On Wed, Apr 25, 2001 at 09:27:51AM +1000, Mark wrote: > Currently I am using Netscape for my emails. I know that Mutt will > handle gnupg signitures and encryption etc which Netscape doesn't seem > to. But will Mutt allow me to open .jpg, pdf and word files. Currently > I have Netscape set up to open word files with Abiword, and pdf files > with xpdf. Will this be possible with Mutt. yes. on console, even. Or no --- not directly. You need to know what helper apps to install, and also install mime-support. The "helpers" you need for viewing what you mentioned on console on i386 are zgv, xpdf (which includes pdftotext), and word2x. Some hand editing is needed for the pdftotext to work (is this a bug? probably.) > I am willing to withstand the learning curve, but I must be able to > QUICKLY open pdf and abiword files while reading the email. If not, > would evolution be the best bet. No. mutt in X is probably the best bet for good solid MIME support. Makeing it work on console is for extra hack points :) -- John Lenton (john@grulic.org.ar) -- Random fortune: "By the time they had diminished from 50 to 8, the other dwarves began to suspect "Hungry." -- a Larson cartoon
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