Re: PrintPDF 0.30 released

On 4 Sep, John Williams (News) wrote in message
<4da5298219UCEbin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> In article <ap.8321ab4da5.a701a0a.m.conroy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> Steve Fryatt <news@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > The new version also includes an indication of when the conversion
> > completes, reducing the risk of moving or opening the PDF while
> > GhostScript is still creating it.
>
> Thank you for this very useful time-saving application.
>
> I have noticed that, on my Iyonix, some applications display an
> 'incomplete' file icon, only finally changing to the filetype icon when
> the file is finally ready.
>
> Is this possible with PrintPDF, or is that down to GhostScript?

It's possible: PrintPDF already types the file as PDF before the
conversion starts. I have to admit that, while I knew about the &DEADDEAD
load and exec addresses, until Druck's post the penny hadn't dropped that
this was legitimate to do from an application. Version 0.31 shows the
file as incomplete during the conversion, and can be found in the usual
place.

The downside is that the filetype now briefly changes from 'dead' to Data
and then on to PDF, as GhostScript gives it the Data type and PrintPDF
changes it.

> In case it's of interest to other users, I have changed the default
> filename in the Messages file to '/pdf' to save time naming files with
> file extensions to improve portability.
>
> Thanks for making this user-alterable. Is there a case for making it a
> choices option in a future version?

That's also possible, though I can't think of any other RISC OS apps that
allow default filenames to be specified in their choices. I think my
preference might be to leave it as it is, or just to add a 'hidden' choice
in the Choices file so that your change doesn't get overwritten each time
you upgrade the main application.

It's on the to-do list, anyway.

--
Steve Fryatt - Leeds, England

http://www.stevefryatt.org.uk/

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