Axel, Couldn't you just print the actual document the component is viewing?
On Wed, May 23, 2018 at 10:24 AM Axel Kohlepp via 4D_Tech < 4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > Hello, > > thank you for the component! > > The only thing I´m missing is the "Print the pdf" ? > Is there a way to print the displayed PDF-File? > > Thank you in advance. > > Axel Kohlepp > > > Jeffrey Kain via 4D_Tech schrieb: > > Hey everyone, > > > > I've created a component and small demo database that lets you use the > open source Mozilla PDFjs framework to display PDFs in a web area without > using a plug-in. The PDFs are rendered entirely in JavaScript code and does > not require anything extra -- no plug-ins in 4D or your browser. It's > compatible with 4D 32-bit as well as High Sierra. It's pretty cool. > > > > It's supposed to work with Windows on systems with IE versions > 9 > installed, but so far I haven't been able to make it work, but I have a > very limited test bed of Windows machines to work with. The component and > demo are written in 4D v15, and I've included the uncompiled component. The > only platform-specific code is in the demo -- the button "Open PDF in > Default App" uses AppleScript -- again, there's not much Windows > availability here, so I cheated just to get this posted. > > > > The PDFjs framework itself is slightly modified - it removes a few > buttons from the viewer toolbar that crashed 4D (it's located in the > Resources folder inside the component package). But that functionality can > be replaced in your 4D form as in the demo. You can print a draft-quality > PDF by right-clicking in the web area. A high quality print can be obtained > by using the button to save a copy of the PDF or to open it in the default > app. You could also script Preview to print it, as well as write scripts to > send the PDF to Mail as an attachment. > > > > I'll put this on GitHub eventually. In the meantime I'll take any > improvements you folks can contribute (just email me). > > > > Hope you like it! > > > > Download from my OneDrive: > > > > https://1drv.ms/u/s!Akpn2ti2N9ePuQFPa0jiG91YjE2z > > > > > > > > -- > > Jeffrey Kain > > jeffrey.k...@gmail.com > > > > > > > > > > ********************************************************************** > > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > > FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html > > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > > Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > > Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com > > ********************************************************************** > > ********************************************************************** > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com > ********************************************************************** -- Kirk Brooks San Francisco, CA ======================= *We go vote - they go home* ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com **********************************************************************
