Re: PATCH: Add --print support to command line

[Matthew Chappee <matthew orasoft org>]

> > ...and gnumeric will print the active sheet and then exit, without
> > throwing up any GUI elements.  It's *not* a console-only app.  Hacking
> > the X dependencies out would be difficult, if not impossible. We've been
> > using it, and it works well.  I have no problem "owning" it if that's an
> > issue.  The patch applies to gnumeric 1.0.4.
>
> Hmm, the idea is good, but the implementation could use some love.

That was the nicest patch rejection that I've ever had, and the list is
long and distinguished. :-)


> I'd like to see something like
>     gnumeric --print-sheet=sheet2 --print-sheet=sheet3 foo.xls

Learning that corner of the code was the difficult part.  Multiple
--print-sheet's?  Why not --print-sheets=1,4,5,6?  Eh, I'll do it both
ways and let the list decide.


> Which requires 2 changes
> 1) Check that there is only 1 file to be opened.

Yes, I should have done that with the original.


> 2) change the flag to be a string with a NULL being equivalent to
> the current behavior of 'print the visible sheet'

Good idea.


> Get the handling in place for that and we can discuss how to get
> things printed.

Will do.

Matthew