Re: Calling a pdf display through LiveCode, on a PC.

2012-10-09 Thread Dr. Hawkins
On Sun, Oct 7, 2012 at 2:45 AM, Richmond wrote: > Possibly there is an open-source 'something' for PDF around and about that > can be > leveraged with Livecode: ghostscript and ps2pdf are a possibility. Unfortunately, on mac, you seem to need to install macports first, which makes this a non-sta

Re: Calling a pdf display through LiveCode, on a PC.

2012-10-09 Thread Bob Sneidar
Hey, if the retro thrusters fired on re-entry, then everyone's happy! :-) Bob On Oct 9, 2012, at 8:57 AM, Francis Nugent Dixon wrote: > I got so used to building Applescript calls to Skim > (Especially to pass "Scale", Page No., etc.), that I > never even considered a simple route ….:>( >

Re: Calling a pdf display through LiveCode, on a PC.

2012-10-09 Thread Francis Nugent Dixon
Hi from you-know-where, Bob Sneidar wrote : > I believe LC has a command called launch ….. Bob, I have just fallen foul of the old saying : "Can't see the wood for the trees", or even : "Why use a simple solution when a complicated one will also do the job !". I got so used to building Appl

Re: Calling a pdf display through LiveCode, on a PC.

2012-10-08 Thread Peter Alcibiades
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Re: Calling a pdf display through LiveCode, on a PC.

2012-10-08 Thread Bob Sneidar
Just curious, on a Mac running OS X can't you simply tell the Finder to open the file and have whatever app is the default app open it? Or do you need the annotation features that Skim gives you which something like Preview does not? I believe LC has a command called launch, that will open a do

Re: Calling a pdf display through LiveCode, on a PC.

2012-10-08 Thread Francis Nugent Dixon
Hi from "you know where", Thanks to all for the input. Unfortunately, I still don't have a solution. My PDF is a Family Tree exported from EazyDraw, but I can also export to jpg, png, etc. Maybe I will have to solve the problem this way. -Francis ___

Re: Calling a pdf display through LiveCode, on a PC.

2012-10-07 Thread Richmond
On 10/07/2012 12:38 PM, Klaus on-rev wrote: Hi Richmond, Am 07.10.2012 um 08:50 schrieb Richmond : On 10/07/2012 09:47 AM, Richmond wrote: sorry, I overlooked that you are looking for a scriptable application. Don't think that Foxit can be scripted. open process http://www.foxitsoftware.com

Re: Calling a pdf display through LiveCode, on a PC.

2012-10-07 Thread Klaus on-rev
Hi Richmond, Am 07.10.2012 um 08:50 schrieb Richmond : > On 10/07/2012 09:47 AM, Richmond wrote: >> >>> sorry, I overlooked that you are looking for a scriptable application. >>> Don't think that Foxit can be scripted. >> open process > http://www.foxitsoftware.com/products/sdk/activex/ > script

Re: Calling a pdf display through LiveCode, on a PC.

2012-10-06 Thread Richmond
On 10/07/2012 09:47 AM, Richmond wrote: sorry, I overlooked that you are looking for a scriptable application. Don't think that Foxit can be scripted. open process http://www.foxitsoftware.com/products/sdk/activex/ scriptable, integratable stuff . . . __

Re: Calling a pdf display through LiveCode, on a PC.

2012-10-06 Thread Richmond
sorry, I overlooked that you are looking for a scriptable application. Don't think that Foxit can be scripted. open process ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage you

Re: Calling a pdf display through LiveCode, on a PC.

2012-10-06 Thread Richmond
On 10/06/2012 11:04 PM, Klaus on-rev wrote: Hi Francis, Am 06.10.2012 um 22:00 schrieb Francis Nugent Dixon : Hi from Beautiful Brittany, I have a stack which displays a pdf file, by calling "Skim" through AppleScript. Skim has all the required AppleScript interfaces - a really great app. !!

Re: Calling a pdf display through LiveCode, on a PC.

2012-10-06 Thread Klaus on-rev
Hi Francis, Am 06.10.2012 um 22:04 schrieb Klaus on-rev : > Hi Francis, > > Am 06.10.2012 um 22:00 schrieb Francis Nugent Dixon : > >> Hi from Beautiful Brittany, >> >> I have a stack which displays a pdf file, by calling "Skim" >> through AppleScript. Skim has all the required AppleScript >>

Re: Calling a pdf display through LiveCode, on a PC.

2012-10-06 Thread Klaus on-rev
Hi Francis, Am 06.10.2012 um 22:00 schrieb Francis Nugent Dixon : > Hi from Beautiful Brittany, > > I have a stack which displays a pdf file, by calling "Skim" > through AppleScript. Skim has all the required AppleScript > interfaces - a really great app. !! > Unfortunately, it is limited to Mac

Calling a pdf display through LiveCode, on a PC.

2012-10-06 Thread Francis Nugent Dixon
Hi from Beautiful Brittany, I have a stack which displays a pdf file, by calling "Skim" through AppleScript. Skim has all the required AppleScript interfaces - a really great app. !! Unfortunately, it is limited to Mac OS X. I am looking for a PC app. which I can call with LiveCode. Adobe Reader