I have used pdfjs on Android. When the URL of the page ends in PDF then you
download it(if not on local device already). You can view the PDF via pdfjs
in the browser widget. It does not work on desktop locally because browsers
can't access local files. I tested in the IDE using a web server.
 
Ralph DiMola
IT Director
Evergreen Information Services
rdim...@evergreeninfo.net

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From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On Behalf
Of Klaus major-k via use-livecode
Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 4:38 PM
To: How to use LiveCode
Cc: Klaus major-k
Subject: Re: PDF Widget



> Am 24.04.2021 um 21:31 schrieb JeeJeeStudio via use-livecode
<use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>:
> 
> Aber Klaus, for just displaying a PDF, you could use the browser 
> widget

Maar JeeJee, I wrote:
... directly as a control) in a stack and NOT inside of a browser widget,
which is not working "out of the box" on Android.

Yes, call me lazy... 8-)

> Op 23-4-2021 om 13:48 schreef Klaus major-k via use-livecode:
>> Hi Tore,
>> 
>>> Am 23.04.2021 um 13:28 schrieb Tore Nilsen via use-livecode
<use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>:
>>> 
>>> Not everyone needs it.
>> that was just a little joke. :-)
>> 
>>> I had the business edition for a year and for what it is worth, the 
>>> pdf-widget did not offer anything I needed. I had hoped I could use it
for mark up and annotations but did not find a way to do that.
>> It would be enough, at least for me, if we could display a PDF 
>> (directly as a control) in a stack and NOT inside of a browser widget,
which is not working "out of the box" on Android.
>> 
>>> I do however think that it would be a good thing if it was possible to
buy widgets on a per widget basis.
>>> That would enhance the LiveCode experience in my mind.
>> Definitively!
>> 
>>> Best regards
>>> Tore Nilsen

Best

Klaus

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