Re: [Groff] PDFPIC macro

[Keith Marshall]

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.

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Regards,
Keith.