On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 7:11 PM, Lester Caine <les...@lsces.co.uk> wrote:
> Jim Giner wrote: > >> Thanks for the pointer - but not what I'm looking to do. Trying to make >> it >> effortless for the user so having to go and open a pdf would be another >> pia. >> > > Actually it IS worth pointing out that how the browser handles a pdf file > is very much controlled by the browser itself? Opening in a browser page > only works if there is a suitable plugin, so what *I* get is the option to > save file or open in a third party app as I don't currently have any > plugins loaded for pdf. > > We use pdf's for agendas and minutes, but I have yet to find a reliable > way to display them as a pop-up or opening in a separate page even using > 'target'. The compromise I came up with is to open them in a flash player > as in > http://northwaypc.org.uk/**fisheye/image/1030<http://northwaypc.org.uk/fisheye/image/1030> > > > Please, don't advise flash to anyone. It's outdated, and is not gonna be supported for a long time anymore. iOS never supported, and Android does also not support since Jelly Bean I think. I checked your solution, and on my 1920x1080 screen, it shows the pdf quite small. I can zoom, but the bounding box does not get bigger, which means I have scroll the page from left to right to view it. In a native solution it would show the PDF as wide as my screen is, which makes it normally readable. I don't see what the problem is with showing a pdf in a pop up or new tab/window, it should work just as any other. Can u perhaps show us a simple code that does not work? (under 50 lines of code, if possible). Regards, Matijn
