SirNasso Posted June 8, 2018 Report Share Posted June 8, 2018 Hi guys, I tried looking through the forums and found nothing about MX5,only some advices from 2 years ago.I want to stop it from opening pdf files when they are downloaded and/or opened from some pages.The default program for viewing PDF files on my PC is Acrobat reader,and it opens all files that are on my hard drive.I can't figure out how to stop Maxthon from doing that.My version is 5.2.3.1000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caligula73 Posted June 8, 2018 Report Share Posted June 8, 2018 I agree - it is very annoying ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantantrollo Posted June 8, 2018 Report Share Posted June 8, 2018 This was the topic, but for a change, the thread was closed, and no solution was taken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magdalene Posted June 8, 2018 Report Share Posted June 8, 2018 Go to Settings/ Advanced/ Default File Type/ File Type Association Settings and untick PDF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantantrollo Posted June 8, 2018 Report Share Posted June 8, 2018 3 hours ago, Magdalene said: Go to Settings/ Advanced/ Default File Type/ File Type Association Settings and untick PDF In the thread that I emphasize above, the answer you put is already stated, but that is not the problem (let alone the solution) The thread would not be so long and not so documented if it were so easy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick.lane Posted June 8, 2018 Report Share Posted June 8, 2018 I use Foxit Reader as my default PDF reader, and have the settings just as displayed in Magdalene's post. When I click on a PDF for downloading I get a "download file" dialog and then I click on "Open", a download manager window opens but nothing is downloaded and the PDF opens in Foxit. It used to open in Maxthon until I changed that setting. But even then, I clicked a couple of times on the PDF window download arrow and it would open in Foxit. Are you all clicking on "Save" perhaps instead of "Open"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magdalene Posted June 8, 2018 Report Share Posted June 8, 2018 42 minutes ago, rick.lane said: I use Foxit Reader as my default PDF reader, and have the settings just as displayed in Magdalene's post. When I click on a PDF for downloading I get a "download file" dialog and then I click on "Open", a download manager window opens but nothing is downloaded and the PDF opens in Foxit. It used to open in Maxthon until I changed that setting. But even then, I clicked a couple of times on the PDF window download arrow and it would open in Foxit. Are you all clicking on "Save" perhaps instead of "Open"? I use Sumatra as default for Pdf's. It functions the same as rick.lane's Foxit. Go to Settings/General/Download Settings and tick Open the file using default program Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick.lane Posted June 8, 2018 Report Share Posted June 8, 2018 I also have the same settings for that one as well, Magdalene. The combination of the setting in General>Download Settings and in Advanced/ Default File Type/ File Type Association made it work for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7twenty Posted June 8, 2018 Report Share Posted June 8, 2018 1 hour ago, Magdalene said: I use Sumatra as default for Pdf's. It functions the same as rick.lane's Foxit. Go to Settings/General/Download Settings and tick Open the file using default program This only works if you choose to download the file, then open from the download dialog. This won't work if you just click on the file - maxthon opens it instead, no matter what the settings are. The request is that Maxthon opens the PDF directly in the default program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirNasso Posted June 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2018 I checked the 2 settings Magdalene mentioned.The first one was uncheked,but the seccond wan wasn't checked.So I made them as on the screenshots and will see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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