PDFs require reloading/refresh

WestyMaaate

As per title, PDFs require a page refresh to display. Otherwise all I get is a blank control page with no PDF.

Any and all PDFs opened whether from files or links exhibit this behavior. Does not happen in Safari.

Only solution that works with links is to disable the pdf.js viewer through experimental features, but thats a separate issue that creates a technorave when opening PDFs from files instead

Identical to the following reports:
https://orionfeedback.org/d/5063-pdf-reader-not-working-in-new-update/11

https://orionfeedback.org/d/5156-pdf-viewer-not-working-unless-refreshed

https://orionfeedback.org/d/9081-pdfs-consistently-open-only-after-refreshing

https://orionfeedback.org/d/7279-pdfs-not-rendering/8

https://orionfeedback.org/d/9803-pdf-never-ever-loads-first-go

And likely many more as it seems to be an ongoing issue, sorry if i'm adding to it 😛

Orion Version 0.99.132-beta (WebKit 621.1.2.111.4)
MacOS Seqouia Version 15.3.2 (24D81)
MacBook Pro M1 Max 14" 2021

Issue was also present in previous version of Seqouia & Orion

PDFs to open properly

0.99.132-beta

Sequoia (15)

rhyxalia

I'm on Orion 0.99.132-rc and I was able to load two random PDFs from online without any issue, both my main profile and a new, clean profile. I don't have pdf.js viewer disabled. Try these:

https://resources.research.gov/common/attachment/Desktop/How_do_I_create_a_PDF-A_file.pdf
https://www.fsa.usda.gov/Internet/FSA_File/tech_assist.pdf

WestyMaaate

rhyxalia I'm still getting the same results unfortunately even with a clean profile and compatibilty mode on. Definately a strange issue, with all the problems around reliably reproducing it.

Seems to be an issue with intitially loading the pdf, as I was able to open the first link you provided, load(refresh) it, return back here then click the link again and it would show up fine which i'm assuming worked because it was cached.

I'll try and play around with it more a bit later and see if I can find out anything more concrete rather than "it dont work good"

rogue

rhyxalia I opened both of these links and got a blank page on the latest RC available to me.
Version 0.99.132-rc (WebKit 621.1.2.111.4)

I even closed the link, went to Develop > Experimental Features > untick Enable PDF.js viewer, reopened the link, and STILL got a blank screen.
Interestingly, in the URL bar, it said "413%" zoom, I clicked it, nothing happened.
Reload, PDF displays fine, click the zoom button > Actual size, and it zooms out.

So that tells me it is loading fine, the browser is even recognising the zoom level, but it's just not displaying it.

rhyxalia

Sorry I haven't been able to reproduce the issue after trying a bunch of different things. Perhaps someone else will chime in

Yannick

It also opens well on my latest RC