Also- if the pdf is being streamed across the network from a server to the browser, large pdfs may take a loooong time to render in the browser window. There is no "status bar" to let you know how much time is remaining, which can appear to cause the browser to hang. Be sure that you are giving the browser sufficient time to render before giving up.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Sherlock Simon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Eric West'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 9:32 AM Subject: RE: [iText-questions] Problems opening PDF's > >In either case, be sure that your browser is properly configured with the > >Acrobat plugin. > You can do this by choosing Edit|Preferences and checking the 'Display PDF > in Browser' option (on both Reader 5 and 6), otherwise you may find you get > a blank page in your browser. > > Simon > > -----Original Message----- > From: Eric West [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 28 January 2004 16:33 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [iText-questions] Problems opening PDF's > > > > Mike- > > How are you opening them using your browser? Are you attempting to view them > remotely (via an http connection) or locally (via "File : Open" from the > browser)? > > If you are attempting to remotely view them, be sure that the content-type > of the response is set to "application/pdf" in your server-side handling > code. > > In either case, be sure that your browser is properly configured with the > Acrobat plugin. > > Hope this helps, > Eric > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mike Brockington" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 8:09 AM > Subject: [iText-questions] Problems opening PDF's > > > > Hi folks, > > I have been trying our iText over the last few days, with little success. > It seems that I can create PDFs from your tutorial examples, but I cannot > open them through a browser. I have tried both Netscape7 and IE6, through > both Apache and IIS, and the browser hangs completely. However if I try > opening the files locally then that is okay. Do these examples lack some > header/feature or am I doing something wrong? > > > > Thanks in advance, > > Mike > > > > > > > > Check planning applications from your office or home > > www.edinburgh.gov.uk/planning > > Pay for on-street parking in central Edinburgh from your mobile phone > > www.edinburgh.gov.uk/mpark > > More at www.edinburgh.gov.uk/onlineservices > > ********************************************************************** > > This Email and files transmitted with it are confidential and are intended > for the sole use of the individual or organisation to whom they are > addressed. If you have received this Email in error please notify the sender > immediately and delete it without using, copying, storing, forwarding or > disclosing its contents to any other person. The Council has endeavoured to > scan this Email message and attachments for computer viruses and will not be > liable for any losses incurred by the recipient. > > ********************************************************************** > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > The SF.Net email is sponsored by EclipseCon 2004 > > Premiere Conference on Open Tools Development and Integration > > See the breadth of Eclipse activity. February 3-5 in Anaheim, CA. > > http://www.eclipsecon.org/osdn > > _______________________________________________ > > iText-questions mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > The SF.Net email is sponsored by EclipseCon 2004 > Premiere Conference on Open Tools Development and Integration > See the breadth of Eclipse activity. February 3-5 in Anaheim, CA. > http://www.eclipsecon.org/osdn > _______________________________________________ > iText-questions mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions > > > **************************************************************************** ******** > Internet email is not to be treated as a secure means of communication. > PITO monitors all internet email activity and content. > This communication is intended for the addressee(s) only. > Please notify the sender if received in error. Unauthorised use or > disclosure of the content may be unlawful. Opinions expressed in this > document may not be official policy. > Thank you for your co-operation. > **************************************************************************** ******** > > > ------------------------------------------------------- The SF.Net email is sponsored by EclipseCon 2004 Premiere Conference on Open Tools Development and Integration See the breadth of Eclipse activity. February 3-5 in Anaheim, CA. http://www.eclipsecon.org/osdn _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions
