I want to provide PDF-documentation in my installer-software. The software should check if PDF is present and otherwise provide a link to acrobat reador download location.
Is there any future-safe URL I can use?
Our designer suggested using this link:
https://acrobat.adobe.com/us/en/acrobat/pdf-reader.html
Hope, it helps someone else also.
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I correctly setup Forge Viewer for loading local PDFs, using integrated extension Autodesk.PDF.
Some PDF are visualized in mirrored view, unlike when opened in Acrobat Reader.
I do not make any call to rotate/resize PDF, so we think the problem is related to these PDF and how Autodesk.PDF render it.
I can share PDF if needed for testing
Using this approach, I was able to reproduce your issue with Viewer 7.37.
Let's use one of the pdfs provided as an example:
Here we have the pdf with Viewer 7.37:
And below, we have the one using Viewer 7.38:
This might occur on your end due to a caching problem.
Can you please ensure you have the latest version (7.38 as of March 2021). If the problem persists, please share the PDF.
When a PDF document is protected with a security policy from Adobe LiveCycle ES or Adobe AEM Forms, it can only be opened by Adobe Reader. Here's what it looks like when you try to open it in another PDF viewer.
Microsoft Edge:
Firefox (internally uses PDF.js):
But I have seen secured PDF documents that in other viewers show customised instructions to download and install Adobe Reader. Obviously there is a way to add unprotected content to protected PDF files, that other PDF viewers will display. How can I do it?
Here's an example of a PDF file I'm talking about.
When opened in Adobe Reader:
When opened in Firefox:
I also posted this question on Adobe forums, and someone replied with the correct answer there. AEM Forms has a feature that allows to add cover page to a policy-protected document: https://help.adobe.com/en_US/AEMForms/6.1/RMHelp/WS2d2a17056e219198-31ba356e14172797744-8000.html
I believe the only way to do what you are asking would be to supply the 'custom content' during initial authoring of the PDF with Adobe LiveCycle ES for instance.
(How this is accomplished may be similar to how it works for dynamic XFA content where the page contains some content that non-XFA compliant readers can fallback on to display instead of just erring out.)
But I think the only way to add such content to an existing PDF using non-Adobe software would involve violating the Rights Managment policy the author intended, which is not something you want to do.
i have a task about .PDF files that pdf file should open in browser with custom zoom level of 125% or 150%, i tried many times, but it is not working properly in firefox, as it implements zoom on PDF file but it switch on page#2, i study the adobe's given parameters for PDF file and tried to use them as following in href,
"SICS-47.pdf?page=1&zoom=125,0,0"
"SICS-47.pdf#page=1&zoom=125,0,0"
but no success, anyone here can help me please ?
thank you so much in advance.
The adobe partner reference states on page 5 that this is for IE and Netscape. I'm not sure how old this document is, but you might want to check the Firefox support for this functionality as it could be incomplete.
Reference: Adobe Partner
Another thing you could do is modify the PDF content to make sure the document opens properly. Depending on which tool you're using you could use a free library like the Perl API2 library or a paid tool like the Java iText library. Maybe there are command line tools out there that do the same, but I'm not aware of them.
I'm trying to control some basic settings in Edit->Preferences, like zoom level and resolution. Any suggestions? Thanks.
This can be done by setting viewer preferences. See http://itextpdf.com/themes/keyword.php?id=229 for some examples.
Viewer preferences can be changed using JavaScript, but the best way is NOT to use scripting, but by setting the correct entries for the /PageLayout, /PageMode and /ViewerPreferences keys in the root dictionary of the PDF document (aka the /Catalog).
Please consult ISO-32000-1 for all the possible values of these keys. The draft of ISO-32000-1 can be downloaded for free from the Adobe website.
I am looking for a lightweight pdf viewer ( commercial / free) for my windows application.
I presently display the pdf documents on a webbrowser with Adobe Reader Plug-ins.
Background :
The problem i am having with Adobe Reader is the Loading time. To display a pdf document for the very first time, Adobe Reader nearly takes 15 seconds !! .The application when deployed on customer locations (usually run on Windows Embedded OS) the pdf viewing time is still worse, sometimes takes more than a minute.
Hence i need to find an alternative for Adobe Reader.
My simple requirements are :
Lightweight - viewer should initialise itself and load the pdf as
fast as possible.
SVG support.
If anyone has any idea regarding such a tool. Kindly let me know
Regards
Srivatsa
Try : Foxit PDF SDK
Try SumatraPDF (Download full kit for MOZ plugin npPDFViewer.dll sorry there is NO IE.OCX)
For a minimal install use with the portable executable in same directory and you can call via DDE or command line
I think best light weight option for Windows is MuPDF for those who would rather not use any plugin in the Chrome.
http://mupdf.com/