From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Sebastien Vauban Subject: Re: [bug?] Tramp tries to open remote file links Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 16:20:39 +0200 Message-ID: <86tx7iqoy0.fsf@somewhere.org> References: <86egympou7.fsf@somewhere.org> <87a99asgao.fsf@geodiff-mac3.ulb.ac.be> <86tx7iz9hz.fsf@somewhere.org> <87lhsuqrvm.fsf@geodiff-mac3.ulb.ac.be> <86k38es630.fsf@somewhere.org> <8761jy1g5f.fsf@gmx.de> <861tums4tv.fsf@somewhere.org> <871tum1fit.fsf@gmx.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org-mXXj517/zsQ@public.gmane.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org-mXXj517/zsQ@public.gmane.org To: emacs-orgmode-mXXj517/zsQ@public.gmane.org Michael Albinus wrote: > Sebastien Vauban writes: >> Michael Albinus wrote: >>> Sebastien Vauban writes: >>> >>>> Though, is it normal to try to open a remote PDF file while Emacs is >>>> unable of displaying it in the buffer (unlike PNG files, IIUC)? >>> >>> Emacs is also able to open and display a remote PDF file. >> >> IIUC, Emacs can't display real PDF files. It only can convert them (via >> DocView) to PNG, one per page, in order to give a similar experience. > > That's what I'm speaking about. And if you have a local DocView > installation, it works for either remote or local files (Tramp provides > a local copy of the remote file). But DocView won't display a PDF file as an image inside a buffer of text, will it? Best regards, Seb -- Sebastien Vauban