Correct, I misspoke. Running the JavaScript is the limitation on most desktop browsers. The reason for setting up the local web server is to be able to test pdfjs in the IDE. The browser widget is a Chromium codebase. This way one can tweak pdfjs and test in the IDE before deploying to Android.
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 Richard Gaskin via use-livecode Sent: Monday, January 06, 2020 2:54 PM To: use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Cc: Richard Gaskin Subject: Re: Display PDF on Android Ralph DiMola wrote: > ...because one can't open local files on a desktop browser. Oh? Most browsers except Firefox won't execute JavaScript from local files, but PFDs open in Firefox and Chrome here just fine. -- Richard Gaskin Fourth World Systems Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web ____________________________________________________________________ ambassa...@fourthworld.com http://www.FourthWorld.com _______________________________________________ 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
