Re: PATCH: Eliminate PDF deletion in Windows

2010-05-06 Thread Patrick McCarty
On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 8:32 PM, Carl Sorensen wrote: > On 4/27/10 10:49 PM, "Nathan Reed" wrote: > >> Lilypond would attempt to delete the output PDF before overwriting it in >> Windows >> (but no other platforms).  This is unnecessary and causes problems with >> certain >> PDF viewers, e.g. Sum

Re: PATCH: Eliminate PDF deletion in Windows

2010-04-29 Thread Carl Sorensen
On 4/27/10 10:49 PM, "Nathan Reed" wrote: > Lilypond would attempt to delete the output PDF before overwriting it in > Windows > (but no other platforms). This is unnecessary and causes problems with > certain > PDF viewers, e.g. Sumatra, where the PDF is kept open in a way that allows > overwri

Re: PATCH: Eliminate PDF deletion in Windows

2010-04-29 Thread Nathan Reed
On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 2:48 PM, Carl Sorensen wrote: > Have you tested your patch with other PDF viewers to verify that the > behavior is not worse with them? I've tested with Foxit Reader and Adobe Reader. The behavior with Foxit is improved; Lilypond can overwrite the PDF, though Foxit does

Re: PATCH: Eliminate PDF deletion in Windows

2010-04-28 Thread Carl Sorensen
On 4/27/10 10:49 PM, "Nathan Reed" wrote: > Lilypond would attempt to delete the output PDF before overwriting it in > Windows > (but no other platforms). This is unnecessary and causes problems with > certain > PDF viewers, e.g. Sumatra, where the PDF is kept open in a way that allows > over