Matthais, I'm using xpdf, and I have a couple repos with it working. https://github.com/macMikey/xpdf https://github.com/macMikey/scanhammer
On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 3:50 PM Matthias Rebbe via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Thanks Paul, > > for whatever reason it still does not work. I´ve found a sample stack > XPDF.livecode in the Livecode bundle in > LiveCode Business 9.0.4 (rc 2).app/Contents/Tools/Ext/XPDF-1.0.31 > > The sample stack works, so it´s my code and i might be missing something. > Unfortunately the script of the sample stack is very detailed, but anyway > it´s working and i just have to dig through the sample script to see how it > is correctly done. > > Regards, > > Matthias Rebbe > > > Am 03.05.2019 um 19:50 schrieb Paul Dupuis via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>: > > > > I looked at my working code. > > > > Every where I set the rect, I do so by: > > > > XPDFViewer_Set "pdfViewer","RECT", rect of grc "pdfRect" of grp > "pdfViewer" of me > > > > where the graphic "pdfRect is a rectangle that is used to to map the > area the pdf viewer appears in. > > > > Try creating a graphic called whatever you want. Set the rect of it to > 100,100,500,500 and then > > > > XPDFViewer_Set "pdfviewer", "rect", rect of graphic <whateverUcalledIt> > > > > > > > > > > On 5/3/2019 1:39 PM, Matthias Rebbe via use-livecode wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> i am using the following script to open a selected PDF file in the xpdf > viewer, but i am not successful. > >> > >> answer file "PDF..." > >> > >> if it is empty then exit top > >> > >> put it into tFilename > >> > >> XPDFViewer_Open "pdfviewer", the windowID of this stack > >> > >> XPDFViewer_Set "pdfviewer", "filename",tFilename > >> > >> XPDFViewer_Set "pdfviewer", "rect", (100,100,500,500) > >> > >> XPDFViewer_Set "pdfviewer", "visible", TRUE > >> > >> put xpdfviewer_Get("pdfviewer","rect") > >> > >> > >> The PDF viewer does not show up and the function pxdfviewer_get gives > 0,0,0,0 back for the rect. > >> > >> Is there something wrong with my script? > >> Or does anyone have working sample stack? > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >> Matthias Rebbe > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 -- On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth On the second day, God created the oceans. On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours, and did a little diving. And God said, "This is good." _______________________________________________ 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