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PDF.js doesn't support PDF forms, while PDFium does. Like Shumway and Flash, the long-tail of PDF compatibility is a lot of work spent on something that is not
by cpeterso 10y ago
PDF.js doesn't support PDF forms, while PDFium does. Like Shumway and Flash, the long-tail of PDF compatibility is a lot of work spent on something that is not part of the Web.
- caf 10y agoIs that actually something you need in your browser's default PDF renderer, though?
- izacus 10y agoOf course. It's part of the PDF standard and PDF government forms and similar that you just fill out and print are very common. So switching to Pdfium means added user friendliness and convenience for users and significantly higher performance (when we last evaluated PDF.js, it was far from fast).
- CJefferson 10y agoIt is if your browser's default behaviour is to use the built in renderer. I've been confused in the past that a PDF was "broken", when in practice it was Firefox.