Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 17:25:06 +0200 From: "Karel J. Bosschaart" <karelj@wop21.wop.wtb.tue.nl> To: "Mike O'Brien" <obrien@rushe.aero.org> Cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 'gv' pretty well useless under KDE Message-ID: <20030411152506.GA51894@wop21.wop.wtb.tue.nl> In-Reply-To: <200304082254.h38MshS14627@rushe.aero.org> References: <200304082254.h38MshS14627@rushe.aero.org>
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On Tue, Apr 08, 2003 at 03:54:43PM -0700, Mike O'Brien wrote: > 'gv', or perhaps its underlying GhostScript engine, > seems to have a problem that surfaces when using it under KDE. > It bombs out if the file path it's handed to interpret has > directories with '.' or '-' characters (at least) in them. > The normal way 'gv' is invoked is by the konqueror Web browser, > either by left-clicking on a file link or by right-clicking > on such a link and selecting 'gv' from the "Open With..." menu. > Invoked one way, the temporary file is placed under the user's > '.kde' directory; invoked another way, it's placed in a > subdirectory of /tmp that has a '-' in the name. Either way, > 'gv' promptly bombs out. > > I've thought about this and decided this is probably > 'gv's fault. GhostScript has no business caring what characters > are in a filename. > Hm, I can't reproduce it (KDE 3.1.1/FreeBSD 5.0/gv-3.5.8_3). I even have files with "-" in their normal name, and I can view them by typing "gv <filename>" in Konsole (that's my normal way), but also from Konqueror with Right click/Open with, then 'gv', or left-click so it's viewed with KGhostView. Had to specify gs somewhere or it wouldn't find the interpreter. Can you do 'gv <filename>' from the Konsole where filename is the temporary file name in .kde or /tmp? Any error messages? Karel.
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