On Wed, 24 Sep 2003, Billinghurst, David (CALCRTS) wrote: > Thanks for xfig. > > The following changes will enable access to html and pdf help, > using internet explorer and win32 acrobat reader. The path to > the windows applications will need to match your local setup. > > 1. Create a helper script /usr/local/bin/acroread > > #!/bin/sh > ACROREAD="/cygdrive/c/Program Files/Adobe/Acrobat/Reader/AcroRd32.exe" > exec "${ACROREAD}" `cygpath -w $1` > > 2. Create a helper script /usr/local/bin/iexplore > > #!/bin/sh > IEXPLORE="/cygdrive/c/Program Files/Internet Explorer/iexplore.exe" > exec "${IEXPLORE}" `cygpath -w $1` > > 3. Change /etc/X11/app-defaults/Fig > > $ diff -u Fig.orig Fig > --- Fig.orig 2003-09-24 10:44:13.507721200 +1000 > +++ Fig 2003-09-24 10:50:57.411386200 +1000 > @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ > ! This is for viewing the xfig html reference. > ! For netscape, this command will open the help pages in a running netscape, > ! or start a new netscape if one isn't already running > -Fig.browser: netscape -remote 'openFile(%f)' || netscape %f > +Fig.browser: iexplore %f > > ! pdfviewer - put your favorite pdf viewer here. > ! This is for viewing the xfig how-to guide and man pages > > There may be a better may, but this works work me.
Try "cygstart %f" for both HTML and PDF, with no helper scripts. ;-) This will do the path translation automatically and open the application associated with each of the extensions in Explorer (just like double-clicking). Igor -- http://cs.nyu.edu/~pechtcha/ |\ _,,,---,,_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ZZZzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-' Igor Pechtchanski, Ph.D. '---''(_/--' `-'\_) fL a.k.a JaguaR-R-R-r-r-r-.-.-. Meow! "I have since come to realize that being between your mentor and his route to the bathroom is a major career booster." -- Patrick Naughton