EmbedPDFPlugin Development and Discussions

Small suggestion: Generate lower case tags for XHTML compatibility (done -- JohannesMartin - 07 Mar 2003).

-- PeterThoeny - 06 Mar 2003

Hello Johannes, I tested your plugin on Windows XP Home with

Browser	Test result as displayed image	Screnshot
Mozilla 1.2.1	As expected
Internet Explorer 5.5	The tools buttons of the Acrobat Reader, which is the screenshot of the IE plugin with the pdf-files' size but with the origin of pixel 0,0 of the subwindow of IE, whrere the plugin displays in.

-- MartinRaabe - 07 Mar 2003

Thanks for the note. Silly IE...

I added a workaround. The plugin now checks the user agent and enlarges dimensions appropriately in the case of IE. Tested on Win98 and IE 6 only, though. I'm not sure how IE behaves on other platforms...

-- JohannesMartin - 07 Mar 2003

This is the result using the new Plugin in IE 5.5 on WinXP:

-- MartinRaabe - 07 Mar 2003

Generally it appears that using Acrobat to generate the image simply does not work.

Browser	OS	acrobat	Screenshot
IE 6.0.2800.04060	Windows 2000	Acrobat 5.0.0
Mozilla 1.6	Linux RH7.3 2.4.18-27.7.x	Acrobat Reader 5.0.5

-- GaryBeckmann - 02 Apr 2004

There seem to be differences between how different versions of the acrobat reader plugin display themselves. Mozilla and Konqueror work fine for me with acrobat reader 4.0.

The best solution is probably to use the pre-rendering feature (using a png or jpg image of the PDF file) for viewing and include a text link to the pdf file for high-quality printouts.

-- JohannesMartin - 09 Jul 2004

added .zip to CVS

-- WillNorris - 27 Jun 2005

Any test results for Acrobat Reader 6.0.1 ? We have the plugin installed but I get Acrobat Reader telling me that 'This operation is not allowed'.

-- BillFarmilo - 31 Oct 2005

-- BillFarmilo - 31 Oct 2005