On Apr 3, 2014, at 10:49 PM, Stephan Witt <st.w...@gmx.net> wrote: > Am 04.04.2014 um 07:10 schrieb Stephan Witt <st.w...@gmx.net>: > >> 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." >> >>> >>> 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. > > Ah, I got it. You're talking about CopyQ, not LyX. Sorry for the confusion. > > Stephan
Oops--shot off a reply to your other note before reading this one. Jerry
