Can anyone suggest me how to create a PDF thumbnail which shows a miniature preview of the pdf file in html5. Something similar to the behaviour seen in Gmail while uploading pdf files.
Currently am using embed element, but it gives me unnecessary scrolls and not able to zoom in the file,which works across all browsers. If I set #zoom it works only in chrome.
This can be achieved using https://mozilla.github.io/pdf.js/
If the thumbnails are not compatible in browsers like IE, including compatibility.js from the same library would solve the problem.
We have to create a canvas and use the library utility to get the thumbnail in the canvas.
I have the code below which is a perfect solution to what I need, which would essentially be embedding any of JPG, GIF, PNG or PDF files in my webpages. It works perfectly in PC browsers, but a critical requirement for the pages is to have them compatible in mobile browsers due to its target users.
<iframe src="uploads/test1.pdf" width="auto" height="auto"> </iframe>
Although image files work fine, PDF files are opened separately in the mobile browser and not embedded inline in the web page. What would be an alternative solution or implementation to this?
You can use PDFJs library. Using just JS you can render pdf files.
Please , check here : https://mozilla.github.io/pdf.js/
One simple option is that the the object element provides a fallback, so you can do:
<object data='some.pdf'>
<p>Oops! Your browser doesn't support PDFs!</p>
<p>Download Instead</p>
</object>
Then, when the mobile browser can't get the item, it'll just show this and you'll be all set, kinda.
Here is my solution to this problem.
<object data="mypdf.pdf" type="application/pdf" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="600px" style="padding: 20px;">
<embed src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CRFdbp6uBDE-YKJFaqRm4uy9Z4wgMS7H/preview?usp=sharing" width="100%" height="600px"/>
</object>
Explanation:
<object> tag has a feature that when it is unable to load item, it loads the content inside itself i.e tag.
Since object tag cannot load on mobile view, therefore on mobile devices, embed tag will become active.
Q) Why can't we directly use tag for all cases?
You can actually, but since the embed tag is loading file from
drive, it does not gives any user controls for the pdf that we see
with object tag (zoom, page no., etc.). So our code will give the user pdf view controls atleast in the desktop mode instead of not giving any controls at all.
Q) Direct drive links don't work....so why this solution?
In the above google drive URL, view is changed to preview.
drive.google.com/file/d/1CRFdbp6uBDE-YKJFaqRm4uy9Z4wgMS7H/view?usp=sharing
becomes,
drive.google.com/file/d/1CRFdbp6uBDE-YKJFaqRm4uy9Z4wgMS7H/preview?usp=sharing
So, we can make direct drive links work with this little modification
Google Docs viewer offers a feature, that lets you embed PDF files and PowerPoint presentations on a web page.
<iframe src="https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http://infolab.stanford.edu/pub/papers/google.pdf&embedded=true" style="width:100%; height:650px;" frameborder="0"></iframe>
replace the URL(http://infolab.stanford.edu/pub/papers/google.pdf) with your own address, It's worked for me but it takes more time to load on
src:http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2009/09/embeddable-google-document-viewer.html?utm_source=pocket_mylist
The only way I have found, which allows you to embed pdf is using Google drive, then select the menu button once you have opened your file, and select get embed code, you can only use a Google drive or Google docs reference. And you must also turn public sharing on otherwise others won't be able to view it without permission.
Using Adobe PDF Embed API solved my problem.
Adobe PDF Embed API
I ran into the same issue. As a new developer, I wasn't aware that mobile browsers have issues embedding PDF files in iframes. I am now... lol
I racked my resources trying to get this to work when it dawned on me that mobile browsers do not have an issue displaying PNG files in a new window. So, in my infinite wisdom, I opened the PDF files in Gimp 2.0 then exported them as PNG files. And then I created buttons for the user to click and now it opens the graphic instead of trying to embed the PDF.
Looks like this:
<input class="AG" id="UnityBtn" type="button" value="Unity" onclick="location.href='../Meeting_Info/Unity.png'" />
I don't know if this is possible for you, but it worked beautifully for me.
Use an object tag with a iframe tag inside your object tags.
The object data can be a pdf or png file by changing the type and can use any link you want stored wherever, however the I frame is the one which will be loaded for mobiles which has to be a link from Google drive or Google docs you also need to allow the files to be shared public otherwise others won't be able to view them.
I would share the code but this site has some rubbish rules about code and won't let me share them so I'll leave you to Google how object and iframe tags work by viewing better sites that actually wants the help from developers.
Have fun guys!
I've been playing around with different methods of displaying PDFs with the goal of finding a way of changing the grey background to white.
Here is a simple example using object tags (I get the same result with embed and iframe tags):
http://jsfiddle.net/5CALy/7/
HTML
<object data='https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/58922976/test.pdf#view=FitH&scrollbar=0&toolbar=0&statusbar=0&messages=0&navpanes=0'
type='application/pdf'
width='84%'
height='110px'>
<p>It appears your Web browser is not configured to display PDF files.
No worries, just <a href='https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/58922976/test.pdf'>click here to download the PDF file.</a></p>
</object>
Thanks!!
The OP Link actually now succeeds by default, here is the view of requesting no pdf where response is with image on white background
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/58922976/test.pdf
However it is normal to use a dark or light presentation background for images PowerPoints pdf other viewing
It is entirely up to the viewer
This browser only opens files in external mode
Or why not rainbow friendly?
But for the answer, ask users to do it themselves
For Firefox users there is a hack see How can I enable dark mode when viewing a pdf file in firefox https://stackoverflow.com/a/74564207/10802527
You can but cannot!
I mean,
Every browser (Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari, etc.) use their own PDF engine for displaying embedded PDF Files. You can use JavaScript or jQuery to detect the element which has the grey color and change it to white but you'll have to do this for every browser available in the market which is nearly impossible. Moreover, Web Browsers do not provide you an API for this.
The only better solution for this is to make your own PDF Viewer:
You can use this https://mozilla.github.io/pdf.js/ opensource package (By Mozilla) to get it done.
Welcome!
We embed Youtube videos on our site (using their iframe code), and when using the Google Chrome browser (ironically) Chrome makes the video pop-up over the page content, in addition to being embedded, and makes every page unuseable.
Example:
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c370/joyryde/ScreenShot2012-03-08at103457AM.png
We searched for other people with the same issue, many have reported it, such as this site:
http://www.pagelines.com/forum/discussion/11854/youtube-video-embedded-in-features-with-iframe-causes-overlaypop-up-on-home-page-in-chrome/p1
As you can see, their issue is identical.
We have no idea why Chrome does this, but it's ruining our site.
You might using HTML5 embed using iframes
google chrome sometimes causes problem in HTML5 player of youtube. try to embed it using <object></object>
This is a widespread Google Chrome issue that Google needs to resolve immediately.
http://www.pagelines.com/forum/discussion/11854/youtube-video-embedded-in-features-with-iframe-causes-overlaypop-up-on-home-page-in-chrome/p1
http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/chrome/Sq_4pXdZ5p8
Embedded YouTube iMovie created in Dreamweaver CS3 not visible when using Internet Explorer,but work fine using Safari, FireFox and Chrome.
NEW TO ALL THIS CODE BUSINESS
www.redstonecreative.eu
Here's what the code is like - (THANKS)
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If I was you I'd just grab the embed code from youtube, manually add it to the code for your page, and alter the width and height values accordingly.
Dreamweaver will ultimately cost you more time than it saves when it comes to writing nice code that works predictably.
Get Notepad++ or Aptana, and use something like http://html5boilerplate.com/ as your template for code. You'll have an easier time of it in the long run.