Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2003 15:54:43 -0700 From: "Mike O'Brien" <obrien@rushe.aero.org> To: ports@freebsd.org Subject: 'gv' pretty well useless under KDE Message-ID: <200304082254.h38MshS14627@rushe.aero.org>
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'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. Mike O'Brien
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