Missing option to allow access to file URLs in PDFJS #1372
Labels
browser-laptop-parity
extension/PDFJS
feature/global-settings
Settings at browser level independent of shields settings
priority/P2
A bad problem. We might uplift this to the next planned release.
QA Pass-Linux
QA Pass-macOS
QA Pass-Win64
QA/Yes
Milestone
Description
In Brave Beta/Dev, the PDFJS config options are incomplete. In the "Details" section of the extension, the option to "Allow access to file URLs" option is missing. Setting this allows the browser to find/display pdf files stored locally in-browser.
When testing this on Chrome, navigating to the details section shows this option here:
Without this option available, all locally stored pdf files display in browser like so:
Steps to Reproduce
N/A
Actual result:
N/A
Expected result:
N/A
Reproduces how often:
Always
Brave version (chrome://version info)
Version 0.55.10 Chromium: 70.0.3538.22 (Official Build) beta (64-bit)
Reproducible on current release:
Website problems only:
Additional Information
One (of many) user report of this behavior:
https://www.reddit.com/r/brave_browser/comments/9jghrb/brave_beta_now_available/e6zelyo/?context=3&utm_content=context&utm_medium=message&utm_source=reddit&utm_name=frontpage
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