How to control PDF plugin from Javascript?

I need to embed a PDF viewer into a webpage displayed on a special infokiosk withou a keyboard and a mouse. The infokiosk will have just five control button (four arrows and an OK button), which will map to corresponding keys on keyboard. It will be running a simple Linux system and Firefox browser as GUI.
This is exactly what I need to accomplish:
http://pdftools.atwebpages.com/embedPDF.html
However, it works only in Internet Explorer. I need this very functionality in Firefox on Linux. I have not been able to come accross any documentation telling me, how to do it. On the other hand I have found:
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/interapplication.html
which mentions Windows and Macintosh, but does not mention Linux at all. Does this mena that I will not be able to control PDF viewer with Javascript under Firefox/Linux?

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