On 9/29/06, Abdelrazak Younes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Helge Hafting wrote:
> Ozgur Ugras BARAN wrote:
>> Yes, indeed. And also kdvi..
>>
>> But I have another idea. Why don't we build a kde4 frontend and use
> Can't see anything wrong with that - if you can find someone willing
> to do the work of making and maintaining it.
well.. for lyx 1.7 I can :).
>> okular as embedded viewer. From usability point of view, I am not very
>> happy about xdvi windows popping around my desktop.
> Pop it up once - position it, and use update->dvi from then on.
this is exactly my point.. pop-it-once = ctrl+d ... update-it ctrl+shift+D...
this is not intiutive. if you have just forgot about you have already
previewed, then you intutively press ctrl-d. if you minimized the viewer, you
should search it in the taskbar and pop it back.. if you accidentally closed
the xdvi window and you press ctrl-shift-D then nothing happens..
menu is another disaster. to update the and view the pdf: select view-> select update -> select from multiple versions of pdf..
>
> How would you want to use an embedded viewer? If it appears in the
> same window then it prevents editing while viewing. And if it appears
> in a separate window - no difference from the external app case.
this doesn't matter.. anyhow, while you're compiling, you can't edit. So, no difference here for same window approach. The separate window is also possible (though not my choice), but this time we have the control over the behavior of the viewer. Moreover, it is possible to split window as mr. Younes says.
horizontally splited window updated as you type? That would be a killer
feature!
why not?? we can have a look at whizzytex for this purpose.. that is exactly
what they are doing over emacs.. But, performance maybe the issue here. (No, I
am not using whizzytex extensively! I am a lyx guy.. :) )
Abdel.
I will try to create a mockup screen when I have time..
ugras
