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Hi Alex,

when i reference an external file via the Alt+Shift+F function and i open that file, a dialog pops up asking for the language to choose, in case the document is a pdf file. Though it is not a big deal (simply press Enter), it is disturbing a bit.

Can this be improved, so that the adobe reader will open immediately?

Thanks!

Thomas

I might be doing this wrong, but it seems to work fine here. Alt+Shift+F inside the text of a note, browse to a PDF. Select it, CN adds it as a link. Then I can open the note and double click the link, and PDF opens in Adobe without any prompting.

Chris

Hi Thomas,

Seems to me that this language-choosing dialog is coming from the program that handles links to PDF files on your system.
To check this hypothesis, please try pasting a file:/// link to a PDF file into the browser address bar and see if the same dialog pops up.

CintaNotes Developer wrote:Hi Thomas, Seems to me that this language-choosing dialog is coming from the program that handles links to PDF files on your system. To check this hypothesis, please try pasting a file:/// link to a PDF file into the browser address bar and see if the same dialog pops up.

Hi Alex,

Chrome will use its internal pdf reader to open the file. IE will use Adobe Reader embedded inside an IE window. In neither case a pop up will be displayed. What API are you using to open the file? ShellExecute(.., Null), ShellExecute(..'open')? Something else? I know these calls can have an affect on the execution.

Thomas

We use ShellExecute(NULL, "open", fileLink, "", "")

CintaNotes Developer wrote:We use ShellExecute(NULL, "open", fileLink, "", "")

I wrote a short Delphi App:

ShellExecute(0, 'open', 'c:\temp\abc.pdf', '', '', SW_SHOWNORMAL);
ShellExecute(0, '', 'c:\temp\abc.pdf', '', '', SW_SHOWNORMAL);

Both calls work fine with no dialog popping up.

Thomas

try this:

ShellExecute(0, 'open', 'file:///c:\temp\abc.pdf', '', '', SW_SHOWNORMAL);

CintaNotes Developer wrote:try this: ShellExecute(0, 'open', 'file:///c:\temp\abc.pdf', '', '', SW_SHOWNORMAL);

Same result - no pop up here.

However, a link in CN's editor, either created using Alt+Shift+F or Alt+Shift+U (prefixing with file:///) will result in prompting the dialog.

Does the language setting of CintaNotes.exe does have an effect?

Thomas

Maybe this will resolve the issue?
https://forums.adobe.com/thread/982620

Especially promising seems to be that HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\10.0\Language\UseMUI registry key

CintaNotes Developer wrote:Maybe this will resolve the issue? https://forums.adobe.com/thread/982620
Especially promising seems to be that HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\10.0\Language\UseMUI registry key

Thanks. I checked the keys for Windows 64-Bit (Wow6432Node) and Adobe Reader 11. The UseMUI settings was the only one missing, but creating it, did not have any effect.

Thomas

Alex,

i found the culprit. It is the way i am opening a link using Ctrl and a single mouse click. Obviously holding the Ctrl-Key triggers the language dialog. If i double click, there is no dialog. MS Word is behaving the same when using Ctrl+Click. Damn, i am really used to this combination. I prefer it over using a double click.

Thank you for your help. The issue is resolved.

Thomas

Wow, that is interesting.
If it is any consolation, you're not the only one suffering from this:
https://forums.adobe.com/thread/942557

Maybe you could try to get a non-MUI version of Adobe Reader?

CintaNotes Developer wrote:Maybe you could try to get a non-MUI version of Adobe Reader?

Thanks. I tried selecting a specific german version at get.adobe.com. It forced me to uninstall my existing installation. Installed the new version, needed to reconfigure adobe reader Still the same problem. Never mind.

Thomas

Very odd - even Ctrl+clicking here I do not see any extra popup or dialog. The PDF just opens in Reader as any normal double click from Explorer would. English Windows, English Reader (not v11 though, I'm using v12 - or DC as it is called).

Chris

Chris, probably this is specific to Adobe Reader 11?

Thomas: maybe you can try Reader 12?