Re: xpdf zoom-in/out ("-"/"+") doesn't work after "z"/"w"
David Stacey tiscali.co.uk> writes: >On 19/09/15 13:10, Ken Brown wrote: >> In the context of the manual entry, it's not obvious that the >> program author(s) intended zoom factors of 'page' and 'width' to be >> subject to incrementing/decrementing. >> >> I get the same impression from looking at the zoom box at the >> bottom of the screen: The choices are 400%, 200%, ..., 12.5%, "fit >> page", and "fit width". So it seems quite possible that the >> program is behaving as designed. There's also no reason to think >> that this is a bug in the Cygwin implementation of xpdf, unless the >> OP finds that it behaves differently on other systems. > > I've just tried this on Fedora 22, and xpdf behaves exactly as the > OP described. > > I believe Cygwin's xpdf is behaving as intended. Shucks. OK. It's not the behaviour that *I* consider to be a natural, but then again, I don't write and contribute freeware. I just benefit from using it. Thanks to all that replied and investigated. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/
Re: xpdf zoom-in/out ("-"/"+") doesn't work after "z"/"w"
On 19/09/15 13:10, Ken Brown wrote: On 9/19/2015 1:24 AM, Csaba Raduly wrote: On Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 10:37 PM, Ken Brown wrote: On 9/17/2015 1:08 AM, Paul wrote: After I press "z" to fit the page to the window, or "w" to fit the page width within the window, I'm finding that "-" & "+" is unresponsive. I can get it responding again by first pression "0" to zoom to 125%, but I really hope that this is not necessary. Is anyone else experiencing this? I didn't use xpdf on this computer before, and just loaded the package tonight. I can confirm this, but I'm not convinced it's a bug. 'man xpdf' says: 0 Set the zoom factor to 125%. + Zoom in (increment the zoom factor by 1). - Zoom out (decrement the zoom factor by 1). z Set the zoom factor to 'page' (fit page to window). w Set the zoom factor to 'width' (fit page width to window). If the zoom factor is 'page' or 'width', what would it mean to increment or decrement the zoom factor by 1? One more/less than the zoom factor needed to achieve "fit page" or "fit width". Sorry, I wasn't clear. In the context of the manual entry, it's not obvious that the program author(s) intended zoom factors of 'page' and 'width' to be subject to incrementing/decrementing. I get the same impression from looking at the zoom box at the bottom of the screen: The choices are 400%, 200%, ..., 12.5%, "fit page", and "fit width". So it seems quite possible that the program is behaving as designed. There's also no reason to think that this is a bug in the Cygwin implementation of xpdf, unless the OP finds that it behaves differently on other systems. I've just tried this on Fedora 22, and xpdf behaves exactly as the OP described. I believe Cygwin's xpdf is behaving as intended. Dave. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/
Re: xpdf zoom-in/out ("-"/"+") doesn't work after "z"/"w"
On 9/19/2015 1:24 AM, Csaba Raduly wrote: On Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 10:37 PM, Ken Brown wrote: On 9/17/2015 1:08 AM, Paul wrote: After I press "z" to fit the page to the window, or "w" to fit the page width within the window, I'm finding that "-" & "+" is unresponsive. I can get it responding again by first pression "0" to zoom to 125%, but I really hope that this is not necessary. Is anyone else experiencing this? I didn't use xpdf on this computer before, and just loaded the package tonight. I can confirm this, but I'm not convinced it's a bug. 'man xpdf' says: 0 Set the zoom factor to 125%. + Zoom in (increment the zoom factor by 1). - Zoom out (decrement the zoom factor by 1). z Set the zoom factor to 'page' (fit page to window). w Set the zoom factor to 'width' (fit page width to window). If the zoom factor is 'page' or 'width', what would it mean to increment or decrement the zoom factor by 1? One more/less than the zoom factor needed to achieve "fit page" or "fit width". Sorry, I wasn't clear. In the context of the manual entry, it's not obvious that the program author(s) intended zoom factors of 'page' and 'width' to be subject to incrementing/decrementing. I get the same impression from looking at the zoom box at the bottom of the screen: The choices are 400%, 200%, ..., 12.5%, "fit page", and "fit width". So it seems quite possible that the program is behaving as designed. There's also no reason to think that this is a bug in the Cygwin implementation of xpdf, unless the OP finds that it behaves differently on other systems. Ken -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/
Re: xpdf zoom-in/out ("-"/"+") doesn't work after "z"/"w"
On 9/17/2015 1:08 AM, Paul wrote: After I press "z" to fit the page to the window, or "w" to fit the page width within the window, I'm finding that "-" & "+" is unresponsive. I can get it responding again by first pression "0" to zoom to 125%, but I really hope that this is not necessary. Is anyone else experiencing this? I didn't use xpdf on this computer before, and just loaded the package tonight. I can confirm this, but I'm not convinced it's a bug. 'man xpdf' says: 0 Set the zoom factor to 125%. + Zoom in (increment the zoom factor by 1). - Zoom out (decrement the zoom factor by 1). z Set the zoom factor to 'page' (fit page to window). w Set the zoom factor to 'width' (fit page width to window). If the zoom factor is 'page' or 'width', what would it mean to increment or decrement the zoom factor by 1? Ken P.S. The cygwin-xfree list is obsolete. You'll reach more people if you use the main cygwin list. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/
Re: xpdf zoom-in/out ("-"/"+") doesn't work after "z"/"w"
On Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 10:37 PM, Ken Brown wrote: > On 9/17/2015 1:08 AM, Paul wrote: >> >> After I press "z" to fit the page to the window, or "w" to fit the page >> width within the window, I'm finding that "-" & "+" is unresponsive. I >> can >> get it responding again by first pression "0" to zoom to 125%, but I >> really >> hope that this is not necessary. Is anyone else experiencing this? I >> didn't use xpdf on this computer before, and just loaded the package >> tonight. > > > I can confirm this, but I'm not convinced it's a bug. 'man xpdf' says: > >0 Set the zoom factor to 125%. > >+ Zoom in (increment the zoom factor by 1). > >- Zoom out (decrement the zoom factor by 1). > >z Set the zoom factor to 'page' (fit page to window). > >w Set the zoom factor to 'width' (fit page width to window). > > If the zoom factor is 'page' or 'width', what would it mean to increment or > decrement the zoom factor by 1? One more/less than the zoom factor needed to achieve "fit page" or "fit width". Csaba -- GCS a+ e++ d- C++ ULS$ L+$ !E- W++ P+++$ w++$ tv+ b++ DI D++ 5++ The Tao of math: The numbers you can count are not the real numbers. Life is complex, with real and imaginary parts. "Ok, it boots. Which means it must be bug-free and perfect. " -- Linus Torvalds "People disagree with me. I just ignore them." -- Linus Torvalds -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/
