Re: pdf viewer with ruler for linux

[Wolfgang Engelmann]

On Sunday 25 September 2011 13:48:01 Csikos Bela 
wrote:
 Sebastian Krämer m...@kraymer.de írta:
 On Fri, 2011-09-23 at 21:50 +0200, Csikos
 Bela wrote: Is there a pdf viewer for linux
 which has rulers (horizontal
 
  and  vertical)?
 
 I wouldn't call it a pdf viewer but Gimp can
 open pdfs as graphics. It should have a
 ruler. (I've never used one with gimp, so I
 can't say for sure)
 
 Thanks.
 Yes, pdfs can be opened in GIMP and GIMP has
 ruler. But this method has inconveniences:
 1. The document has to be opened as one page at
 a time. 2. The screen/ruler has to be
 calibrated, and even if it is done the ruler
 gives only accurate results when the document
 is viewed at 100% magnification. If zoomed up
 or down, the valuse are not useful.
 
 However since the dimensions of a pdf page is
 known, it would not be very difficult to draw
 a ruler in the pdf viewer, I guess. I queried
 google but could not find a viewer with
 rulers. I do not understand why it is not
 implemented in any of the viewers.
 
 Thanks once more for your suggestion.
 
 bcsikos

Under kde (linux) there is a kruler prg which 
produces a ruler. You can move it around, change 
orientation, scale etc
Wolfgang

Re: pdf viewer with ruler for linux

[Liviu Andronic]

2011/9/26 Wolfgang Engelmann engelm...@uni-tuebingen.de:
 Under kde (linux) there is a kruler prg which
 produces a ruler. You can move it around, change
 orientation, scale etc

And apparently it has a handful of alternatives [1].
Liviu

[1] http://alternativeto.net/software/kruler/

Re: pdf viewer with ruler for linux

[Guenter Milde]

On 2011-09-25, Csikos Bela wrote:
 Sebastian Krämer m...@kraymer.de írta:
On Fri, 2011-09-23 at 21:50 +0200, Csikos Bela wrote:
Is there a pdf viewer for linux which has rulers (horizontal
 and  vertical)?

I wouldn't call it a pdf viewer but Gimp can open pdfs as graphics. It
should have a ruler. (I've never used one with gimp, so I can't say for
sure)

I'd prefer Inkscape over Gimp.

 But this method has inconveniences:
 1. The document has to be opened as one page at a time.

Still true

 2. The screen/ruler has to be calibrated, and even if it is done the
ruler gives only accurate results when the document is viewed at
100% magnification.

This is not a problem in Inkscape as the content is in scalable vector
format, there are real units and content and rulers scale
synchroneously when magnifiying.

 I do not understand why it is not implemented in any of the viewers.

Nor do I.


Günter

Re: pdf viewer with ruler for linux

[Wolfgang Engelmann]

On Sunday 25 September 2011 13:48:01 Csikos Bela 
wrote:
 Sebastian Krämer m...@kraymer.de írta:
 On Fri, 2011-09-23 at 21:50 +0200, Csikos
 Bela wrote: Is there a pdf viewer for linux
 which has rulers (horizontal
 
  and  vertical)?
 
 I wouldn't call it a pdf viewer but Gimp can
 open pdfs as graphics. It should have a
 ruler. (I've never used one with gimp, so I
 can't say for sure)
 
 Thanks.
 Yes, pdfs can be opened in GIMP and GIMP has
 ruler. But this method has inconveniences:
 1. The document has to be opened as one page at
 a time. 2. The screen/ruler has to be
 calibrated, and even if it is done the ruler
 gives only accurate results when the document
 is viewed at 100% magnification. If zoomed up
 or down, the valuse are not useful.
 
 However since the dimensions of a pdf page is
 known, it would not be very difficult to draw
 a ruler in the pdf viewer, I guess. I queried
 google but could not find a viewer with
 rulers. I do not understand why it is not
 implemented in any of the viewers.
 
 Thanks once more for your suggestion.
 
 bcsikos

Under kde (linux) there is a kruler prg which 
produces a ruler. You can move it around, change 
orientation, scale etc
Wolfgang

Re: pdf viewer with ruler for linux

[Liviu Andronic]

2011/9/26 Wolfgang Engelmann engelm...@uni-tuebingen.de:
 Under kde (linux) there is a kruler prg which
 produces a ruler. You can move it around, change
 orientation, scale etc

And apparently it has a handful of alternatives [1].
Liviu

[1] http://alternativeto.net/software/kruler/

Re: pdf viewer with ruler for linux

[Guenter Milde]

On 2011-09-25, Csikos Bela wrote:
 Sebastian Krämer m...@kraymer.de írta:
On Fri, 2011-09-23 at 21:50 +0200, Csikos Bela wrote:
Is there a pdf viewer for linux which has rulers (horizontal
 and  vertical)?

