]> git.lyx.org Git - lyx.git/blobdiff - src/graphics/PreviewLoader.C
Modify the headers of files in src/graphics as discussed on the list.
[lyx.git] / src / graphics / PreviewLoader.C
index 9519bf49fd428d99312b16870fc8dfb87900275c..5eb37010644edb289abdabada41b42da36cc3ee2 100644 (file)
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-/*
+/**
  *  \file PreviewLoader.C
- *  Copyright 2002 the LyX Team
  *  Read the file COPYING
  *
- * \author Angus Leeming <a.leeming@ic.ac.uk>
+ * \author Angus Leeming 
+ *
+ * Full author contact details available in file CREDITS
  */
 
 #include <config.h>
 
 #include "PreviewLoader.h"
 #include "PreviewImage.h"
-#include "PreviewMetrics.h"
 
 #include "buffer.h"
-#include "bufferparams.h"
 #include "converter.h"
 #include "debug.h"
 #include "lyxrc.h"
@@ -29,6 +28,7 @@
 
 #include "support/filetools.h"
 #include "support/forkedcall.h"
+#include "support/forkedcontr.h"
 #include "support/lstrings.h"
 #include "support/lyxlib.h"
 
 
 #include <fstream>
 #include <iomanip>
+#include <list>
 #include <map>
+#include <utility>
+#include <vector>
 
 using std::endl;
+using std::find;
+using std::fill;
 using std::find_if;
+using std::getline;
+using std::make_pair;
 using std::setfill;
 using std::setw;
-using std::sort;
 
+using std::list;
 using std::map;
+using std::ifstream;
 using std::ofstream;
 using std::ostream;
 using std::pair;
@@ -55,12 +63,18 @@ namespace {
 
 typedef pair<string, string> StrPair;
 
-struct CompSecond {
-       bool operator()(StrPair const & lhs, StrPair const & rhs)
-       {
-               return lhs.second < rhs.second;
-       }
-};
+// A list of alll snippets to be converted to previews
+typedef list<string> PendingSnippets;
+
+// Each item in the vector is a pair<snippet, image file name>.
+typedef vector<StrPair> BitmapFile;
+
+string const unique_filename(string const bufferpath);
+
+Converter const * setConverter();
+
+void setAscentFractions(vector<double> & ascent_fractions,
+                       string const & metrics_file);
 
 struct FindFirst {
        FindFirst(string const & comp) : comp_(comp) {}
@@ -73,22 +87,28 @@ private:
 };
 
 
-string const unique_filename()
-{
-       
-       static string dir;
-       if (dir.empty()) {
-               string const tmp = lyx::tempName();
-               lyx::unlink(tmp);
-               dir = OnlyPath(tmp);
-       }
+/// Store info on a currently executing, forked process.
+struct InProgress {
+       ///
+       InProgress() : pid(0) {}
+       ///
+       InProgress(string const & filename_base,
+                  PendingSnippets const & pending,
+                  string const & to_format);
+       /// Remove any files left lying around and kill the forked process.
+       void stop() const;
 
-       static int theCounter = 0;
-       ostringstream os;
-       os << dir << theCounter++ << "lyxpreview";
+       ///
+       pid_t pid;
+       ///
+       string metrics_file;
+       ///
+       BitmapFile snippets;
+};
 
-       return os.str().c_str();
-}
+typedef map<string, InProgress>  InProgressProcesses;
+
+typedef InProgressProcesses::value_type InProgressProcess;
 
 } // namespace anon
 
@@ -98,6 +118,8 @@ namespace grfx {
 struct PreviewLoader::Impl : public boost::signals::trackable {
        ///
        Impl(PreviewLoader & p, Buffer const & b);
+       /// Stop any InProgress items still executing.
+       ~Impl();
        ///
        PreviewImage const * preview(string const & latex_snippet) const;
        ///
@@ -109,10 +131,10 @@ struct PreviewLoader::Impl : public boost::signals::trackable {
        ///
        void startLoading();
 
-       ///
-       typedef pair<string, string> StrPair;
-       ///
-       typedef map<string, string> PendingMap;
+       /// Emit this signal when an image is ready for display.
+       boost::signal1<void, PreviewImage const &> imageReady;
+
+       Buffer const & buffer() const { return buffer_; }
 
 private:
        /// Called by the Forkedcall process that generated the bitmap files.
@@ -120,12 +142,7 @@ private:
        ///
        void dumpPreamble(ostream &) const;
        ///
-       void dumpData(ostream &, vector<StrPair> const &) const;
-
-       ///
-       static void setConverter();
-       /// We don't own this
-       static Converter const * pconverter_;
+       void dumpData(ostream &, BitmapFile const &) const;
 
