[Axiom-developer] ADVI/Axiom connection

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Tim,

I believe, if memory serves, that you had common lisp bindings for the
GTK. Is that correct? If so, how difficult would it be to make these
work in GCL? What's the URL for this work?

Tim
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Hi,

> The documentation files are .dvi files. I've been trying to decide on
> a long term strategy that will allow people to organize these hundreds
> of dvi files into a reasonable hierarchy. Basically what I need is a
> dvi "browser", similar to mozilla, that will allow me to create a
> hyperlink from one dvi file to another and open the linked file either
> in a "tabbed window" or as a separate window.  It appears that ADVI
> "almost" has this ability. 

Currently ADvi is built over the O'Caml's graphics library, which is
for simple bitmap based graphics. It lacks any gui-toolkit capability 
such as menus, tabs... And also, ADvi only handles one dvi document 
at a time. This makes difficult to have a tabbed browser which you
have mentioned. 

However, I think it is still possible to achieve your goal: with
rather smaller modifications, ADvi may work as an embeded dvi viewer
for existing web browsers such as mozilla.

Personally, I am now porting ADvi over gtk, so that it can have more
gui functionality. Maybe it can have tabs as you have mentioned.

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