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18/03/2010
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- add support for gz and bz2
- clean up the list below
============================================================================
2005-01-17
- Add a word about epsbygs in the FAQ.
- verify -fg toto error message.
- implement cmyk color parsing on the command line.
- add compression (or decompression) to images and ps files.
- add a lib to implement a vector graphic language.
- new engine
- input foo.ps in gs
- draw gpic in gs
BEFORE RELEASE:
===============
Of course, I know it.
But string a la
-scratch-font -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-koi8-r
is change font really, but advi not take any key-code with eighth bit (ie
+symbols with code >127)
Else one bug or feature ;)
advi from mandrake-rpm use gzip and gs and try find it in hard places
+/usr/local/bin/gs and /usr/bin/gzip.
But in my mandrake-like system they palces at /usr/bin/gs and /usr/gzip.
Of course, it is not difficult make symlinks ;) howether, I think it will be
+better if calling of programs not use full paths. I think these program places
+in directories which is inscribed in $PATH variable.
* Vrifier que adviwait[sec] marche.
* Vrifier que toutes les formes de spcification de couleurs marchent
* Vrifier le resizing et le grossissement.
* Vrifier les bugs de Damien.
* Distribuer pour MacOs X
KNOWN BUGS:
===========
*PW security problem: should read .advirc in the directory where the
DVI file resides, NOT where advi is launched.
*PW Spurious fatal error: (the psfile had a bounding box, but the dvi
file contained vscale=100.0 hoffset=-228.0 voffset=-368.0
hscale=100.0, instead of llx, lly, urx, ury).
Fatal error: exception Failure("psfile: no bbox")
???
* going to full screen and back changes slightly the size and position
of the window
This seems to be entirely due to improper saving of the X window state
in the fullscreen code in deviview.ml: one is not getting the same
width/height/x/y position as X
DELAYED AFTER RELEASE:
======================
LIMITATIONS:
* Grdev.cut does not work ?
==>PW could you elaborate a bit ???
* PStricks ne marche pas correctement avec \ncarc etc. (annotation sur les
flches).
* font searches uses the hard-wired directory "/usr/share/texmf/ls-R" (in
config.ml.in instead of dynamically finding the search path for fonts).
This will not work if the user install news fonts and sets some environment
variable accordingly.
==>PW has to be revisited
CLEANING:
* Parsing of specials should probably be shared (it is duplicated).
The abstract syntax tree should provided a data-type for specials
* The hyperref links (green boxes) are a little to close to the text (take a
link that ends with a '2' for instance)
==>PW added some extra blank space, but this needs to be rewritten
using the parameters of the font of the glyphs at hand.
WISH LIST:
- Some option to stop effects would also be nice
. wait are ignored
. embeded applets are not launched
(then, they could be launch by a key stroke, this is actually an
interesting mode for applets)
==>PW implemented -safer option.
need to add launching by keystrokes as suggested here and below
. reload would not kill/restart applets that are the same string command
after reloading (this is also an interesting feature)
==>PW could you explain ? May be you can try ^L (redisplay) and r
(redraw), as opposed to R (reload) ? In addition, I guess your
wish also has some relationship with the semantics of advi's persistent
and sticky embedded applications ? Is there still something to
implement for that wish ?
- Adapter la rsolution aux vrai dpy de l'cran
==>PW code is prepared to do so. Still need to get characteristics
of the screen into X ressources.
- transbox: replace steps by a timer
==>PW to wish list
==>PW simplify implementation ??
(transbox_save should not
be called from within tex but as the first action of trans_go ???)
- transbox: add general path specification
==> PW started implementation with RDC
==> PW still todo: * allow loading of .cmo files to generate paths
* documentation
* revise advi.sty implementation
- alpha, blend, etc. for images: keep track within text and emit the info
at every image?
==>PW could you explain (alpha and blending preferences already are
image specific, so what more ?)
- tester fullscreen mode
==>PW I don't think it works properly.
