[imp] Composition and PDF attachments

Wed Nov 30 23:53:57 UTC 2011

On 30 November 2011 18:38, cjdl01 <cjdl01 at brokensolstice.com> wrote:
>
> 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...

Sorry.  Bad day.  I use the Nitro PDF plugin on FF on Ubuntu.

But when I do this, I don't have a problem.

::  Create new message
::  Add PDF
:: Click on link
:: Save As/Open box appears
::  Select Open and it works fine.

Admitedly I'm not using Adobe Reader.  What about using the default
Document Reader to try and read it?  Although I'm not getting a new
window (which you said you were getting)..  Sounds to me like FF might
not like your PDF application preference.

Simon