file-association

[marqo]

How can I change the default application within Calibre when opening a PDF? Now it opens Adobe Reader, but I would like to open another application. Can somebody let me know how to do that, because I can not find the setting?

Thanks in advance Marco

[phossler]

I like to use the "Open With" PI

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=118761

[dwig]

Originally Posted by marqo

How can I change the default application within Calibre when opening a PDF? Now it opens Adobe Reader, but I would like to open another application. Can somebody let me know how to do that, because I can not find the setting?

Thanks in advance Marco

There is no default application setting in calibre except for the Preferences that specify which formats are opened in calibre's own ebook-viewer. Any format not flagged to open in calibre's ebook-viewer will simply be handed over to the OS and it is up to the OS to find a default app to which to pass the file.

Since you're seeing Adobe Reader launch, your OS (and NOT calibre) is calling it. To change that default you have to make the necessary change in your OS. The method varies with the OS.

Alternately, you can use Open with..., as mentioned by phossler, to bypass using calibre's ebook-viewer and/or the OS's default.

[marqo]

Thanks for pointing me to the plugin, but when I select Adobe Digital Edition I get this error message
calibre, version 3.32.0
FOUT: Niet afgehandelde fout: <b>NameError</b>:global name 'cmdline' is not defined

calibre 3.32 [64bit] embedded-python: True is64bit: True
Windows-10-10.0.17134-SP0 Windows ('64bit', 'WindowsPE')
('Windows', '10', '10.0.17134')
Python 2.7.12+
Windows: ('10', '10.0.17134', 'SP0', u'Multiprocessor Free')
Interface language: nl
Successfully initialized third party plugins: Open With (1, 5, 10)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "calibre_plugins.open_with.action", line 195, in open_with
File "calibre_plugins.open_with.action", line 239, in launch_app
NameError: global name 'cmdline' is not defined

Any idea?

[BetterRed]

Originally Posted by marqo

Thanks for pointing me to the plugin, but when I select Adobe Digital Edition I get this error message

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Any idea?

No need for a plugin, calibre has a built-in Open with facility, right click on PDF format in Book Details and select Open PDF with, viz:



If the program you want isn't shown use the Add another program for PDF files option. In Preferences->Keyboard you can give that program its own shortcut keyboard shortcut

BR