Mozilla to add built-in PDF viewer to Firefox

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Computerworld - Mozilla is working on a project that will add PDF rendering to Firefox using HTML5 and JavaScript, eliminating the need for users to run Adobe's own plug-in.

The PDF reader may be included in Firefox within three months, said Andreas Gal, a Mozilla researcher who on Wednesday unveiled work the company had done quietly for the last month.

http://www.computerworld.com/s/arti...built_in_PDF_viewer_to_Firefox?taxonomyId=211
 
They're also working on multi threading DOM as it's single threaded in all browsers at the moment. That should speed up quite a few things especially as they're employing the same technology in mobile Firefox so multi-core phones will benefit greatly.
 
I'd be very interested to see how this is going to work! The advantage of a PDF is generally that it always looks just the same, whichever system you view it on. I don't know if Mozilla could replicate that. Not at first, for sure.

robinbredin said:
The PDF reader may be included in Firefox within three monthshttp://www.computerworld.com/s/arti...built_in_PDF_viewer_to_Firefox?taxonomyId=211
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Read: at least six months, probably nine. Nothing Mozilla does is ever released on time!
 
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