Native PDF Rendering Coming to Firefox
Whilst I might hear a collective groan from the Google Chrome supporters out there (as Chrome has had native PDF rendering for a little while now) it should come as no surprise that Firefox is going to be offering the same functionality in the future.
The good part about providing such functionality is that regular users can view PDF documents straight out of the gate and without having to download and install the highly exploited Adobe Acrobat Reader. Mozilla has boldly declared that the PDF renderer utilises safe web languages and won’t contain exploitable code (which seems to me a very general and overarching statement but I guess we will see how far they get before something happens).
For those living on the bleeding edge you can expect to see this feature officially released in the next few months whilst everybody else will probably wait another month or two perhaps in time for the end of 2011.
Boydo
My name is Boyd and I’m a Service Management Specialist with a knack for operational data gathering, transformation, analysis and reporting.
In 2012, I obtained my Masters of Science in Information Technology through the University of New South Wales @ The Australia Defence Force Academy (UNSW@ADFA).
I was also part of an online community known as the Panasonic Insider Crew in the capacity of “Insider Guru” for Panasonic Australia where I interacted with other tech enthusiasts and find out more about Panasonic's latest gadgets.
I love technology, gadgets, and the Internet and maintain a keen interest in these areas locally, nationally, and globally. I hope by sharing my views on these topics that people will receive an honest point of view from someone with a genuine interest in these topics.
I have also written and edited articles for Neowin - you can check out my articles over @ https://www.neowin.net/news/poster/boyd_chan
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