Before the PDF Widget was available I used pdfjs(github) with the browser widget. It's a decent PDF viewer. It does not work directly in the IDE because one can't open local files on a desktop browser. This is NOT a restriction on Android so pdfjs works on mobile(including iOS). I used a local web server for testing in the IDE using pdfjs before the browser widget was released. The other problem is that the Android OS does not open PDFs natively. I see this as an Android not an LC issue. If you browse to a PDF in say... Chrome, the PDF is downloaded and then Android user must supply a PDF reader. In 2020 I find this ridicules. To get around this in LC one must intercept the PDF URL and download it to the local storage and the display using either pdfjs or the PDF Widget.
Fun and Games! Ralph DiMola IT Director Evergreen Information Services rdim...@evergreeninfo.net -----Original Message----- From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of Paul Dupuis via use-livecode Sent: Monday, January 06, 2020 12:07 PM To: use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Cc: Paul Dupuis Subject: Re: Display PDF on Android On 1/6/2020 11:28 AM, Klaus major-k via use-livecode wrote: > > You just need to have the appropriate licensed version of LC. Check with LiveCode, Ltd. > This widget only comes with LC BUSINESS, not Indy! > > Okay, then this (https://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=22521) is not a really a technical enhancement request. I would expect LC to have to spend time reviewing the Bugzilla entry to then just make it as RESOLVED since XPDF widget is available for anyone who pays for it. Making this an technical enhancement request just doesn'tseem like the place for a licensing issue. You would just like the XPDF widget for a lower cost (Indy pricing vs Business pricing). That is entirely a licensing issue to discuss with LiveCode, LTD. Ask them for a discount or a special package or something. Not trying to be an A$$hole or anything, I just think you'd have more success negotiating some way you can afford to use the XPDF widget. _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
