Capacitor: PDF Opener - Question

[TrayserCassa]

For our company it is really important, that we can Display PDF's. I didn't found a class which can handle that. Am I missed something or is it not implemented yet?

[jcesarmobile]

It's not implemented

[AwsmOli]

just a longshot - but could you not just open the pdf file like any other url?
This might display a pdf - but i don't think you would have much control over it

[jcesarmobile]

Well, that will work on iOS, but Android doesn't have a PDF renderer. Also, just loading the url "destroys" the app with no way of going back.

In the Browser plugin we use custom tabs for Android, not sure it that will be able to open PDF

[TrayserCassa]

With the Plugin cordova-plugin-file-opener2 you can open a pdf with the default pdf-viewer. But if no pdf-Viewer was installed or the default was uninstalled the code crashed.

Thanks for the fast answers, I will keep my eyes on this project :+1:

[jcesarmobile]

So you just want to launch another app to open the file?
I though you wanted an actual PDF renderer in the app.

[mlynch]

We are considering adding PDF/Document Viewer, but as an add-on, not part of the core APIs. More info when we have it.

[TrayserCassa]

@jcesarmobile
Yes sorry for my way of writing..
I didn't found a solution for that and maybe I missed something.

@mlynch
I think you are totally fine with opening an other app to Display Documents or Pictures or PDF's in Android.
For IO's the normal way is a Document Controller or Webview component for PDF's.

[jcesarmobile]

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[Ionitron]

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We now have a repo for Capacitor Community proposals.

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