Re: Browser widget and PDFs

2018-11-26 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
I thing there is an Open With option likw Wndows has. Try right clicking apdf and see if you can see an always open with option. Bob S > On Nov 22, 2018, at 08:53 , Tore Nilsen via use-livecode > wrote: > > I have come across a puzzling phenomenon in how the browser widget han

Re: Browser widget and PDFs

2018-11-22 Thread Tore Nilsen via use-livecode
;> : >> I don’t think so, as the default app is set to be Preview on both machines. >> In fact I had forgot I had Acrobat installed on my laptop. >> Tore Nilsen >>> Could this be related to the default app that handles PDF on your Mac? >>> Thanks, >>> Brian

Re: Browser widget and PDFs

2018-11-22 Thread hh via use-livecode
If the PDF is embedded by ordinary HTML (= set url of the browser widget or use in its htmlText , or ) then you can't decide for the user which plugin to use. But the user can force this for himself by moving the corresponding plugin(s) in/out of the plugins-folder (which is on Mac

Re: Browser widget and PDFs

2018-11-22 Thread Klaus major-k via use-livecode
app that handles PDF on your Mac? >> Thanks, >> Brian >>> I have come across a puzzling phenomenon in how the browser widget handles >>> pdfs. On my iMac I do no have Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat installed. >>> Here, the browser widget displays pdf-files

Re: Browser widget and PDFs

2018-11-22 Thread Tore Nilsen via use-livecode
on your Mac? > > Thanks, > Brian > On Nov 22, 2018, 11:53 AM -0500, Tore Nilsen via use-livecode > , wrote: >> I have come across a puzzling phenomenon in how the browser widget handles >> pdfs. On my iMac I do no have Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat installed. Here, &

Re: Browser widget and PDFs

2018-11-22 Thread Brian Milby via use-livecode
Could this be related to the default app that handles PDF on your Mac? Thanks, Brian On Nov 22, 2018, 11:53 AM -0500, Tore Nilsen via use-livecode , wrote: > I have come across a puzzling phenomenon in how the browser widget handles > pdfs. On my iMac I do no have Adobe Reader or Adobe A

Browser widget and PDFs

2018-11-22 Thread Tore Nilsen via use-livecode
I have come across a puzzling phenomenon in how the browser widget handles pdfs. On my iMac I do no have Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat installed. Here, the browser widget displays pdf-files without any hiccups. On my MacBook I have Adobe Acrobat installed, and the browser widget seems to use

Re: iOS Browser Widget and PDFs? SOLVED

2017-07-07 Thread Jonathan Lynch via use-livecode
I think you are safe using special folder path "documents" on all platforms. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 7, 2017, at 1:00 PM, JOHN PATTEN via use-livecode > wrote: > > FWIW… > > The issue was related to the specialFolderPath. When I was testing this > aspect

Re: iOS Browser Widget and PDFs? SOLVED

2017-07-07 Thread JOHN PATTEN via use-livecode
FWIW… The issue was related to the specialFolderPath. When I was testing this aspect of the app I had it point to specialFolderPath(“Desktop"). Naturally, on the iPad I changed it to specialFolderPath(“engine”) thinking that would cover the iOS app. Nope. Apparently you can’t save files

Re: iOS Browser Widget and PDFs?

2017-07-06 Thread JOHN PATTEN via use-livecode
I had it “Answer" me the path to the pdf in the iOS app on the iPad and it reports back: /var/containerns/Bundle?Application?CA0B0721-80F7-4B24-92C4-0B156D/PTP System.app/Teacher Laptop Replacement Quote (19).dpf This should be the path that the - set url of the widget “quoteBrowser” - is set

iOS Browser Widget and PDFs?

2017-07-06 Thread JOHN PATTEN via use-livecode
Hi All! I have little app that I’m using track our department quotes/purchases etc. It pulls the info out of a mySQl db. I have an issue with browser widget displaying the pdf quotes on iOS. The app pulls the PDF out of mysql via: Put "SELECT attachment FROM quotes WHERE name ='" & jQuote & "'"