        /** cache_ allows easy retrieval of already-generated images
         *  using the LaTeX snippet as the identifier.
@@ -136,50 +153,34 @@ private:
        ///
        Cache cache_;
 
-       /** pending_ stores the LaTeX snippet and the name of the generated
-        *  bitmap image file in anticipation of them being sent to the
-        *  converter.
+       /** pending_ stores the LaTeX snippets in anticipation of them being
+        *  sent to the converter.
         */
-       PendingMap pending_;
-
-       /// Store info on a currently executing, forked process.
-       struct InProgress {
-               ///
-               InProgress() {}
-               ///
-               InProgress(string const & f, PendingMap const & m)
-                       : metrics_file(f), snippets(m.begin(), m.end())
-               {
-                       sort(snippets.begin(), snippets.end(), CompSecond());
-               }
-               
-               ///
-               string metrics_file;
-
-               /** Store the info in the PendingMap as a vector.
-                   Ensures that the data is output in the order
-                   file001, file002 etc, as we expect, which is /not/ what
-                   happens when we iterate through the map.
-                */
-               vector<StrPair> snippets;
-       };
-       
-       /// Store all forked processes so that we can proceed thereafter.
-       typedef map<string, InProgress> InProgressMap;
-       ///
-       InProgressMap in_progress_;
+       PendingSnippets pending_;
+
+       /** in_progress_ stores all forked processes so that we can proceed
+        *  thereafter.
+           The map uses the conversion commands as its identifiers.
+        */
+       InProgressProcesses in_progress_;
 
-       ///
-       string filename_base_;
        ///
        PreviewLoader & parent_;
        ///
        Buffer const & buffer_;
+       ///
+       double font_scaling_factor_;
+
+       /// We don't own this
+       static Converter const * pconverter_;
 };
 
+
 Converter const * PreviewLoader::Impl::pconverter_;
 
 
+// The public interface, defined in PreviewLoader.h
+// ================================================
 PreviewLoader::PreviewLoader(Buffer const & b)
        : pimpl_(new Impl(*this, b))
 {}
@@ -201,62 +202,131 @@ PreviewLoader::Status PreviewLoader::status(string const & latex_snippet) const
 }
 
 
-void PreviewLoader::add(string const & latex_snippet)
+void PreviewLoader::add(string const & latex_snippet) const
 {
        pimpl_->add(latex_snippet);
 }
 
 
-void PreviewLoader::remove(string const & latex_snippet)
+void PreviewLoader::remove(string const & latex_snippet) const
 {
        pimpl_->remove(latex_snippet);
 }
 
 
-void PreviewLoader::startLoading()
+void PreviewLoader::startLoading() const
 {
        pimpl_->startLoading();
 }
 
 
-void PreviewLoader::Impl::setConverter()
+boost::signals::connection PreviewLoader::connect(slot_type const & slot) const
 {
-       if (pconverter_)
-               return;
+       return pimpl_->imageReady.connect(slot);
+}
 
-       string const from = "lyxpreview";
 
-       Formats::FormatList::const_iterator it  = formats.begin();
-       Formats::FormatList::const_iterator end = formats.end();
+void PreviewLoader::emitSignal(PreviewImage const & pimage) const
+{
+       pimpl_->imageReady(pimage);
+}
 
-       for (; it != end; ++it) {
-               string const to = it->name();
-               if (from == to)
-                       continue;
-               Converter const * ptr = converters.getConverter(from, to);
-               if (ptr) {
-                       pconverter_ = ptr;
-                       break;
-               }
+
+Buffer const & PreviewLoader::buffer() const
+{
+       return pimpl_->buffer();
+}
+
+} // namespace grfx
+
+
+// The details of the Impl
+// =======================
+
+namespace {
+
+struct IncrementedFileName {
+       IncrementedFileName(string const & to_format,
+                           string const & filename_base)
+               : to_format_(to_format), base_(filename_base), counter_(1)
+       {}
+
+       StrPair const operator()(string const & snippet)
+       {
+               ostringstream os;
+               os << base_ << counter_++ << "." << to_format_;
+               string const file = os.str().c_str();
+
+               return make_pair(snippet, file);
        }
 
-       if (pconverter_)
-               return;
+private:
+       string const & to_format_;
+       string const & base_;
+       int counter_;
+};
 
-       static bool first = true;
-       if (!first)
-               return;
 
