>>>>> "Lars" == Lars Clausen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Lars> On Thu, 25 Jul 2002, Basile STARYNKEVITCH wrote:
>> Dear All,
>>
>> is there a clean way to convert a DIA file to PNG in batch
>> mode?
>>
>> The obvious answer
>>
>> dia -e foo.png foo.dia
>>
>> does not suit me, because it does not work in batch mode.
>>
>> To run this command, you need an X11 display:
Lars> A batch processing option is on our wishlist. It has only
Lars> now become possible at all since Pango is now used for
Lars> rendering fonts. We haven't yet gotten to where we try to
Lars> avoid opening a display for conversions. But it shouldn't
Lars> be too difficult (I think). Please file us a bug report
Lars> about it, it's been asked for before.
Thanks for the quick reply.
For information, the following command works to run a Xvbf server to
bypass the bug:
startx "/usr/bin/env DISPLAY=:1 /usr/bin/dia -e $HOME/tmp/foo.png $HOME/tmp/foo.dia"
-- /usr/X11R6/bin/Xvfb :1 -once -nolisten tcp
I am filling a bug report now.
--
N.B. Any opinions expressed here are only mine, and not of my organization.
N.B. Les opinions exprimees ici me sont personnelles et n engagent pas le CEA.
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