GNU bug report logs - #3865
23.0.95; doc-view-mode with PDF without PNG support

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: reiner.steib <at> gmx.de

Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:05:04 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: emacs-devel <at> gnu.org
Cc: 3865 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#3865: Patch for #3865: Would somebody please commit on HEAD and branch?
Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2009 01:34:46 -0400

> +    (if (and (executable-find doc-view-pdftotext-program)
> +	     (yes-or-no-p "Cannot render file.  View extracted text instead? "))
> +	(doc-view-open-text)
> +      (doc-view-toggle-display))))

Please avoid modal UIs wherever possible.  E.g. rather than ask with
yes-or-no-p, just choose one of the two branches (maybe based on
a config var) and output a message explaining how to get the
other branch.


        Stefan
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