- fork? (i.e. lancer un dvi identique celui qui tourne)
- amliorer advi.sty
* pour les bulles-actives
-> gnrer un slide supplmentaire
-> gnrer des footnotes (avec un cadre ou dans une mini-bulle)
* exporter \ifadvi et \Ifadvi
==>PW done ?
-PW ajouter m et i comme j et k mais une ligne la fois (scrolling).
-PW We need a .advirc file to setup options at launch time, and store
user's preferences for key bindings.
-PW Traiter les fichiers postscript sans llx lly urx ury mais avec
vscale=100.0 hoffset=-228.0 voffset=-368.0 hscale=100.0
- while 'g' jumps to aboslute (dvi) <page number>,
Make 'G' jumps to the page.<page number> url, i.e. latex page number,
whenever possible, and if not jump to <page number> as 'g'.
(Do not make 'G' the default, since it is fragiles ---depends on how latex
has generated page numbers. Experiment with book files slides, etc.)
-PW Need to control advi from within tex
\advikey{key} would generate a call to key as if key has been pressed
\advicom{f arg} would generate a call to internal function f with
argument arg.
-PW Need to be able to generate graphics from the Graphics module, that
are displayed directly inside the advi screen.
-PW Need also to be able to pop a small window to request something to
the user (for instance to launch applications on a on demand basis).
-PW Should incorporate the clock into the core advi in order to be able
to interact smoothly with it (for instance to have a key to hide it)...
DR: Not necessarily: the key bindings could be programmed from tex (neeed
to be added). Then the user could also launch an application by hitting a
key of his choice [ add an action on-key similar to on-clikc or on-mouse
for active parts ]
PW: I already listed above:
``\advikey{key} would generate a call to key as if key has been pressed
\advicom{f arg} would generate a call to internal function f with
argument arg.''
So we should add also the combinaison of both
\advikeybinding{key}{f arg}
that bind keystroke key to internal function call f (arg)
-PW Need a key to hide and show windows
==> Which ones?
==> PW: the windows that advi launches, what else ?
- Need a key binding similar to 'g' such that it goes to the page and pushes
on the stack all the pages from here to the target page
-PW Need a ``compiling'' version of advi (name it advic) that creates
and caches all the images of a presentation to speed up the
presentation afterwards. (Otherwise one is obliged to play the
presentation in advance by viewing every slides!)
DR: I don't think so, since there is already several unfreeze flags to do
that. You should just use them, maybe add -unfreeze on the command line,
that would do as if you press the unfree keep.
PW: Good news! You're right, I want to use those flags not to
reimplement them! So, please tell me what are the names of the
``several unfreeze flags to do that'' ?
-PW Add a new macro !current-page! for insertion in arguments of command
calls.
-PW Animated backgrounds ?
General multimedia support
--------------------------
-PW Engine for animated stuff from the W3C (SVG standard) ?
-PW Engine for PDF rendering ?
-PW Engine for SMIL rendering ??
-PW add a new -n flag to advi, that would list the commands that could
possibly be launched from a dvi file.
==> Done with RDC
-PW should document it!
==> PW Done
Bindings
--------
- bind focus in to + and = and focus out to - and _
PW Why all those doublons (triplons, say!)?
(There already exist > and < to do that)
PW We should choose one default key for each functionality and let the
user redefine those bindings as soon as we have an .advirc
implementation ?
Scratching
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-PW Fonction stabilo
-PW Fonction trac supplmentaire: trac soutenu par la machine
(horizontal, vertical et 45 o) par analyse du dplacement de la
souris (mode par dfaut ou mode obtenu par shift).
-PW Need to save the stabilo drawings and replay them on
demand. (This would allow arbitrary add-ons (prepared in advance) to
be drawn on the slide.)
Interaction with the WM
-----------------------
(1) Name of icons
-PW Should be able to set up the name of advi's icon.
(Should also provide an icon for advi.)
(2) Window class
-PW Must set up the WM_CLASS X property to "advi": this way we would
automatically benefit from the WM automatic handling of ``onglets''
(window grouping).
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