'gv' pretty well useless under KDE
Mike O'Brien
obrien at rushe.aero.org
Tue Apr 8 15:56:04 PDT 2003
'gv', or perhaps its underlying GhostScript engine,
seems to have a problem that surfaces when using it under KDE.
It bombs out if the file path it's handed to interpret has
directories with '.' or '-' characters (at least) in them.
The normal way 'gv' is invoked is by the konqueror Web browser,
either by left-clicking on a file link or by right-clicking
on such a link and selecting 'gv' from the "Open With..." menu.
Invoked one way, the temporary file is placed under the user's
'.kde' directory; invoked another way, it's placed in a
subdirectory of /tmp that has a '-' in the name. Either way,
'gv' promptly bombs out.
I've thought about this and decided this is probably
'gv's fault. GhostScript has no business caring what characters
are in a filename.
Mike O'Brien
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