Adding PDFs to Your Webpage without JavaScript

Edited at 4:03PM to add a small note to the end. In my time at Adobe, one of the products I evangelized was the PDF Embed API, a JavaScript library for adding PDFs to a web page. I still recommend this library of course, but I was thinking this morning about how you could get similar results without JavaScript. Remember, you are allowed to build a web page and not ship any JavaScript. It’s ok, I won’t tell. Before looking at what I built, some context to why someone would use a library like Adobe’s PDF Embed: Browser’s have great built-in PDF support, natively, but the display is typically the entire page, which means you lose the context of the rest of your site. There’s... more →
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Google Maps will now let you pay for parking and transit without leaving the app – CNN

Google Maps will now let you pay for parking and transit without leaving the app  CNN Google Maps now lets you pay for parking without leaving the app  CNBC Google Maps will now let you pay for public transportation and parking through its app  The Verge Google Maps users can now pay for parking or their transit fare right from the app  TechCrunch Google Maps iOS App Will Soon Let You Pay for Parking and Transit Rides  Mac Rumors View Full Coverage on Google News “map app” – Google News… more →
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Google now lets you order food without a delivery app – The Verge

Google now lets you order food without a delivery app  The Verge Hey! Google Search, Maps and Assistant Apps Now Help Deliver Your Meals  The Spoon Google Assistant, Maps And Search Now Let You Order Food Sans App  Hot Hardware You can order food with Google Assistant, Search, and Maps without needing delivery apps  XDA Developers Quit downloading too many apps: Google now lets you order food directly via Search & Maps  Economic Times View full coverage on Google News “map app” – Google News… more →
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Helpful new transit mapping app you don’t want to be without – Komando

Komando Helpful new transit mapping app you don't want to be withoutKomandoGetting from Point A to Point B isn't always as easy as following the GPS directions from your phone on Google Maps. In fact, following the directions on your phone could make things more complicated, or worse, get you lost. Especially if you're … map app – Google News… more →
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