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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Postscript preview widget
From:       Espen Sand <espen.sand () neo ! no>
Date:       1999-06-24 11:54:46
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Ok, I will wait then (there are plenty of other things to play with). I don't
know so much about this embedding tech yet, but is it then possible to "import"
just the display area, an them make the controls yourself (like "Print this
page" and "Jump to next page" etc)?


On tor, 24 jun 1999, Matthias Elter wrote:
>On Don, 24 Jun 1999, Espen Sand wrote:
>> Have anybody done some work on a postscript preview widget? I would like to have
>> one integrated into an application. I can use kghostview, gv, etc but I would
>> prefer to avoid launching another program. Besides, then the widget
>> could be configured to use the paper type, orientation, magnification etc as
>> selected by current print settings. This would simplify usage for the
>> "common" user.
>
>The best solution IMHO is to add a OpenParts interface to kghostview. I'm
>currently rewriting khelpcenter (use OpenParts) and I plan to hack a OpenPart
>and a Konqueror View interface into kghostview and kdvi, for ps,dvi viewing in
>khelpcenter and konqy.
>

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Espen Sand, Research Scientist 
Norsk Elektro Optikk A/S, http://www.neo.no   
+47 67 91 11 54 (+47 67 97 47 00)

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