On Apr 3, 2014, at 10:10 PM, Stephan Witt <st.w...@gmx.net> wrote: > Am 04.04.2014 um 00:13 schrieb Jerry <lancebo...@qwest.net>: > >> >> On Apr 3, 2014, at 1:53 PM, Scott Kostyshak <skost...@lyx.org> wrote: >> >>> On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 4:17 PM, Liviu Andronic <landronim...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> One idea would be to use a commandline utility that allows copying >>>> image files to the clipboard, and create a new converter from >>>> PDF(cropped) towards this utility. But so far I couldn't find anything >>>> for Linux, let alone cross-platform. Otherwise, I'm wondering if we >>>> have an LFUN that would provide this functionality. But I'm not sure >>>> how exactly that could work. >>> >>> Good idea Liviu. I recommend CopyQ if you want to implement this. It >>> works great on Linux, supposedly works on Windows, and support is >>> experimental on OS X 10.9+. The author of CopyQ is extremely >>> responsive to features and bug reports (he implemented a feature that >>> I'm pretty sure only I use, just for me). This is one of the best >>> clipboard managers out there (although note the focus is on features >>> over lightweight) but it is not well known. >>> >>> To put an image on the clipboard, you can do e.g. >>> copyq write image/svg - < image.svg >>> >>> For more info, see >>> https://github.com/hluk/CopyQ >>> >>> To install, I believe it's a simple >>> cmake . >>> make >>> sudo make install >>> >>> First you must have dependencies. See the INSTALL file for explicit >>> instructions for which packages you need for Ubuntu. Let me know if >>> you want help with anything. >>> >>> Best, >>> >>> Scott >> >> Interesting solution, looks a bit bloaty as noted by Scott. Also, support >> for OS X is a little concerning, at 10.9+. I wonder if there is a concrete >> reason for this limitation or perhaps it's due to the developer's lack of >> access to other versions. Also, the web site states, "To compile and run the >> application you'll need the latest stable version of Qt library (there is >> also experimental support for Qt 5). To compile on OS X, you will need at >> least Qt 5.2." > > Where did you find this? It's not totally correct. It should read: "To > compile with Qt 5 on Mac Qt5.2 is the first feature complete version."
It's on the guy's web site https://github.com/hluk/CopyQ, under Dependencies. Jerry > >> >> Dumb question: if Qt 5.2 is required to compile on OS X, is it required to >> run? > > The official package on Mac OS X contains the private Qt frameworks used to > build it. > So, you don't have to install any Qt package to run LyX. The version doesn't > matter. > > Stephan
