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<h1>Mozilla to add built-in PDF viewer to Firefox
Claims HTML5-Javascript viewer safer than Chrome's PDF plug-in
By Gregg Keizer | Computerworld US | 17 June 11
Mozilla is working on a project that will add PDF rendering to Firefox using HTML5 and Javascript, eliminating the need for users to run Adobe's own plug-in.
The PDF reader may be included in Firefox within three months, said Andreas Gal, a Mozilla researcher who on Wednesday unveiled work the company had done quietly for the last month.
If Mozilla follows through on its plans, it would make Firefox the second major browser -- after Google's Chrome -- to offer in-browser PDF rendering. But while Chrome relies on an API (application programming interface) to craft its own native-code plug-in, Mozilla will exclusively use HTML5 and Javascript to display Adobe's popular document format.
Claims HTML5-Javascript viewer safer than Chrome's PDF plug-in
By Gregg Keizer | Computerworld US | 17 June 11
Mozilla is working on a project that will add PDF rendering to Firefox using HTML5 and Javascript, eliminating the need for users to run Adobe's own plug-in.
The PDF reader may be included in Firefox within three months, said Andreas Gal, a Mozilla researcher who on Wednesday unveiled work the company had done quietly for the last month.
If Mozilla follows through on its plans, it would make Firefox the second major browser -- after Google's Chrome -- to offer in-browser PDF rendering. But while Chrome relies on an API (application programming interface) to craft its own native-code plug-in, Mozilla will exclusively use HTML5 and Javascript to display Adobe's popular document format.
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