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    OK, next problem. Is there a way to get your pages to display correctly in all browsers. For example, I have many forms on my site that are pdf files. I have done them as a pdf file that is played inline. In Explorer and Firefox these work fine, but in Google chrome none of the pdf buttons appear, such as the save and the print button. So, my dear husband, who prefers to use chrome, is stressing that people will not be able to figure out to switch browsers and be able to download and print the forms.

    Should I put a notation on the general forms page that they are best viewed in firefox or explorer, or is there a way to change settings to make this appear correctly?

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    This sort of thing is not something you can control. All you can do is insert a link to the pdf file and the browser takes it from there.

    Can can, however, force a pdf file to be downloaded, rather than open in the browser window.

    Here's a technique for doing so that uses some PHP code.

    http://www.beyondfusion.com/html/tutorial-ffd.php
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    Quote Originally Posted by vegaburm View Post
    OK, next problem. Is there a way to get your pages to display correctly in all browsers. For example, I have many forms on my site that are pdf files. I have done them as a pdf file that is played inline. In Explorer and Firefox these work fine, but in Google chrome none of the pdf buttons appear, such as the save and the print button. So, my dear husband, who prefers to use chrome, is stressing that people will not be able to figure out to switch browsers and be able to download and print the forms.

    Should I put a notation on the general forms page that they are best viewed in firefox or explorer, or is there a way to change settings to make this appear correctly?

    Back in the Paleolithic days of the web (IE5 NN4) I wrote a tutorial on how to sniff for the the browser the visitor was using and to feed a different css file to each of the 2 major browsers at the time. I suppose this could still be done but most people don't worry about subtle differences in display between browsers any longer. http://www.gotfusion.com/tutstd/css/

    If someone is savvy enough to know that there are other browsers out there besides IE, they should be savvy enough to know how to use them
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    Quote Originally Posted by gotFusion View Post
    If someone is savvy enough to know that there are other browsers out there besides IE, they should be savvy enough to know how to use them
    Amen. That's what I said to my dear husband, but he did not like the answer. He says, what do I tell people who call and can't download it? I say, tell them to try it in Firefox or explorer. I get a blank stare from him. sigh.

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    Quote Originally Posted by vegaburm View Post
    Amen. That's what I said to my dear husband, but he did not like the answer. He says, what do I tell people who call and can't download it? I say, tell them to try it in Firefox or explorer. I get a blank stare from him. sigh.
    You tell the folks plain and simple. If you are going to use a non standard browser you need to learn how to use it (and include some helpful links)
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