1717617 - The browser lacks the "single page view" functionality

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Firefox :: PDF Viewer, enhancement)

Description

[Daniel Bodea [:danibodea]]

Attachment: 2a61f8d4-4b46-4967-b0fb-cd4a4fea1294.pdf

Note

• When the user loads a specific PDF file in Adobe Reader and then opens it in Firefox, he will notice that Adobe displays it in "single page view" and Firefox will display it in a generic vertical scrolling view. Furthermore, the "single page view" functionality lacks from the browser PDF viewer.

Affected versions

• Nightly v91.0a1

Affected platforms

• all

Steps to reproduce

1. Launch browser.
2. Load the attached PDF file.

Expected result

• The PDF is displayed in a "single page view" manner.

Actual result

• The PDF is displayed in the generic vertical scrolling manner

Regression range

• Not a regression but an implementation flaw.

Comment 1

[Daniel Bodea [:danibodea]]

Attachment: single page view by default.png

This screenshot shows the viewing types the browser and Adobe have.

Comment 2

[Marco Castelluccio [:marco]]

This applies to all kind of PDFs, so it shouldn't block XFA.

Comment 3

[Daniel Bodea [:danibodea]]

You're right.