Custom action on right click: Convert pdf to png

This is for Linux / KDE

Sometimes I need to convert a pdf to png (1 or more pages). There is a simple command that does that, but I'd like it to be simpler.

Well, the trick is:

1. Copy the text below in a text file


[Desktop Entry]
Type=Service
ServiceTypes=application/pdf
Actions=Convert_PDF_to_PNG

[Desktop Action Convert_PDF_to_PNG]
Name=Convert_PDF_to_PNG
Exec=convert -density 300 %u %d/`basename %u .pdf`.png
Icon=kfm

2. Save it as  ~/.kde/share/apps/konqueror/servicemenus/pdf_to_png.desktop

Now, if you right click over a pdf, in Actions you should see your script.

If the pdf has multiple pages, you will have multiple png files.

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Let me explain this just in case you want to modify it

Exec=convert -density 300 %u %d/`basename %u .pdf`.png

The command is  "convert -density 300  in.pdf  out.png"

%u is the URL  to the selected file

%d is the location of the file
with `basename %u .pdf`.png     I get the /path/to/in.pdf to  just   "in"  and then add ".png", otherwise the png files would be named   "in.pdf.png"
  

More info on:
http://oreilly.com/pub/h/3156
http://techbase.kde.org/Development/Tutorials/Creating_Konqueror_Service_Menus

Forcing firefox to remember password

It happens sometimes that Firefox get messed up with so many stored information in a particular site that it won't remember or ask to remember the password.

I just found a solution, a bookmarklet that will force Firefox to offer you to remember the password.

http://kb.mozillazine.org/User_name_and_password_not_remembered#Using_a_bookmarklet

It says that it works even on sites that explicitly don't want the browser to offer to remember the password. I still have to see if that works well.