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diff --git a/Build/source/utils/pdfopen/README b/Build/source/utils/pdfopen/README new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..9f571a9b3b6 --- /dev/null +++ b/Build/source/utils/pdfopen/README @@ -0,0 +1,75 @@ + +-------------------------------------------------------- +Pdfopen 0.4 - Send open/close commands to Acrobat Reader +-------------------------------------------------------- + +This is a Linux (X11) implementation of Fabrice Popineau's pdfclose/ +pdfopen commands to control the Acrobat Reader. + +The libX code was borrowed from Reinhard Fobbe's Sendx library for +Tcl/Tk, and the programs use the same license, copied below. + +Version 0.3 adds support for Adobe Reader 7.0 for Linux. +(different window titles and key shortcuts) + +Version 0.4 uses autoconf + +The command lines do not behave precisely the same as under Windows, +because the Linux Reader behaves somewhat different: it is not +scriptable, but it is possible to 'fake' keypresses. + +Both commands have only one meaningful argument: + + pdfclose --file <pdfname> + Closes an existing window with the name <pdfname> + + pdfopen --file <pdfname> + Opens a window with the name <pdfname> (starting a reader if + necesary), or it reloads <pdfname> if it was already open. + +Note: <pdfname> is the name of the X window, not a filename. + + +Without argument, the pdfopen program sends a "Ctrl-<-" to an existing X +window with the name "Acrobat Reader", and "Alt-<-" to a window with the +name "Adobe Reader", if such windows exist. + +The --all and --page arguments of Fabrice's programs are silently ignored. + + +Taco Hoekwater <taco@metatex.org> + +Dordrecht, The Netherlands, March 2005. + + +License terms: +-------------- +The following terms apply to all files associated with the software unless +explicitly disclaimed in individual files. + +The authors hereby grant permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, +and license this software and its documentation for any purpose, provided +that existing copyright notices are retained in all copies and that this +notice is included verbatim in any distributions. No written agreement, +license, or royalty fee is required for any of the authorized uses. +Modifications to this software may be copyrighted by their authors +and need not follow the licensing terms described here, provided that +the new terms are clearly indicated on the first page of each file where +they apply. + +IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR DISTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY +FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES +ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, ITS DOCUMENTATION, OR ANY +DERIVATIVES THEREOF, EVEN IF THE AUTHORS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE +POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. + +THE AUTHORS AND DISTRIBUTORS SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTIES, +INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, +FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. THIS SOFTWARE +IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS, AND THE AUTHORS AND DISTRIBUTORS HAVE +NO OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT, UPDATES, ENHANCEMENTS, OR +MODIFICATIONS. + + + + |