Read e-books in content server not download

alfaboy23 · 02-24-2015, 10:44 PM

Hi,

I don't know if this is the right place to ask this, but I just want to ask if how to configure the content server to just open my e-books (PDF format) in browser instead of downloading it?

Thanks in advance for the help!

kovidgoyal · 02-24-2015, 10:50 PM

You have to configure your browser to do that, not the server.

alfaboy23 · 02-24-2015, 11:43 PM

Thanks for the answer, but the browser I am using, which is firefox was already configured to just preview PDF files.

Whenever I click the Get button, it downloads the PDF file and not preview.

How can I just preview the PDF files from my content server?

kovidgoyal · 02-24-2015, 11:47 PM

The content server produces a standard <a href="file.pdf"> link. It has no control over what your browser chooses to do with that link.

eschwartz · 02-25-2015, 12:33 AM

I use the following FF addon to fix those downloads which are sneakily offered as attachments: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/fir...nedisposition/

But as Kovid said, the content server is already offering stuff as bog-standard file links, so the browser should open the PDF.

kovidgoyal · 02-25-2015, 12:55 AM

That reminds me, while the link is a standard <a href> type link, the server does add the content-disposition header for URLs under /get/, so eschwartz's firefox extension should do the trick.

eschwartz · 02-25-2015, 02:34 AM

Aha!

Well then, mystery solved.

02-24-2015, 10:44 PM	#1
alfaboy23 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2015 Device: none	Read e-books in content server not download Hi, I don't know if this is the right place to ask this, but I just want to ask if how to configure the content server to just open my e-books (PDF format) in browser instead of downloading it? Thanks in advance for the help!

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02-24-2015, 10:50 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,156 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	You have to configure your browser to do that, not the server.

02-24-2015, 11:43 PM	#3
alfaboy23 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2015 Device: none	Thanks for the answer, but the browser I am using, which is firefox was already configured to just preview PDF files. Whenever I click the Get button, it downloads the PDF file and not preview. How can I just preview the PDF files from my content server?

02-24-2015, 11:47 PM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,156 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	The content server produces a standard <a href="file.pdf"> link. It has no control over what your browser chooses to do with that link.

02-25-2015, 12:33 AM	#5
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	I use the following FF addon to fix those downloads which are sneakily offered as attachments: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/fir...nedisposition/ But as Kovid said, the content server is already offering stuff as bog-standard file links, so the browser should open the PDF.

02-25-2015, 12:55 AM	#6
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,156 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	That reminds me, while the link is a standard <a href> type link, the server does add the content-disposition header for URLs under /get/, so eschwartz's firefox extension should do the trick.

02-25-2015, 02:34 AM	#7
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Aha! Well then, mystery solved.

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