k3davis

See this post on changing the background color. Natively in the most recent version, it only supports gray (the default) and black (experimentally).

http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-google-doc-embedder-color-of-background

Let me know if this isn’t clear and I can help you with a specific background issue.

As to removing the toolbar completely, this is not yet supported. I’m planning to include more full theme features in v2.5 that may permit this, but I have not tried that particular idea yet…

Kevin

Prosenjeet,

Check the source code for an error in the comments where you’re calling the shortcode. Alternately you can edit the setting “Display error messages inline (not hidden)” Under Advanced Options > Plugin Behavior to see the error directly on the page.

Failing that you can use the support link in your plugin list to send me details of the shortcode you’re using, then I can offer more help.

Kevin

I’m unable to load that page.

I’m guessing this is not possible because more than likely the document is being converted into an image for display in the viewer, which means frozen rows are not really relevant (no way to scroll/pan within only part of an image). Happy to confirm this if I can see that page in the future.

GDE doesn’t use Google Docs to display your files – this is a common misconception. It uses the Google Docs Viewer to embed standalone files (from outside Google Docs). See Notes.

As such the files you embed using GDE are not “private” though you can prevent them from being searchable in Google using normal means (robots.txt file being most common).

To embed files using GDE and keep the files otherwise as “private” as possible, here is a suggested workflow (adapt to your needs):

1. Upload the supported file(s) to a folder on your web site.
2. Exclude that folder from search engine indexing (usually by robots.txt file).
3. Use the Enhanced Viewer option in GDE to hide the “full screen” button from the viewer toolbar. (This blocks the full screen view which includes an obvious “download” button. You may also wish to disable the download link the plugin inserts by default, either globally in GDE Settings or individually by adding to the shortcode save="0".)
4. Use the “Mask URL” option (Download Link Options > Link Behavior) to obscure the true path to the file.

Note that a savvy user can bypass these restrictions without a lot of difficulty. There is no way at present to embed a truly private document using the Google Docs Viewer, therefore the plugin does not support this right now.

I hope this helps.

Kevin

If I could get a few things, I would try to recreate the problem:

1) A document that doesn’t work

2) The complete shortcode you’re using

3) What version of IE

I would try to reproduce this. But as it is, I’ve tested it with IE7 and IE8 on machines I have lying around without issue, and I have only received one or two indications that anyone has a consistent problem with it on those browsers.

I’ve heard some (rare) mention of problems with IE 7 or 8, but have never been able to reproduce the problems myself nor has anyone who’s reported them ever followed through in showing me the issue. Do you have any examples of documents that don’t load under IE 7 or 8? I’ll be glad to investigate further if any information is available.

Hi,

I can confirm that PSD is currently broken in the Google Docs Viewer tool, which my plugin embeds. PSDs continue to display correctly in the viewer if opened from Gmail or Google Docs, so this is an issue with the standalone code.

I’m already seeking a solution to this problem with Office XML formats and have added this to my request, but so far nobody at Google cares to support their product. 🙁 Hopefully I will be able to give you an answer soon.

Possible temporary solution: output the PSD to PDF first.

Please save your document in one of the supported formats. Google Docs API calls aren’t valid as this is an external service using Google Viewer.

See the FAQ, “Does it work with files saved in Google Docs?”