On 21/09/14 11:52, Deri James wrote: > On Sun 21 Sep 2014 06:38:42 Werner LEMBERG wrote: >>>> A good starting point may be to implement a C/C++ library function, >>>> to extract the MediaBox properties; that would open the gate to a >>>> possible pdfbb request, which gtroff.exe could process internally. >>> >>> Alternatively, we could modify the existing implementation of .psbb, >>> such that it will discriminate on `%!PS-Adobe-´ or `%PDF-´ as >>> initial file content, then DTRT wrt parsing a `%%BoundingBox:´ or >>> `/MediaBox´ record accordingly. >> >> Good idea! > > Yes, it is. Someone on the list has contacted me, with a view to writing the > code,
Who might that be? If it was off-list, then we have a problem -- we all need to be kept in the picture, with this sort of stuff. I ask because... > and I have provided the perl version. I have not seen this, nor any pointer to it, yet I have already begun to explore possibilities at the C/C++ level. I don't want to waste my time duplicating someone else's effort, but I would need some help to find my way through perl code. -- Regards, Keith.
