PDFPageElement: controls property

Value

A boolean value: the effective one, also when the page inherits it.

The attribute is multi-homed: when the page has none, it follows its <pdf-file>, then the WebPDF <script>. Reading the property gives the effective value, its own or inherited.

Setting false writes controls=-, which turns the controls off even when the file or the <script> has them; setting null removes the attribute, so the page inherits again. The getter is false whenever -=controls (see off) applies anywhere up the chain.

A page with controls can be focused (click it or press Tab) and then takes keys; it shows a bar when the mouse is over it or when you tap it, and it turns pages on a swipe. PDFElement.toolbar places its bar, and PDFElement.controlsList chooses which of these it gets.

Examples

A viewer in one element

Click the page, then try ← →, Q E or F, or hover it for the bar.

HTML

<pdf-file id=f src=//pdf.ist/web.pdf></pdf-file>
<pdf-page of=f controls scale=0.5></pdf-page>

Result

Specifications

Not part of any specification. <pdf-file> and <pdf-page> are autonomous custom elements defined by WebPDF.pro.

Browser compatibility

See also

• Viewer controls
• PDFElement.toolbar
• PDFElement.controlsList
• PDFFileElement.controls