Acrobat Forms in Web Browsers

Question

Hi,
I'm made a simple form for a pricelist in InDesign and exported it to PDF where I'm added some simple form actions to multiple the price by the quantity giving a subtotal, and to add the subtotals together for a grand total. It works fine in Acrobat, but not at all when viewed in a web browser. Am I missing something? Is it possible to do this?
Grateful for any pointers.
Thanks,
Nigel

Answer 1

To view pdf any Gecko based Browser including SeaMonkey,FireFox, Camino, Opera and others; requires use of Plugin called PDF Browser Plugin by Schubert of Germany. (does not allow fill in of Forms). It also will work with any webkit browsers Safari, iCab  OmniWeb and others.
Adobe's own Adobe PDFviewr Plugin only works Webkit only Browsers.
Adobe has been giving the one finger salute to Gecko based Browsers since the dawn of OSX.  IN OS9 any browser would work. It is hoped that support for Gecko based browsers will return with the release of Acrobat 10.
There has been enough begging by Gecko based browser Users over the years.
If not perhaps with the reported (in CNet ZDnet and Computerworld) possibility of Microsoft taking over Adobe we might get it then.