box / box/viewer.js

Detect when IE fonts are disabled and disable text layer

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enhancement
Dominant language
JavaScript
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Forks
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Description

Internet Options -> Security -> Custom Level... -> Font download (disable)

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue in Internet Explorer with Internet Options → Security → Custom Level → Font download disabled, then locate the viewer's text-layer initialization path. Done means the viewer detects the disabled-font condition and disables the text layer without breaking document viewing.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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