> You can also do a limited form of displaying a PDF in a window (you can't get > or copy any selections/content in it though and can only navigate under > script control by page) through InterApplication communication (IAC)
Yes, I think this can actually be done with a Player object too, but it gives you the same results (no selection/content). > To open a PDF in LiveCode where you can actually control navigation through > script control and get or set the user selections required two things: (a) a > PDF library with APIs supporting these actions and (b) creating a set of > LiveCode externals that in turn use the PDF APIs to provide these functions. > The main problem with this approach is that all (or all we could find) of the > open source or free PDF libraries are woefully immature and lack major > functionality. Only commercial PDF technology has the supported APIs for this > and whether Adobe, Foxit or other commercial PDF technologies providers, all > charge typically based upon a per unit shipped royalty model. And some, like > Adobe, are really expensive. Is it possible to open a PDF in a revBrowser control? That *should* (theoretically) give you the same ability as you have with a regular web browser - although you may not be able to "get" the text of the selection in any meaningful way... Ken Ray Sons of Thunder Software, Inc. Email: k...@sonsothunder.com Web Site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/ _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
