[pmwiki-users] Is it possible to include: quicktime movies and PDF files

Chris Cox ccox at airmail.net
Wed Oct 19 21:46:56 CDT 2005


Waylan Limberg wrote:
> On 10/19/05, Rene Visco <rvisco at csdr-cde.ca.gov> wrote:
>>Hi,
>>
>>I wonder if it's possible to include pdf files in wiki pages similar to this
>>command
>>
>>(:include url:)
>>
>>??  Since most of us have PDF browser plug-ins, can the pdf file be launched
>>within a wiki page?  I can create direct download links for PDF files stored
>>in the server.  Just wonder if I can make it easier for the users to view
>>PDF files instead of downloading the files and waiting for it to be
>>launched?
> 
> If I'm understanding you correctly, the answer is No. You cannot embed
> a PDF as part of a HTML document (like you can with Flash for
> example). PDF's are only viewable along. The user will have to select
> the link to the PDF and then view the PDF in the appropriate reader
> (usually a plugin for their browser). Of course, this is why many
> people discourage the use of PDFs. Is there any way the content of
> those docs could be directly included in the wiki instead?

Well... in Unix/Linux PDF conversion to gif/png/jpg is pretty easy.
I'd use ImageMagick... by default each page is a graphic.

Could be an easy recipe.




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