[SOLVED] SW-15.0 rolling upgrade from 14.2 & xpdf does not open .
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SW-15.0 rolling upgrade from 14.2 & xpdf does not open .
Hello All , I've just recently updated my workstation to SW-15.0 via rolling upgrade from 14.2 .
And now xpdf does not open . The file selected below does open in Firefox , so the pdf s/b openable .
NEXT odd thing is that using sudo xpdf opens the same file in the same session of the user !?!?!
Code:
$ xpdf vax_doc-20180323a.pdf
xpdf version 4.05 [www.xpdfreader.com]
Copyright 1996-2024 Glyph & Cog, LLC
Usage: xpdf [options] [<PDF-file> [:<page> | +<dest>]] ...
-open : open file using a default remote server
-rv : reverse video
-papercolor <string> : color of paper background
-mattecolor <string> : color of matte background
-fsmattecolor <string>: color of matte background in full-screen mode
-z <string> : initial zoom level (percent, 'page', 'width')
-rot <int> : initial page rotation: 0, 90, 180, or 270
-aa <string> : enable font anti-aliasing: yes, no
-aaVector <string> : enable vector anti-aliasing: yes, no
-enc <string> : output text encoding name
-pw <string> : password (for encrypted files)
-fullscreen : run in full-screen (presentation) mode
-remote <string> : remote server mode - remaining args are commands
-cmd : print commands as they're executed
-tabstate <string> : file for saving/loading tab state
-cfg <string> : configuration file to use in place of .xpdfrc
-v : print copyright and version info
-h : print usage information
-help : print usage information
--help : print usage information
-? : print usage information
Code:
$ sudo xpdf vax_doc-20180323a.pdf
Password:
QStandardPaths: XDG_RUNTIME_DIR not set, defaulting to '/tmp/runtime-root'
QStandardPaths: XDG_RUNTIME_DIR not set, defaulting to '/tmp/runtime-root'
QStandardPaths: XDG_RUNTIME_DIR not set, defaulting to '/tmp/runtime-root'
@theodore.s , When I execute the furthest below command line the same output is shown .
Hmm , man xpdf of 08 Feb 2024 , shows a '-geometry' option , though the output below sure doesn't .
Hmmm , Reading the manpage a LOT Closer shows that the -geometry is a config file option .
Ok , I've found my work around !
Tho why the -g option disappeared for the command line is disturbing .
Note the '-z' option is still included in the command line options .
Code:
-geometry geometry
Set the initial window geometry.
Xpdf is a free and open-source PDF viewer and toolkit based on the Qt framework.[4] Versions prior to 4.00 were written for the X Window System and Motif.
Perhaps the loss of -g from the command line is not so disturbing/strange.
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