iPad Frame scroll issue

Question

I am trying to display a PDF in an iframe..So there are 2 frames and the bottom frame has the pdf. It is coded as;

<frame src="ebook.pdf" title="Content Frame" name="content" id="content" frameborder="0" border="0" noresize scrolling="yes" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" noresizescrolling="AUTO" framespacing="0" />

For some reason, I am unable to scroll through the PDF in iPad Safari...More specifically within the iframe..

Is this a PDF issue or is it an iframe issue?

I have tried the using the instead of frame..Still does not work..

Please help. Thank you.

Possible duplicate [IFRAMEs and the Safari on the iPad, how can the user scroll the content?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4599153/iframes-and-the-safari-on-the-ipad-how-can-the-user-scroll-the-content) — Vik David, Apr 25 '11 at 14:32
Yes, I saw the link..But it does not provide any help. I am still looking for a solution. Thank you. — copenndthagen, Apr 25 '11 at 16:53
No. I have an iPad and can't scroll certain internal frames on websites. — Vik David, Apr 25 '11 at 18:26

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Oct 27 '12 at 12:33

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When you insert the <iframe> into a <div> with height specification and set overflow-y to scroll (maybe auto i did'nt try) you can scroll using two fingers on iPad. It has no effect on pc browsers.

edited Oct 27 '12 at 12:33

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answered Apr 06 '12 at 19:32

fanThomas

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It works, but mess up on pc/crome - double scrolling. But that's an easy fix, and it actually works, slow, but works on the !"#¤ ipad. – Teson Mar 08 '13 at 10:15

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Sep 28 '17 at 14:58

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Heres a link to an iframe that doesnt scroll on the ipad:

I have to redesign all my pages in iWeb now since the iPad won't scroll iFrames made with iWeb on my iPad. I get quite a few hits from people using iOS.

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answered Aug 15 '11 at 01:20

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So how r u going to redesign? – copenndthagen Aug 16 '11 at 10:53

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 23 '12 at 19:39

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Use (iOS App) Opera Mini browser instead, when clicking on a pdf in Opera Mini it induces Safari to open the PDF in a non-frame mode. Weird I know but it works.

answered Aug 23 '12 at 19:39

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User is asking about how to prevent that behavior on his website, not just for himself. – Andrew Barber Aug 23 '12 at 19:57

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 25 '11 at 09:08

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Scrolling within frames is a tricky UX thing with the iPad -- try scrolling with two fingers. I don't know about PDFs, but that's how scrolling is done for other frames in Safari.

answered Apr 25 '11 at 09:08

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I tried scrolling with 2 fingers..still does not scroll or go to the next page... – copenndthagen Apr 25 '11 at 09:38
Just to add, I can scroll through the pdf if I hit the complete PDF URL directly in Safari..However the pdf is actually displayed within an iframe in my app and I cannot scroll through that in the iframe.. – copenndthagen Apr 25 '11 at 10:25
If you give a link to the full page with code, maybe someone can help. But, if the duplicate question link or my answer didn't help, you might be out of luck – jnpdx Apr 26 '11 at 22:34
You can checkout the page on http://ipad.atwebpages.com/test.html Again Works fine on desktop...does not scroll on iPad.. – copenndthagen Apr 27 '11 at 06:35
@testndtv if jn_pdx's answer didn't help you, why did you accept it? I have the same problem and I would like to have an answer too... – Maxbester Aug 20 '13 at 06:27

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