Re: [Gzz] xupdf

[Tuomas Lukka]

On Tue, Nov 12, 2002 at 07:02:35PM +0100, Benja Fallenstein wrote:
> 
> Just a short note about xupdf: The most important thing right now IMHO 
> is to use higher-resolution images 

Yes. The problem is that those images are REALLY big. We're currently using 
1024x1024
textures.

I guess we need to step up a notch.

> (currently, even the focused text is 
> only barely readable-- it should look at least as good as in gv).

Screenshot of what is really bad in your opinion?

> After that, things to improve are:
> - there's a bug that shows other windows' contents as the papers of cell 
> 1 and 2 (!)

?!!

> - buoy placing (ESP: not outside the window!)

I think that's actually working pretty well, with the new algorithm
(project to circle). It's very predictable.

> - key bindings

Yes.

> - lighter papers, for better readability (maybe with bindings to change)

Have you set your gamma correctly:

        xgamma -gamma 2

helps.

> - a way to show colored images right? Or else, don't use papers w/ color 
> images in the demos?

Hmm. This needs a good, old-fashioned kludge ;)

Going through the image and putting somewhere a note and then drawing
that spot white before drawing the page.

        Tuomas