Re: WSL keeps getting better, and it's because Microsoft is finally admitting where developers want to be

From	dillinger <dillinger@not.invalid>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.misc
Subject	Re: WSL keeps getting better, and it's because Microsoft is finally admitting where developers want to be
Date	2026-07-09 09:37 +0200
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On 09-07-2026 09:11, Carlos E. R. wrote:
> On 2026-07-09 01:12, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
>> On Wed, 8 Jul 2026 12:00:14 +0200, Carlos E. R. wrote:
>>
>>> On 2026-07-08 02:47, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, 7 Jul 2026 10:59:46 +0200, Carlos E. R. wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 2026-07-07 08:54, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> All that can be done from reverse-engineering the JavaScript.
>>>>>
>>>>> That's not something I will ever do.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have two practical solutions:
>>>>>
>>>>>     1) Use Windows
>>>>>     2) Pay someone to do it for me.
>>>>
>>>> I am sure there are others in the same boat as you. Why not pool
>>>> resources and sponsor someone to fix the problem in an open-source
>>>> way, once and for all?
>>>
>>> No, that will not happen. The Linux people will not create a PDF
>>> reader with Javascript support ...
>>
>> Who are these “Linux people” who are the gatekeepers to what you can
>> do on your own machine?
> 
> That's way out of what I can do.
> 

Apparently Qoppa Software's PDF Studio Viewer can handle js:

https://www.reddit.com/r/linux4noobs/comments/1aj4ty6/pdf_reader_with_js/

https://www.qoppa.com/pdfstudioviewer/

I haven't tested it, it may work for you.

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