>>   IMP_Compose object to the session, this part was being serialized
> with
>>>>>>   the entire contents of the data into the part.  Not good for session
>>>>>>   sizes, and this data was periodically being lost.  We already have
> the
>>>>>>   attachment data stored (either in VFS or filesystem), so we don't
> need
>>>>>>   this data to be stored in the MIME Part - scrub it before
> serializing.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>   For the record, the way to reproduce:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>   1. Use dynamic view
>>>>>>   2. Open compose screen
>>>>>>   3. Attach a file
>>>>>>   4. Insert at least one character in body (to trigger auto-save
> draft)
>>>>>>   5. Wait for an auto-save draft
>>>>>>   6. Try to view contents of attachment - error will be thrown.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> michael
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> It looks like firefox 8 just hit portage today, so I installed that,
> and
>>>>> re-tested.  It is still doing the same thing.  I logged into a windows
> box
>>>>> with FF8, and it works as expected.  So it seems to be related just to
> linux
>>>>> FF.  Are you using a Linux Desktop with FF8, Michael?
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't think that this is necessarily a horde bug (it probably has
> more
>>>>> to do with the linux port of FF), but if there is anything I can do to
> get
>>>>> this working it would be of great help.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Right now I am using FF9 on Win7.
>>>>
>>>> But the PDF plugin is known to be wonky at times on all platforms, at
> least
>>>> for me.  I can load a PDF and nothing will happen - then I hit refresh
> and
>>>> it will instantly load.  That's sort of what your issue feels like.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Unless I'm missing something the OP is on 4.0.12 and Michael stated
>>> this was fixed in 4.0.15.  Perhaps a Horde/IMP upgraded is necessary
>>> before continuing?
>>>
>>> Simon
>>
>>
>> Hi simon,
>>
>> He said: "...but it was fixed for 5.0.15", which refers to Imp, which is
> most current.  I'm current on all horde apps as of today.  I don't think
> this bug is the same thing I'm viewing anyway, since it seems to apply only
> to Linux FF/Acroread.
>>
>> I have tried every setting regarding pdfs on firefox that I can think of,
> tried switching to okular, tried setting it to open PDF files with the
> acroread program (not the plugin), I even set it to "Save File"... nothing
> works. I get that blank screen every time.
>>
>> There is something very different about that link.  Every other pdf on
> the web works (an any of the configs I mentioned), but not this horde link.
>  There is something different going on with it, I cannot even right click
> it and choose "save link location" like a normal link.
>
> Sorry.  Saw that too late.
>
> Have you tried cute-pdf plugin?
>
> Simon
> --

No worries simon.  Are you sure that is a linux app?  I don't see it  
in portage, and I didn't see any indication of linux on the web  
page... and, it looks like they want $... I'm not willing to pay for a  
pdf reader...