How can I show a specified page in a PDF (#page=7) ? Firefox can't Gogle Crome can
With my homepage I want to display page 7 of a PDF document. Internet told me to write <A href="http://www.myhomepage/pdffilename.pdf#page=7">page 7</a>on screen. This works with Google Crome, but Firefox just shows page 1. Can that be helped??
Also I am sad that Firefox can't show a PDF-file itself but uses Acrobat reader to show it. Most of my readers can't download plug-ins. It's too complex for them.
Greetings from TorbenA Please sen reply to my mail adress if possible
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I wish I knew what causes the problem. If you look at the address bar after following the link, does it still have #page=79 on the end?
In the following article, I don't see any reference to this feature working differently on different language versions of Firefox: https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/wiki/Viewer-options
Earlier you mentioned being forced to use Adobe Reader. If the PDF isn't opening in Firefox's built-in viewer, please see this article:
View PDF files using Firefox’s built-in viewer
If the setting isn't followed, sometimes it helps to change the setting to Save File and then reload the Options page (Ctrl+r) and change it back to Preview in Firefox.
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Hmm. We’re having trouble finding that site.
We can’t connect to the server at www.myhomepage.com.
If that address is correct, here are three other things you can try:
Try again later. Check your network connection. If you are connected but behind a firewall, check that Firefox has permission to access the Web.
This is what I get if the click on the link to page 7.
Chrome says this:
This site can’t be reached The webpage at http://www.myhomepage.com/pdffilename.pdf#page=7 might be temporarily down or it may have moved permanently to a new web address. Search Google for my homepage pdf filename ERR_NAME_RESOLUTION_FAILED
Modified by WestEnd
Firefox is capable of displaying PDF files. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/view-pdf-files-firefox With a new installation of Firefox the user doesn't have to do anything, Firefox will automatically use the built-in PDF reader add-on. But once a user "tells Firefox" via preferences to use Adobe, that will be used. Adobe Reader Plugin hasn't worked in Firefox for a few years now, so you complaint about that is no longer valid.
But being able to load a specific page in a PDF file just isn't possible via a a href command in Firefox; that type of command doesn't get passed thru the built-in add-on for viewing PDF files inside of Firefox.
Okay. My homepage link is actually like this:
<a href="http://www.dragt.dk/assets/PDF-filer/Dragtjournalen-nr.-16.pdf#page=79">Esthers
artikel</a> i Dragtjournalen nr. 16, 2018. Se side 78 - 94.
Google Crome shows page 79 perfectly, but Firefox just shows page 1. This is a pity, since my senior readers mostly use a Firefox without extensions.
Did your answer mean that it is impossible to make Firefox show specific page in a PDF file by programming html? Or what?
Greetings from TorbenA
torbenA said
Esthers artikel
Hmm, that link worked for me (right-click > Open Link in a New Private Window). I'm attaching a screenshot from Firefox 64 (on Windows 7).
My Firefox is a Firefox Quantum 64.0 (64 bit) Danish version. My laptop runs Windows 10.
Even if I now used ' (right-click > Open Link in a New Private Window)' it still shows page 1 instead of 79.
Could there be a bug in the danish version? Or an inconsistency with Windows 10?
Greatings TorbenA
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I wish I knew what causes the problem. If you look at the address bar after following the link, does it still have #page=79 on the end?
In the following article, I don't see any reference to this feature working differently on different language versions of Firefox: https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/wiki/Viewer-options
Earlier you mentioned being forced to use Adobe Reader. If the PDF isn't opening in Firefox's built-in viewer, please see this article:
View PDF files using Firefox’s built-in viewer
If the setting isn't followed, sometimes it helps to change the setting to Save File and then reload the Options page (Ctrl+r) and change it back to Preview in Firefox.
And thanks again! TorbenA
I forgot to post before clicking 'problem solved'. I changed to Firefox's built-in PDF viewer, and it solver the problem. Thanks! TorbenA
Oh, great. the-edmeister mentioned that this is the default setting, so hopefully most of your users will already be set up that way.