Not all the PDF files from Google's search results include the new option, so it's likely that Google doesn't perform the conversion on the fly and not all the files have been converted.
The PDF viewer is also used for the PDF files uploaded to Google Docs and for Gmail attachments.
looks like the pdf files on .edu domains are indexed for now!
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One new feature from google . thats really great.
ReplyDelete@Hprofl, indeed. Even Zoho already jump into the train: http://blogs.zoho.com/general/if-the-browser-is-the-os-then-a-dockable-smart-phone-should-be-the-pc The real question is what part of the OS market, this OS will take? Linux or ยต$oft one ?
ReplyDeleteSeems you must have a Google Docs account and login to view pdf-files. View link points eg to http://docs.google.com/gview?a=v&q=cache:2gqRQKstQzoJ:www.glencoe.com/sec/literature/litlibrary/pdf/hamlet.pdf
ReplyDeleteNo, you don't need a Google account to view the file.
ReplyDelete@Alex: Then what is the view link for you? Isn't it like http://docs.google.com/gview?a=v&q=cache:2gqRQKstQzoJ:www.glencoe.com/sec/literature/litlibrary/pdf/hamlet.pdf
ReplyDeleteThat's the address, but you don't need to login to view it. What would be the point?
ReplyDeleteWell, Google asked me to login with that link. Ask Google about the point, getting more Docs-users?
ReplyDeleteNot for all PDFs (at the moment). Still a very welcome development!
ReplyDeleteAlthough... sometimes I prefer the HTML view - it's much quicker for large files and easier to copy text from.
Great!!
ReplyDeleteInline access to PDF content when, in those instances, a client-side viewer isn't available or functional!!!.
Is there a way to exclude the "View as HTML" results; leaving just the "PDF Viewer" processed files in search results?
I think it is generated on-the-fly, since it gives an error if it's in their cache but not available on the web at the moment.
ReplyDeleteIf someone manages to tweak the URL and view any PDF file hosted online, please let me know.
ReplyDeleteI doubt you can tweak the URL as a proper key/hash code after q=cache: is required this key/hash is connected to the url in the second part of the cache parameter. So only cached (read converted) PDFs on Google's servers can be used.
ReplyDeleteThe viewer URLs - which I could access without being logged in into my Google Account - make me wonder if Google Docs will allow publishing user PDFs soon (they currently only can be shared).
Looks like the folks at Google have figured out how to use Ghostscript, gs(1).
ReplyDeleteIs it possible to learn to use gs yourself,
even if you don't work at Google? Who knows? Is it possible to use gs without installing a new operating system? Who knows?
They have also discovered that pdf viewers are slower than web browsers.
Who knows, maybe they'll discover that image viewers are faster than web browsers.
Let's wait and see.
I appreciate the innovative strides Google is making especially with the .pdf viewer. However I'm quite disappointed that the application can only be used from a desktop browser and leaves mobile users especially on Opera Mini staring at a blank page. I'd be glad if Google takes the mobile user into consideration and reinstate the "view as html" link so files can again be presented in simple text. Looking forward to changes. Many thanks.
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