I wouldn't call it a pdf viewer but Gimp can open pdfs as graphics. It
should have a ruler. (I've never used one with gimp, so I can't say for
sure)

I'd prefer Inkscape over Gimp.

 But this method has inconveniences:
 1. The document has to be opened as one page at a time.

Still true

 2. The screen/ruler has to be calibrated, and even if it is done the
ruler gives only accurate results when the document is viewed at
100% magnification.

This is not a problem in Inkscape as the content is in scalable vector
format, there are real units and content and rulers scale
synchroneously when magnifiying.

 I do not understand why it is not implemented in any of the viewers.

Nor do I.


Günter

Re: pdf viewer with ruler for linux

[Wolfgang Engelmann]

On Sunday 25 September 2011 13:48:01 Csikos Bela 
wrote:
> "Sebastian Krämer"  írta:
> >>On Fri, 2011-09-23 at 21:50 +0200, Csikos
> >>Bela wrote: Is there a pdf viewer for linux
> >>which has rulers (horizontal
> >>
> >> and  vertical)?
> >
> >I wouldn't call it a pdf viewer but Gimp can
> >open pdfs as graphics. It should have a
> >ruler. (I've never used one with gimp, so I
> >can't say for sure)
> 
> Thanks.
> Yes, pdfs can be opened in GIMP and GIMP has
> ruler. But this method has inconveniences:
> 1. The document has to be opened as one page at
> a time. 2. The screen/ruler has to be
> calibrated, and even if it is done the ruler
> gives only accurate results when the document
> is viewed at 100% magnification. If zoomed up
> or down, the valuse are not useful.
> 
> However since the dimensions of a pdf page is
> known, it would not be very difficult to draw
> a ruler in the pdf viewer, I guess. I queried
> google but could not find a viewer with
> rulers. I do not understand why it is not
> implemented in any of the viewers.
> 
> Thanks once more for your suggestion.
> 
> bcsikos

Under kde (linux) there is a kruler prg which 
produces a ruler. You can move it around, change 
orientation, scale etc
Wolfgang

Re: pdf viewer with ruler for linux

[Liviu Andronic]

2011/9/26 Wolfgang Engelmann :
> Under kde (linux) there is a kruler prg which
> produces a ruler. You can move it around, change
> orientation, scale etc
>
And apparently it has a handful of alternatives [1].
Liviu

[1] http://alternativeto.net/software/kruler/

Re: pdf viewer with ruler for linux

[Guenter Milde]

On 2011-09-25, Csikos Bela wrote:
> "Sebastian Krämer"  írta:
>>>On Fri, 2011-09-23 at 21:50 +0200, Csikos Bela wrote:
>>>Is there a pdf viewer for linux which has rulers (horizontal
>>> and  vertical)?

>>I wouldn't call it a pdf viewer but Gimp can open pdfs as graphics. It
>>should have a ruler. (I've never used one with gimp, so I can't say for
>>sure)

I'd prefer Inkscape over Gimp.

> But this method has inconveniences:
> 1. The document has to be opened as one page at a time.

Still true

> 2. The screen/ruler has to be calibrated, and even if it is done the
>ruler gives only accurate results when the document is viewed at
>100% magnification.

This is not a problem in Inkscape as the content is in scalable vector
format, there are "real" units and content and rulers scale
synchroneously when magnifiying.

> I do not understand why it is not implemented in any of the viewers.

Nor do I.


Günter

Re: pdf viewer with ruler for linux

[Csikos Bela]

Sebastian Krämer m...@kraymer.de írta:

On Fri, 2011-09-23 at 21:50 +0200, Csikos Bela wrote:
Is there a pdf viewer for linux which has rulers (horizontal
 and  vertical)?

I wouldn't call it a pdf viewer but Gimp can open pdfs as graphics. It
should have a ruler. (I've never used one with gimp, so I can't say for
sure)

Thanks.
Yes, pdfs can be opened in GIMP and GIMP has ruler.
But this method has inconveniences:
1. The document has to be opened as one page at a time.
2. The screen/ruler has to be calibrated, and even if it is done the ruler 
gives only accurate results when the document is viewed at 100% magnification.
If zoomed up or down, the valuse are not useful.

However since the dimensions of a pdf page is known, it would not be very 
difficult to draw a ruler in the pdf viewer, I guess. I queried google but could
not find a viewer with rulers. I do not understand why it is not implemented in 
any of the viewers.

Thanks once more for your suggestion.

bcsikos

Re: pdf viewer with ruler for linux

[Csikos Bela]

Sebastian Krämer m...@kraymer.de írta:

On Fri, 2011-09-23 at 21:50 +0200, Csikos Bela wrote:
Is there a pdf viewer for linux which has rulers (horizontal
 and  vertical)?

