PdfHandler

1. Extension: PdfHandler

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Overview
Description:	Shows uploaded PDF files in a multipage preview layout.
State:	stable	Dependency:	MediaWiki
Developer:	Martin Seidel	License:	GPL v2+
Type:	MediaWiki	Category:	Rich Articles
Edition:	BlueSpice free (deactivated), BlueSpice pro (deactivated), BlueSpice farm (deactivated), BlueSpice Cloud"BlueSpice Cloud" is not in the list (BlueSpice free, BlueSpice free (deactivated), BlueSpice pro, BlueSpice pro (deactivated), BlueSpice farm, BlueSpice farm (deactivated), BlueSpice cloud, BlueSpice cloud (deactivated)) of allowed values for the "BSExtensionInfoEdition" property.	Version:	4.1+
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1.1. Features

PdfHandler shows uploaded pdf files in a multipage preview layout. 

Together with the Proofread Page extension enabled, PDF files can be displayed side-by-side with text for transcribing books and other documents, as is commonly done with DjVu files (particularly in Wikisource).

Usage:

• The main usage of the PdfHandler extension is without user interaction. If you upload a new pdf file, the metadata will be stored in the database, and then this file can be shown in a multipage preview layout like the djvu handler does. Without this extension, pdfs will not display properly when uploaded.
• Additionally, this extension allows Extension:ProofreadPage to handle pdfs in side-by-side view for transcribing/proofreading, as is done on Wikisource
• Another option, introduced quite long ago (r25575), is to use it to display PDF files as an image, showing a single page at a time.
• Because PdfHandler extends ImageHandler, you can use all the arguments that you would for an Image -- for example: thumb, right/left, caption, border, link, etc.

1.2. Accessibility

Test status:	2-testing complete
Last test date:	2022-08-08
Extension type:	backend