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'''Docview''' is the document viewer within Emacs. Use this library to view non-text files like pdf, odt etc without leaving Emacs. It works by converting a file to an image and then displaying the image in an Emacs buffer. | '''Docview''' is the document viewer within Emacs. Use this library to view non-text files like pdf, odt etc without leaving Emacs. It works by converting a file to an image and then displaying the image in an Emacs buffer. | ||
| − | ; {{Keys|C-x C-f | + | ; {{Keys|C-x C-f myfile.pdf}} |
: This should display the pdf file. On GNU/Linux systems, this works out of the box. If this command doesn't work, install or configure the various programs under {{CustomizeGroup|doc-view}}. | : This should display the pdf file. On GNU/Linux systems, this works out of the box. If this command doesn't work, install or configure the various programs under {{CustomizeGroup|doc-view}}. | ||
; {{CommandKeys|C-c C-c|image-toggle-display}} | ; {{CommandKeys|C-c C-c|image-toggle-display}} | ||
: When in Docview-mode, this will toggle between text format and it's image representation. This can be useful for directly modifying PDF files, for instance. | : When in Docview-mode, this will toggle between text format and it's image representation. This can be useful for directly modifying PDF files, for instance. | ||
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| + | [[Category:Document viewing]][[Category:Document authoring]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:17, 30 March 2012
Docview is the document viewer within Emacs. Use this library to view non-text files like pdf, odt etc without leaving Emacs. It works by converting a file to an image and then displaying the image in an Emacs buffer.
- [C-x C-f myfile.pdf]
- This should display the pdf file. On GNU/Linux systems, this works out of the box. If this command doesn't work, install or configure the various programs under M-x customize-group RET doc-view RET.
- [C-c C-c] (or M-x image-toggle-display)
- When in Docview-mode, this will toggle between text format and it's image representation. This can be useful for directly modifying PDF files, for instance.