I wouldn't call it a pdf viewer but Gimp can open pdfs as graphics. It
should have a ruler. (I've never used one with gimp, so I can't say for
sure)

Thanks.
Yes, pdfs can be opened in GIMP and GIMP has ruler.
But this method has inconveniences:
1. The document has to be opened as one page at a time.
2. The screen/ruler has to be calibrated, and even if it is done the ruler 
gives only accurate results when the document is viewed at 100% magnification.
If zoomed up or down, the valuse are not useful.

However since the dimensions of a pdf page is known, it would not be very 
difficult to draw a ruler in the pdf viewer, I guess. I queried google but could
not find a viewer with rulers. I do not understand why it is not implemented in 
any of the viewers.

Thanks once more for your suggestion.

bcsikos

Re: pdf viewer with ruler for linux

[Csikos Bela]

"Sebastian Krämer"  írta:

>>On Fri, 2011-09-23 at 21:50 +0200, Csikos Bela wrote:
>>Is there a pdf viewer for linux which has rulers (horizontal
>> and  vertical)?
>
>I wouldn't call it a pdf viewer but Gimp can open pdfs as graphics. It
>should have a ruler. (I've never used one with gimp, so I can't say for
>sure)

Thanks.
Yes, pdfs can be opened in GIMP and GIMP has ruler.
But this method has inconveniences:
1. The document has to be opened as one page at a time.
2. The screen/ruler has to be calibrated, and even if it is done the ruler 
gives only accurate results when the document is viewed at 100% magnification.
If zoomed up or down, the valuse are not useful.

However since the dimensions of a pdf page is known, it would not be very 
difficult to draw a ruler in the pdf viewer, I guess. I queried google but could
not find a viewer with rulers. I do not understand why it is not implemented in 
any of the viewers.

Thanks once more for your suggestion.

bcsikos

Re: pdf viewer with ruler for linux

[Sebastian Krämer]

On Fri, 2011-09-23 at 21:50 +0200, Csikos Bela wrote:
 Is there a pdf viewer for linux which has rulers (horizontal
 and  vertical)?

I wouldn't call it a pdf viewer but Gimp can open pdfs as graphics. It
should have a ruler. (I've never used one with gimp, so I can't say for
sure)

HTH,

Sebastian

Re: pdf viewer with ruler for linux

[Påvel Nicklasson]

2011/9/23 Csikos Bela bcsikos...@freemail.hu

 Hello:

 This is not a lyx specific question but I think this forum
 is the best to ask it.

 Is there a pdf viewer for linux which has rulers (horizontal
 and  vertical)?

 Would be good to be able to see length units when
 creating pdf documents.

 Thanks,

 bcsikos


Perhaps you could use a screenruler. Search for it in your package manager,
there should be some options.

Re: pdf viewer with ruler for linux

[Sebastian Krämer]

On Fri, 2011-09-23 at 21:50 +0200, Csikos Bela wrote:
 Is there a pdf viewer for linux which has rulers (horizontal
 and  vertical)?

I wouldn't call it a pdf viewer but Gimp can open pdfs as graphics. It
should have a ruler. (I've never used one with gimp, so I can't say for
sure)

HTH,

Sebastian

Re: pdf viewer with ruler for linux

[Påvel Nicklasson]

2011/9/23 Csikos Bela bcsikos...@freemail.hu

 Hello:

 This is not a lyx specific question but I think this forum
 is the best to ask it.

 Is there a pdf viewer for linux which has rulers (horizontal
 and  vertical)?

 Would be good to be able to see length units when
 creating pdf documents.

 Thanks,

 bcsikos


Perhaps you could use a screenruler. Search for it in your package manager,
there should be some options.

Re: pdf viewer with ruler for linux

[Sebastian Krämer]

On Fri, 2011-09-23 at 21:50 +0200, Csikos Bela wrote:
> Is there a pdf viewer for linux which has rulers (horizontal
> and  vertical)?

I wouldn't call it a pdf viewer but Gimp can open pdfs as graphics. It
should have a ruler. (I've never used one with gimp, so I can't say for
sure)

HTH,

Sebastian

Re: pdf viewer with ruler for linux

[Påvel Nicklasson]

2011/9/23 Csikos Bela 

> Hello:
>
> This is not a lyx specific question but I think this forum
> is the best to ask it.
>
> Is there a pdf viewer for linux which has rulers (horizontal
> and  vertical)?
>
> Would be good to be able to see length units when
> creating pdf documents.
>
> Thanks,
>
> bcsikos
>

Perhaps you could use a screenruler. Search for it in your package manager,
there should be some options.