Re: Calling a pdf display through LiveCode, on a PC.
Hi from you-know-where, Bob Sneidar wrote : I believe LC has a command called launch ….. Bob, I have just fallen foul of the old saying : Can't see the wood for the trees, or even : Why use a simple solution when a complicated one will also do the job !. I got so used to building Applescript calls to Skim (Especially to pass Scale, Page No., etc.), that I never even considered a simple route ….:( Thanks for bringing me back to earth with a bump ! Sigh !! - Progress is just a series of monumental f**k-ups ! Best Regards -Francis ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Calling a pdf display through LiveCode, on a PC.
Hey, if the retro thrusters fired on re-entry, then everyone's happy! :-) Bob On Oct 9, 2012, at 8:57 AM, Francis Nugent Dixon wrote: I got so used to building Applescript calls to Skim (Especially to pass Scale, Page No., etc.), that I never even considered a simple route ….:( Thanks for bringing me back to earth with a bump ! ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Calling a pdf display through LiveCode, on a PC.
On Sun, Oct 7, 2012 at 2:45 AM, Richmond richmondmathew...@gmail.com wrote: Possibly there is an open-source 'something' for PDF around and about that can be leveraged with Livecode: ghostscript and ps2pdf are a possibility. Unfortunately, on mac, you seem to need to install macports first, which makes this a non-starter for a commercial application -- Richard E. Hawkins, Esq. (702) 508-8462 ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Calling a pdf display through LiveCode, on a PC.
Hi from you know where, Thanks to all for the input. Unfortunately, I still don't have a solution. My PDF is a Family Tree exported from EazyDraw, but I can also export to jpg, png, etc. Maybe I will have to solve the problem this way. -Francis ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Calling a pdf display through LiveCode, on a PC.
Just curious, on a Mac running OS X can't you simply tell the Finder to open the file and have whatever app is the default app open it? Or do you need the annotation features that Skim gives you which something like Preview does not? I believe LC has a command called launch, that will open a document with the application you specify. So you probably do not need Applescript for this at all. Bob On Oct 6, 2012, at 1:00 PM, Francis Nugent Dixon wrote: Hi from Beautiful Brittany, I have a stack which displays a pdf file, by calling Skim through AppleScript. Skim has all the required AppleScript interfaces - a really great app. !! Unfortunately, it is limited to Mac OS X. I am looking for a PC app. which I can call with LiveCode. Adobe Reader doesn't do what I want. Of course, it has to be free ! Can anybody point me in the rignt direction ? Best Regards -Francis ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Calling a pdf display through LiveCode, on a PC.
Have you tried evince? I don't know about the command line options for calling it in Windows. Excellent reader. Peter Francis Nugent Dixon wrote Hi from you know where, Thanks to all for the input. Unfortunately, I still don't have a solution. My PDF is a Family Tree exported from EazyDraw, but I can also export to jpg, png, etc. Maybe I will have to solve the problem this way. -Francis ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@.runrev Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/Calling-a-pdf-display-through-LiveCode-on-a-PC-tp4655973p4656012.html Sent from the Revolution - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Calling a pdf display through LiveCode, on a PC.
On 10/06/2012 11:04 PM, Klaus on-rev wrote: Hi Francis, Am 06.10.2012 um 22:00 schrieb Francis Nugent Dixon effe...@wanadoo.fr: Hi from Beautiful Brittany, I have a stack which displays a pdf file, by calling Skim through AppleScript. Skim has all the required AppleScript interfaces - a really great app. !! Unfortunately, it is limited to Mac OS X. I am looking for a PC app. which I can call with LiveCode. Adobe Reader doesn't do what I want. Of course, it has to be free ! Can anybody point me in the rignt direction ? Try Foxit Reader: http://www.foxitsoftware.com/downloads/ And Foxit Reader has versions for Windows, Macintosh and Linux, so could be a truly cross-platform answer to PDF documents from Livecode. Best Regards -Francis Best Klaus -- Klaus Major http://www.major-k.de kl...@major.on-rev.com ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Calling a pdf display through LiveCode, on a PC.
sorry, I overlooked that you are looking for a scriptable application. Don't think that Foxit can be scripted. open process ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Calling a pdf display through LiveCode, on a PC.
On 10/07/2012 09:47 AM, Richmond wrote: sorry, I overlooked that you are looking for a scriptable application. Don't think that Foxit can be scripted. open process http://www.foxitsoftware.com/products/sdk/activex/ scriptable, integratable stuff . . . ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Calling a pdf display through LiveCode, on a PC.
Hi Richmond, Am 07.10.2012 um 08:50 schrieb Richmond richmondmathew...@gmail.com: On 10/07/2012 09:47 AM, Richmond wrote: sorry, I overlooked that you are looking for a scriptable application. Don't think that Foxit can be scripted. open process http://www.foxitsoftware.com/products/sdk/activex/ scriptable, integratable stuff . . . yep, but not free as it seems! Best Klaus -- Klaus Major http://www.major-k.de kl...@major.on-rev.com ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Calling a pdf display through LiveCode, on a PC.
On 10/07/2012 12:38 PM, Klaus on-rev wrote: Hi Richmond, Am 07.10.2012 um 08:50 schrieb Richmond richmondmathew...@gmail.com: On 10/07/2012 09:47 AM, Richmond wrote: sorry, I overlooked that you are looking for a scriptable application. Don't think that Foxit can be scripted. open process http://www.foxitsoftware.com/products/sdk/activex/ scriptable, integratable stuff . . . yep, but not free as it seems! Yes, I also found out about the 30-day trial :( Possibly there is an open-source 'something' for PDF around and about that can be leveraged with Livecode: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_PDF_software Best Klaus -- Klaus Major http://www.major-k.de kl...@major.on-rev.com ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Calling a pdf display through LiveCode, on a PC.
Hi Francis, Am 06.10.2012 um 22:00 schrieb Francis Nugent Dixon effe...@wanadoo.fr: Hi from Beautiful Brittany, I have a stack which displays a pdf file, by calling Skim through AppleScript. Skim has all the required AppleScript interfaces - a really great app. !! Unfortunately, it is limited to Mac OS X. I am looking for a PC app. which I can call with LiveCode. Adobe Reader doesn't do what I want. Of course, it has to be free ! Can anybody point me in the rignt direction ? Try Foxit Reader: http://www.foxitsoftware.com/downloads/ Best Regards -Francis Best Klaus -- Klaus Major http://www.major-k.de kl...@major.on-rev.com ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Calling a pdf display through LiveCode, on a PC.
Hi Francis, Am 06.10.2012 um 22:04 schrieb Klaus on-rev kl...@major.on-rev.com: Hi Francis, Am 06.10.2012 um 22:00 schrieb Francis Nugent Dixon effe...@wanadoo.fr: Hi from Beautiful Brittany, I have a stack which displays a pdf file, by calling Skim through AppleScript. Skim has all the required AppleScript interfaces - a really great app. !! Unfortunately, it is limited to Mac OS X. I am looking for a PC app. which I can call with LiveCode. Adobe Reader doesn't do what I want. Of course, it has to be free ! Can anybody point me in the rignt direction ? Try Foxit Reader: http://www.foxitsoftware.com/downloads/ sorry, I overlooked that you are looking for a scriptable application. Don't think that Foxit can be scripted. Best Klaus -- Klaus Major http://www.major-k.de kl...@major.on-rev.com ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
