View a pdf in firefox

yadda yadda yadda, forget all those other topics, when are we gonna get to view pdf's in firefox? it's 2009 PEOPLE..
(don't be givin me no whack 3rd party answers, you all know very well what i'm talking about)

I have been viewing PDF files in Firefox since its initial release in 2004.
I don't know why you don't do that in 2009...?

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Viewing a pdf document in the FireFox browser (other browsers the document is fine) shows white lines though the pictures. I have tried different ways to save the document (printing or save as) as a pdf and I either get white lines or missing content while viewing on Firefox.

Please update to the latest version of Firefox.
*[[Update Firefox to the latest version]]
Also make sure that your graphics card drivers and WebGl drivers are up to date
*[[Upgrade your graphics drivers to use hardware acceleration and WebGL]]
Which pdf viewer are you using?
In order to change the default reader for PDF files (to not open PDF files with Firefox's internal PDF reader), follow these steps:
#Click the menu button [[Image:New Fx Menu]] and click Options (Preferences for Linux and Mac).
#In the Options (Preferences for Linux and Mac) window, select the ''Applications'' panel.
#In the ''Search'' field, type ''PDF''. You should find ''Portable Document Format (PDF)''.
#On the right hand side you should find an ''Action'' column. Use that to select your favorite PDF reader. In order to view PDF files in Firefox, choose ''Preview in Firefox''.
Did this fix your problems? Please report back to us!
Thank you.

How Do I view a PDF in Firefox?

It seems that ever since I downloaded Adobe Acrobat XI Pro from here I have not been able to view and download PDF files from Firefox. It works fine in Safari but I need it to work in Firefox as well. I have version 16.0.2 of Firefox and I'm not sure if it's my plug-ins and/or extensions settings or what that is not allowing me to view files within the browser. Any information on how to resolve this would be really appreciated!

Open the Preferences dialog in Firefox and choose the Applications tab. In the list of applications you should see Adobe PDF document. Click in the Action column for it and you should be able to set it to Use Adobe Acrobat Pro.

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I was wondering if anybody had any helpful information about how to view a PDF in Firefox. The web site that I use for school to access all of my class lecture notes is all in PDF format and I have no problem viewing the files in Safari but when I use Firefox I am forced to download everything before I can view it. I checked in preferences and the box that says "view in browser using Adobe Reader" is checked so aside from that I am not sure what else I should be looking for. I know that it may seem like the simplest thing to do here would be to just use Safari but for some reason this particular web site does a browser check when you open it and it says that Safari is not a supported browser.
Thanks to anybody who can help me figure this out!

Whether you know it or not, you have to download a PDF before you can view it; the only difference is that safari is doing a bunch of stuff in the background, and then displays the PDF in the browser window - but without any of the PDF viewer controls.
The bad news is that Mac users are second class citizens when it comes to Firefox; for in-line PDF viewing from Firefox, you have to have a PDF plugin for Mozilla and its family of browsers. Without such a plugin (I know they exist for Windows & Linux... don't know about Mac), you have to download the PDF, and then view it.
Preview doesn't provide this plugin, as Safari other WebKit browsers don't need it. I don't have Adobe's acrobat reader installed, so I can't say if it has a mozilla/firefox plugin.
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You can set the pdfjs.disabled pref to true on the <b>about:config</b> page to disable the build-in PDF viewer and use the Adobe Reader instead.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/about:config
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*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/view-pdf-files-firefox-without-downloading-them
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/change-firefox-behavior-when-open-file

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I am not sure what is happening, but if you are unable to open pdf file whilst they are on your computer, it is unlikely that you will be able to open pdf files that are on the internet.
I am not sure your problem is with firefox, because it seems you may not be able to open pdf files even with another application such as Adobe Reader.
The runtime error message is probably generated by your OS Vista, and indicates you have a problem with whatever you are trying to run.
* see [http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/What-is-a-runtime-error MS link] '' " What is a runtime error? " ''
Post back again once you are able to open ordinary pdf files that are on your computer.
* see also [http://www.adobe.com/uk/products/reader.html Adobe Reader website]

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The scroll function on my mousepad is disabled when viewing a pdf file in firefox version 5.0. The scroll works on the pdf, but not on the other tabs. When the pdf is closed, the scroll function returns to normal. Any ideas?!

Hey thanx for the help, it worked like a charm.
I think firefox changed the application lay out, as I used to be able to choose my PDF opener from the list at " Adobe Acrobat Forms Document' where I could choose Nitro-PDF reader, but it has now moved all the way to the bottom like you suggested to the obvious place of "Portable Document Format" section.
If someone didn't tell me , I wouldn't have scrolled all the way down to be able to find it... it really should be with all its cousins up the top...
Cheers again..

Does anybody know why type might render strangely when viewing a PDF in Chrome, Firefox and IE?

Does anybody know why type might render strangely when viewing a PDF in Chrome, Firefox and IE?
I have a client who I create a report for every year. This year there seems to be a problem with the PDFs that I have exported when they are viewed in various web browsers. To elaborate, the type is rendering inconsistently – in Chrome the weight of the type is inconsistent (ranging from light to something more heavy) and in IE the type appears more condensed, and the x-height is variable.
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Hello Ellis. Thanks for your efforts in helping narrow down this issue, and for offering workarounds for Simon. Here are the steps I sent to Simon, enhanced by the info you provided above:
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1.a. I used the text in Simon's example, “An Annual Report marks the end of a year’s work, but it is also an opportunity to reflect on the principles that” and reduced the text frame width so that it wrapped across 4 lines.
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HelveticaNeue-Light (Embedded Subset)
Type: TrueType
Encoding: Ansi
HelveticaNeue-Light (Embedded Subset)
Type: TrueType (CID)
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