NUKnightLab / NUKnightLab/TimelineJS3

pdfs do not render well on mobile

Open
#619 0 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

Nobody has claimed this yet.

Browser Bug: Mobile Bug
Dominant language
JavaScript
Stars
3.2k
Forks
645
PR merge metrics
No merged PRs in 30d

Description

visually, pdf layouts appear to be inconsistent on mobile compared to images, variously crowding out the text, or only partially appearing in the layout.

Additionally, all interactivity with the pdf seems non-functioning.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reproducing the PDF layout and interaction problems on a mobile viewport, comparing them with image rendering. Identify the relevant rendering entry point and tests from the repository, then verify that PDFs fit the layout consistently and that their interactions work on mobile.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend, mobile
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.