-       first = false;
-       lyxerr << "PreviewLoader::startLoading()\n"
-              << "No converter from \"lyxpreview\" format has been defined." 
-              << endl;
+InProgress::InProgress(string const & filename_base,
+                      PendingSnippets const & pending,
+                      string const & to_format)
+       : pid(0),
+         metrics_file(filename_base + ".metrics"),
+         snippets(pending.size())
+{
+       PendingSnippets::const_iterator pit  = pending.begin();
+       PendingSnippets::const_iterator pend = pending.end();
+       BitmapFile::iterator sit = snippets.begin();
+
+       std::transform(pit, pend, sit, 
+                      IncrementedFileName(to_format, filename_base));
+}
+
+
+void InProgress::stop() const
+{
+       if (pid)
+               ForkedcallsController::get().kill(pid, 0);
+
+       if (!metrics_file.empty())
+               lyx::unlink(metrics_file);
+
+       BitmapFile::const_iterator vit  = snippets.begin();
+       BitmapFile::const_iterator vend = snippets.end();
+       for (; vit != vend; ++vit) {
+               if (!vit->second.empty())
+                       lyx::unlink(vit->second);
+       }
 }
 
+} // namespace anon
+
+
+namespace grfx {
 
 PreviewLoader::Impl::Impl(PreviewLoader & p, Buffer const & b)
-       : filename_base_(unique_filename()), parent_(p), buffer_(b)
-{}
+       : parent_(p), buffer_(b), font_scaling_factor_(0.0)
+{
+       font_scaling_factor_ = 0.01 * lyxrc.dpi * lyxrc.zoom *
+               lyxrc.preview_scale_factor;
+
+       lyxerr[Debug::GRAPHICS] << "The font scaling factor is "
+                               << font_scaling_factor_ << endl;
+
+       if (!pconverter_)
+               pconverter_ = setConverter();
+}
+
+
+PreviewLoader::Impl::~Impl()
+{
+       InProgressProcesses::iterator ipit  = in_progress_.begin();
+       InProgressProcesses::iterator ipend = in_progress_.end();
+
+       for (; ipit != ipend; ++ipit) {
+               ipit->second.stop();
+       }
+}
 
 
 PreviewImage const *
@@ -267,87 +337,106 @@ PreviewLoader::Impl::preview(string const & latex_snippet) const
 }
 
 
+namespace {
+
+struct FindSnippet {
+       FindSnippet(string const & s) : snippet_(s) {}
+       bool operator()(InProgressProcess const & process)
+       {
+               BitmapFile const & snippets = process.second.snippets;
+               BitmapFile::const_iterator it  = snippets.begin();
+               BitmapFile::const_iterator end = snippets.end();
+               it = find_if(it, end, FindFirst(snippet_));
+               return it != end;
+       }
+
+private:
+       string const & snippet_;
+};
+
+} // namespace anon
+
 PreviewLoader::Status
 PreviewLoader::Impl::status(string const & latex_snippet) const
 {
        Cache::const_iterator cit = cache_.find(latex_snippet);
        if (cit != cache_.end())
-               return PreviewLoader::Ready;
+               return Ready;
 
-       PendingMap::const_iterator pit = pending_.find(latex_snippet);
-       if (pit != pending_.end())
-               return PreviewLoader::InQueue;
+       PendingSnippets::const_iterator pit  = pending_.begin();
+       PendingSnippets::const_iterator pend = pending_.end();
 
-       InProgressMap::const_iterator ipit  = in_progress_.begin();
-       InProgressMap::const_iterator ipend = in_progress_.end();
+       pit = find(pit, pend, latex_snippet);
+       if (pit != pend)
+               return InQueue;
 
-       for (; ipit != ipend; ++ipit) {
-               vector<StrPair> const & snippets = ipit->second.snippets;
-               vector<StrPair>::const_iterator vit  = snippets.begin();
-               vector<StrPair>::const_iterator vend = snippets.end();
-               vit = find_if(vit, vend, FindFirst(latex_snippet));
-               
-               if (vit != vend)
-                       return PreviewLoader::Processing;
-       }
+       InProgressProcesses::const_iterator ipit  = in_progress_.begin();
+       InProgressProcesses::const_iterator ipend = in_progress_.end();
+
+       ipit = find_if(ipit, ipend, FindSnippet(latex_snippet));
+       if (ipit != ipend)
+               return Processing;
 
-       return PreviewLoader::NotFound;
+       return NotFound;
 }
 
 
 void PreviewLoader::Impl::add(string const & latex_snippet)
 {
-       if (!pconverter_) {
-               setConverter();
-               if (!pconverter_)
-                       return;
-       }
-
-       Cache::const_iterator cit = cache_.find(latex_snippet);
-       if (cit != cache_.end())
+       if (!pconverter_ || status(latex_snippet) != NotFound)
                return;
 
-       PendingMap::const_iterator pit = pending_.find(latex_snippet);
-       if (pit != pending_.end())
+       string const snippet = trim(latex_snippet);
+       if (snippet.empty())
                return;
 
