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PDF not working?
Posted: 2016-08-02, 00:59
by cartel
Re: PDF not working?
Posted: 2016-08-02, 07:01
by GMforker
See also:
Applications panel - Set how Firefox handles different types of files - Adding, removing, or editing a download action
But see attachment...
...throws an errors in the Error Console:
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Error: Error: Not allowed to define cross-origin object as property on [Object] or [Array] XrayWrapper
Source File: resource://pdf.js.components/PdfStreamConverter.js
Line: 544
Error: SyntaxError: JSON.parse: unexpected character at line 1 column 1 of the JSON data
Source File: resource://pdf.js/web/l10n.js
Line: 14
And after pressing button "Open With Different Viewer" throws an errors in the Error Console:
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Error: TypeError: sendResponse is not a function
Source File: resource://pdf.js.components/PdfStreamConverter.js
Line: 352
Re: PDF not working?
Posted: 2016-08-02, 07:34
by cartel
Thaks for adding that info.
I switch back to v26 temporaraly till this get down the road.
Works great on 26
Re: PDF not working?
Posted: 2016-08-02, 12:20
by GMforker
cartel wrote:Works great on 26
One of reasons:
"Tycho/browser/extensions/pdfjs/" == "Pale-Moon/browser/extensions/pdfjs/" (this folder has not yet been updated)
Re: PDF not working?
Posted: 2016-08-02, 12:51
by New Tobin Paradigm
We are evaluating options regarding PDF support in the browser. In Pale Moon 25 and 26 this feature was not recommended as we were only minimally maintaining that little piece of the browser and why it was disabled by default. It would be best in any event to use a true PDF application. But we are looking into it.
Re: PDF not working?
Posted: 2016-08-04, 09:00
by cartel
I hope you keep it.
It never gives me trouble, I can read datasheets to repair radios and read service manuals.
I really dont want to use adobe's bloated version or take chances adding more extensions, especially with the 255 exploits.
I guess I could keep an offline version of PM just for that purpose if it boils down to it.
Re: PDF not working?
Posted: 2016-10-05, 20:22
by cartel
any update on this?
Re: PDF not working?
Posted: 2016-10-05, 20:39
by New Tobin Paradigm
Yeah.. We haven't done anything about it yet.
Re: PDF not working?
Posted: 2016-10-06, 00:28
by back2themoon
cartel wrote:I hope you keep it. It never gives me trouble, I can read datasheets to repair radios and read service manuals.
I really dont want to use adobe's bloated version or take chances adding more extensions, especially with the 255 exploits.
The recommended practice has always been to
not use extensions or plugins, but an external reader like
Sumatra PDF. No bloat, no Adobe and it will always be faster and
safer than any extension (including the browser's own PDF reader).
Re: PDF not working?
Posted: 2016-10-06, 01:49
by JodyThornton
I still use the SumatraPDF plugin. Apparently unsupported, but meh, it works - even in the v27 beta.
Re: PDF not working?
Posted: 2016-10-06, 08:48
by Lucio Chiappetti
For me it works, but I do not know what you want to achieve (for me, spawning external acrobat reader).
Does it occur only with few files/sites ? if so I had similar problem, check post
viewtopic.php?f=37&t=13233
Re: PDF not working?
Posted: 2016-10-06, 10:10
by Moonchild
Lucio Chiappetti wrote:
For me it works, but I do not know what you want to achieve (for me, spawning external acrobat reader).
Does it occur only with few files/sites ? if so I had similar problem, check post
viewtopic.php?f=37&t=13233
They want to use the internal PDF previewer (I can't really call it a reader). Default settings (using file handlers) works.
Created
Issue #560 to track the needed changes for this.
Re: PDF not working?
Posted: 2016-10-23, 14:51
by back2themoon
The only possible problem would be the very few websites using some sort of embedded PDF viewer which seems to
require a PDF plugin - you will get nothing otherwise, not even a download link.
I've only seen two such websites,
here's an example. I could only get the .pdf link using one of these methods:
1. Go to Page Info/Media and find the pdf.
2. Go to Page Source and try to locate the pdf link.
Perhaps there's an even quicker way?
Re: PDF not working?
Posted: 2016-10-23, 18:53
by Moonchild
If you need to visit those sites that require a PDF reader to be an actual plugin, then your only option would be to install a PDF plugin.
It's an accessibility problem on the website, in that case.
The internal (pre)viewer has been removed in
Issue #570. PDFs are better served by actual full-featured readers (and their plugins, if needed/available) which are available on all platforms, instead of a completely unmaintained js-based component that can only render a fraction of PDF files even close to properly. As an aside it also simplified our licensing since we no longer have to include Adobe's CMap component in the browser.
Re: PDF not working?
Posted: 2016-10-23, 19:46
by back2themoon
I agree with the removal of the (pre)viewer, just wondering what would be the quickest workaround for those badly designed websites, without having to install a PDF plugin on the system (which is obviously possible, since the pdf link is lurking somewhere in the background and can be grabbed without a plugin).
Re: PDF not working?
Posted: 2016-10-23, 19:55
by ron_1
back2themoon wrote:
I agree with the removal of the (pre)viewer, just wondering what would be the quickest workaround for those badly designed websites, without having to install a PDF plugin on the system (which is obviously possible, since the pdf link is lurking somewhere in the background and can be grabbed without a plugin).
Can it be found by going to Ad-block Latitude (if you use it) and clicking "Open blockable items"? Just a thought, as I know the real links to images/audio/video can be found there also.
Re: PDF not working?
Posted: 2016-10-23, 20:06
by back2themoon
It can also be found with the methods I described above. Don't know if these pdf-embedders are widely used, but since the removal of the previewer will indeed "break" them, perhaps a quick workaround to show the pdf links to the user could be considered for v27. Just an idea, since the alternatives would be "use another browser", "install Adobe or some other reader" or use methods with could seem advanced to some.
Re: PDF not working?
Posted: 2016-10-23, 20:28
by Moonchild
I don't think these pdf-embed exclusive sites are common at all.
Considering the way embeds are handled, you'll get the following if there's nothing to handle it:
- Image1.png (2.56 KiB) Viewed 5352 times
It should be clear that a plugin is needed
Due to the nature of embedded plugin-based content in general, offering a download link from that display would not be an appropriate choice.
Vote for PDF.JS!
Posted: 2016-11-07, 14:37
by Channel 2012
If I can say a few words on this, I'd like to point out that pdf.js has been incredibly useful for me, especially with the 64bit version of Pale Moon, for which Acrobat Reader lacks a plugin. Not only is it nice to be free of having to install "yet another plugin", but I find myself using it on a very regular basis (often several times a week). Even though it isn't that good at rendering documents, it is still a big timesaver, and I'd hate to see it go.
Just my thoughts.
Re: PDF not working?
Posted: 2016-11-08, 08:57
by dark_moon
No! No pdf stuff in a browser!
A browser is a browser and not a pdf viewer. You can download the file and open it with your pdf programm which you like. Simple and secure.