[Gdal-dev] Re: [Freegis-list] Lx-Viewer (DWG viewer for Linux)

[Radim Blazek]

On Sunday 24 November 2002 11:12 am, Guy Edwards wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Just to let you know that the latest stable Lx-Viewer (0.98a) is out and
> give a quick overview. LX-Viewer is a GPL program that will allow you to
> open, view and print DWG or DXF files on Linux (+do other things).
>
> Download from:
> http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=30996
> You will need the OpenDWG libraries also
> http://www.opendwg.org
>
> Any problems/questions/feedback you have is welcome
>
> New features in 0.98a:
> * latest Qt3 and OpenDWG support
> * Single/multiple drawing auditing and reporting
> * Accepts multiple command line parameters when starting the program
> * internal command line with command history
> * Postscript printer resolution increased from 72dpi to 600dpi
> * Added text and picture previews to the open file dialog
> * Viewer now stores a bitmap preview picture with the drawing file
> * Drawing is sniffed prior to load looking for corrupt data
> * XPM file output replaced with Portable Network Graphics files (PNG)
> * Standard install: ./configure, make and make install working 100%.
> * many other misc improvements.......
>
> Project changes
> * New, more informative website with development roadmaps/targets etc
> * Project team up from 6 to 16 members
> * Development has begun on 0.99

I would like to say that LX-Viewer is realy very good program 
(I am running 0.95a). Thank you.

I have some questions:
1) How to get libraries for Linux. Is it right that I must become at least 
"associate" member if I want libraries for Linux? Linux is not listed at  
http://www.opendwg.org/downloads/guest.htm "Member downloads".
2) Does any command line conversion tool (dwg<->dxf, versions) exist in 
LX-Viewer project?
3) Do you think that OpenDWG could become sometimes realy 'open', something 
like GPL or is it non free forever?
4) Once I read somewhere that support for editing and other formats (DGN) is
planned for lxviewer. Is it still true? 
5) (For others) Would it make sense to have DWG/DXF support based on OpenDWG
in OGR? Could somebody do that:)?

Radim