GNU bug report logs - #4377
allow one to still choose xpdf instead of doc-view

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: jidanni <at> jidanni.org

Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 18:35:03 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: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
Cc: James Cloos <cloos <at> jhcloos.com>, 4377 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
        Leo <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>, yamaoka <at> jpl.org, jidanni <at> jidanni.org
Subject: bug#4377: marked as done (allow one to still choose xpdf instead of doc-view)
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:01:17 -0400

> James Cloos <cloos <at> jhcloos.com> writes:
Stefan> Is it really better to show the actual underlying PDF file's
Stefan> code in fundamental-mode?  If you don't want to view PDF files
Stefan> in Emacs, than don't open them in Emacs.
>> 
>> There are occasions were editing a PDF in a text editor is needed.
>> Emacs should not make that difficult to do.

> The command find-file-literally is for such situations.

You don't even need that: as the message in the echo-area explains, you
can simply hit C-c C-c to toggle between viewing the document or viewing
the underlying PDF code.


        Stefan
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