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PDF preview in firefox version 34.0.5.

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we have upgraded FireFox to latest version 34.0.5. We have now encountered an issue of images not being displayed when option " preview in firefox" is selected from toption->Application->content type : Portable Document Reader : Action Preview in Firefox

If you change the content type action to adobe or any pdf reader then it works .

It was working fine for all previous versions of Firefox

we have upgraded FireFox to latest version 34.0.5. We have now encountered an issue of images not being displayed when option " preview in firefox" is selected from toption->Application->content type : Portable Document Reader : Action Preview in Firefox If you change the content type action to adobe or any pdf reader then it works . It was working fine for all previous versions of Firefox

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Can you please share the link to the PDF in question?

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Niranjan said

we have upgraded FireFox to latest version 34.0.5. We have now encountered an issue of images not being displayed when option " preview in firefox" is selected from toption->Application->content type : Portable Document Reader : Action Preview in Firefox If you change the content type action to adobe or any pdf reader then it works . It was working fine for all previous versions of Firefox
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Wesley Branton said

Can you please share the link to the PDF in question?

It happens only when default Firefox "preview in Firefox" is selected. if any other action like "User Adobe reader (in Firefox)" is selected then issue does not come.

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The same issue i am facing with this form at below URL. Open below URL and try to fill the pdf form ...also same message pops up at top "this pdf document contains forms the filling of form fields is not supported"

http://www.impots.gouv.fr/portal/deploiement/p1/fichedescriptiveformulaire_4244/fichedescriptiveformulaire_4244.pdf

But if I download the form then i can fill it without any issue.

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Since I have Firefox version 34.0.5 No one thing has worked to show pdf fil in a tab as it used to do. Foxit nor Adobe Acrobat works to show it, just a plain white page.

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I am unable to type into a fillable Adobe form. I see a message stating: "This pdf document contains forms. The filling of form fields is not supported"

example - http://schools.nyc.gov/NR/rdonlyres/48CDCA8C-B23F-4F5E-BE69-27015343F972/0/OP44.pdf

Similar happens to my PDF rendering where images does not get displayed which are embeded inside the PDF. its shows the message and prompt "OPEN WITH DIFFERENT VIEW

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is it the case When PDF Viewer detects it won't render well a PDF file, it displays an info bar with a button that opens the file with an external PDF application or downloads it.

is it issue with pdfjs ?

please advise.

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You have selected PRE-view in FF. That had limitations also in prior versions. As I have 34.0 a non US-version I can't say what opsions you have, but on my FF i can select 'Use Adobe Acrobat in Firefox" That works if you have Javascript enabled.

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we did not have this limitation for earlier like we still can see images on FF version 32.X ... anyway I have got some clarification on below URL.

http://www.powersolution.com/here-is-why-pdfs-look-so-terrible-in-firefox/

Here is the link to one of the threads on this issues directly at Mozilla;

http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/948061

Here is the link to bugs reported – dedicated to mozilla’s pdf.js – some of them may have advice on improving PDF:

http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/948061