On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 6:13 PM, Jerry <lancebo...@qwest.net> wrote: > > On Apr 3, 2014, at 1:53 PM, Scott Kostyshak <skost...@lyx.org> wrote: > >> On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 4:17 PM, Liviu Andronic <landronim...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> One idea would be to use a commandline utility that allows copying >>> image files to the clipboard, and create a new converter from >>> PDF(cropped) towards this utility. But so far I couldn't find anything >>> for Linux, let alone cross-platform. Otherwise, I'm wondering if we >>> have an LFUN that would provide this functionality. But I'm not sure >>> how exactly that could work. >> >> Good idea Liviu. I recommend CopyQ if you want to implement this. It >> works great on Linux, supposedly works on Windows, and support is >> experimental on OS X 10.9+. The author of CopyQ is extremely >> responsive to features and bug reports (he implemented a feature that >> I'm pretty sure only I use, just for me). This is one of the best >> clipboard managers out there (although note the focus is on features >> over lightweight) but it is not well known. >> >> To put an image on the clipboard, you can do e.g. >> copyq write image/svg - < image.svg >> >> For more info, see >> https://github.com/hluk/CopyQ >> >> To install, I believe it's a simple >> cmake . >> make >> sudo make install >> >> First you must have dependencies. See the INSTALL file for explicit >> instructions for which packages you need for Ubuntu. Let me know if >> you want help with anything. >> >> Best, >> >> Scott > > Interesting solution, looks a bit bloaty as noted by Scott. Also, support for > OS X is a little concerning, at 10.9+. I wonder if there is a concrete reason > for this limitation or perhaps it's due to the developer's lack of access to > other versions. Also, the web site states, "To compile and run the > application you'll need the latest stable version of Qt library (there is > also experimental support for Qt 5). To compile on OS X, you will need at > least Qt 5.2." > > Dumb question: if Qt 5.2 is required to compile on OS X, is it required to > run?
Yes, unless I guess it is compiled statically with the libraries. But you should ask Lukáš. Send him an email or join co...@googlegroups.com and post there. Scott
