There's also an extension: http://blog.arpitnext.com/gpdf
On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 19:03, Bob Hazard <[email protected]> wrote: > If you want to open a PDF or Powerpoint in Google Docs viewer, for now > you can do it using a bookmarklet: > > http://noscope.com/journal/2009/10/view-pdfs-with-google-docs-viewer-bookmarklet > > > I went looking for something like this after I saw the Chrome OS demo > yesterday, so I expect it will be built into Chrome soon. > > 2009/11/18 Caleb Eggensperger <[email protected]>: >> I think these are being worked on. registerContentHandler lets >> websites register themselves as the handler for certain mime types (so >> google docs could register itself (with your permission of course) as >> your PDF viewer) and registerProtocolHandler lets websites register >> themselves as protocol handlers for, for instance, mailto: links. >> >> https://developer.mozilla.org/en/DOM/window.navigator.registerProtocolHandler >> https://developer.mozilla.org/en/DOM/window.navigator.registerContentHandler >> >> (these are mozilla pages, but I know that at least the first one is >> being discussed for Chrome: I saw a design doc for it some time ago on >> chromium-dev) >> >> On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 16:18, Jamie Cansdale <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> If that was implemented, it'd go against Chrome's minimal (but still >>>> functional) design philosophy. >>>> >>> However, having the option to associate file types (and protocols) >>> with particular websites could be very useful. For example, I would >>> like to be able to associate PDF files with 'view through google docs' >>> and mailto: with Gmail. >>> >>> I would have thought this could be implemented quite easily. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Jamie. >>> >>> -- >>> http://www.testdriven.net >>> http://twitter.com/jcansdale >>> http://weblogs.asp.net/nunitaddin >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 7:56 PM, Bapabooiee <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> If that was implemented, it'd go against Chrome's minimal (but still >>>> functional) design philosophy. >>>> >>>> While it's inconvenient having to manually install a plugin, or >>>> downloading and opening a PDF file in a PDF reader, I just don't think >>>> integrating a PDF reader into Chrome would be really be something >>>> that'd work for Chrome. >>>> >>>> On Nov 17, 4:50 am, Hugh <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> Just curious to see if there is any interest in adding PDF >>>>> functionality to chromium, the reliance on external plugins isn't the >>>>> most ideal solution for an openly documented standard. >>>>> >>>>> Alternatively, it may be an idea to add a 'view through google docs' >>>>> feature similar to what gmail allows. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Chromium Discussion mailing list: [email protected] >>>> View archives, change email options, or unsubscribe: >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-discuss >>> >>> -- >>> Chromium Discussion mailing list: [email protected] >>> View archives, change email options, or unsubscribe: >>> http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-discuss >> >> >> >> -- >> Caleb Eggensperger >> http://calebegg.com/ >> >> -- >> Chromium Discussion mailing list: [email protected] >> View archives, change email options, or unsubscribe: >> http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-discuss > -- Caleb Eggensperger http://calebegg.com/ -- Chromium Discussion mailing list: [email protected] View archives, change email options, or unsubscribe: http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-discuss
