NickName:Stefano Franchini Ask DateTime:2015-06-05T16:35:34

swt browser diplays pdf in new window

I'm experiencing a strange issue with the SWT browser widget. I developed a multipage application using the "transition composite" widget from opal widgets. In my last window I need to display a pdf. I've been looking for free open source solutions on the web, and the only one I could fine was IcePdf but the renderization of the page was not great. Then I found out I could use the browser widget to diplay a pdf. I created a new project with the following code :

    shell = new Shell();
    shell.setSize(l, h);

    Browser browser = new Browser(shell, SWT.NONE);
    browser.setBounds(xb, yb, lb, hb);
    browser.setUrl("file://" + pdfPath);

and it worked great. But then if I run the same code in my actual application, it opens the pdf into adobe reader and not into the application itself.

Has anybody else noticed that issue before? And if yes how can I solve it?

Thanks in advice, Stefano Franchini

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Answers

flavio.donze 2015-06-05T08:57:33

I think there is an internet explorer or adobe reader setting which needs to be changed.\n\nThis might help:\n\nIf you want the browser to open PDF files in a separate Acrobat window, configure the browser to use Acrobat or Adobe Reader as a helper application. Then, when you select a PDF file in Internet Explorer, the browser will open the PDF file in an Acrobat window instead of the browser window.\n\nTo configure the browser to use Acrobat or Adobe Reader to open PDF files:\n\n\nQuit Internet Explorer.\nStart Acrobat or Adobe Reader.\nChoose \"Edit\" > \"Preferences.\"\nSelect Internet in the list on the left.\nDeselect \"Display PDF\" in Browser, and click \"OK.\"\nRestart Internet Explorer.\n\n\nNote: The next time you select a link to a PDF file, the browser may prompt you to open or save the file. If you choose to open the file, the browser opens the file in the helper application that you specified. If you choose to save the file, the browser downloads the file to the hard disk.\n\nhttps://helpdesk.egnyte.com/hc/en-us/articles/201637224-How-Do-I-Open-PDF-Files-in-Adobe-and-Not-Internet-Explorer- ",