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Google Makes Latest Chrome Build Open PDFs By Default

Posted by timothy on from the open-it-use-dynamite-if-necessary dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Google is changing the way its browser handles PDF files, starting with the Chrome Canary channel. Citing security concerns, the company wants Chrome to open PDF files by default, bypassing any third-party programs such as Adobe Reader or Foxit Reader."

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  1. Re:How so very secure! by girlintraining · · Score: 1, Troll

    And another example of some tools wanting to be the do-all where they weren't asked and don't belong.

    I would prefer if the browser stick to rendering only what the standards tell it to: CSS, HTML, PNG, JPEG, GIF... these are all standards. "Adobe PDF" is not. Save it to disk; and let me worry about what to do with it. Everytime you add more features, more code, you add more vulnerabilities.

    Knock it the fuck off, Google. Get your head together: We liked Chrome because it was fast and minimalist. If I wanted a bloated up kitchen sink I'd go with Firefox. Firefox is the emacs of browsers. Chrome is supposed to be the vi. Stop trying to make vi into Emacs!

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  2. Re:I'm OK with that... by Jah-Wren+Ryel · · Score: 1, Troll

    Ugh. Chrome is dog-slow at viewing PDF's. If I had to use it on an older laptop it would be approaching physical pain to suffer with it. I use Sumatra - it is bare-bones and blazing fast.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumatra_PDF

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  3. Re:Great by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Oh gag on a penis. The poster offers a very good idea and you shit on it with elitist assholery.