-       int const snippet_counter = int(pending_.size()) + 1;
-       ostringstream os;
-       os << filename_base_
-          << setfill('0') << setw(3) << snippet_counter
-          << "." << pconverter_->to;
-       string const image_filename = os.str().c_str();
+       lyxerr[Debug::GRAPHICS] << "adding snippet:\n" << snippet << endl;
 
-       pending_[latex_snippet] = image_filename;
+       pending_.push_back(snippet);
 }
 
 
+namespace {
+
+struct EraseSnippet {
+       EraseSnippet(string const & s) : snippet_(s) {}
+       void operator()(InProgressProcess & process)
+       {
+               BitmapFile & snippets = process.second.snippets;
+               BitmapFile::iterator it  = snippets.begin();
+               BitmapFile::iterator end = snippets.end();
+
+               it = find_if(it, end, FindFirst(snippet_));
+               if (it != end)
+                       snippets.erase(it, it+1);
+       }
+
+private:
+       string const & snippet_;
+};
+
+} // namespace anon
+
+
 void PreviewLoader::Impl::remove(string const & latex_snippet)
 {
        Cache::iterator cit = cache_.find(latex_snippet);
        if (cit != cache_.end())
                cache_.erase(cit);
 
-       PendingMap::iterator pit = pending_.find(latex_snippet);
-       if (pit != pending_.end())
-               pending_.erase(pit);
+       PendingSnippets::iterator pit  = pending_.begin();
+       PendingSnippets::iterator pend = pending_.end();
 
-       InProgressMap::iterator ipit  = in_progress_.begin();
-       InProgressMap::iterator ipend = in_progress_.end();
+       pending_.erase(std::remove(pit, pend, latex_snippet), pend);
 
-       while (ipit != ipend) {
-               InProgressMap::iterator curr = ipit;
-               ++ipit;
+       InProgressProcesses::iterator ipit  = in_progress_.begin();
+       InProgressProcesses::iterator ipend = in_progress_.end();
 
-               vector<StrPair> & snippets = curr->second.snippets;
-               vector<StrPair>::iterator vit  = snippets.begin();
-               vector<StrPair>::iterator vend = snippets.end();
-               vit = find_if(vit, vend, FindFirst(latex_snippet));
-               
-               if (vit != vend)
-                       snippets.erase(vit, vit+1);
+       std::for_each(ipit, ipend, EraseSnippet(latex_snippet));
 
-               if (snippets.empty())
+       for (; ipit != ipend; ++ipit) {
+               InProgressProcesses::iterator curr = ipit++;
+               if (curr->second.snippets.empty())
                        in_progress_.erase(curr);
        }
 }
@@ -355,43 +444,38 @@ void PreviewLoader::Impl::remove(string const & latex_snippet)
 
 void PreviewLoader::Impl::startLoading()
 {
-       if (pending_.empty())
+       if (pending_.empty() || !pconverter_)
                return;
 
-       if (!pconverter_) {
-               setConverter();
-               if (!pconverter_)
-                       return;
-       }
-
        lyxerr[Debug::GRAPHICS] << "PreviewLoader::startLoading()" << endl;
 
+       // As used by the LaTeX file and by the resulting image files
+       string const filename_base(unique_filename(buffer_.tmppath));
+
        // Create an InProgress instance to place in the map of all
        // such processes if it starts correctly.
-       string const metrics_file = filename_base_ + ".metrics";
-       InProgress inprogress(metrics_file, pending_);
+       InProgress inprogress(filename_base, pending_, pconverter_->to);
+
+       // clear pending_, so we're ready to start afresh.
+       pending_.clear();
 
        // Output the LaTeX file.
-       string const latexfile = filename_base_ + ".tex";
+       string const latexfile = filename_base + ".tex";
 
        ofstream of(latexfile.c_str());
+       of << "\\batchmode\n";
        dumpPreamble(of);
        of << "\n\\begin{document}\n";
        dumpData(of, inprogress.snippets);
        of << "\n\\end{document}\n";
        of.close();
 
-       // Reset the filename and clear pending_, so we're ready to
-       // start afresh.
-       pending_.clear();
-       filename_base_ = unique_filename();
-
        // The conversion command.
        ostringstream cs;
        cs << pconverter_->command << " " << latexfile << " "
-          << tostr(0.01 * lyxrc.dpi * lyxrc.zoom);
+          << int(font_scaling_factor_) << " " << pconverter_->to;
 
-       string const command = cs.str().c_str();
+       string const command = "sh " + LibScriptSearch(cs.str().c_str());
 
        // Initiate the conversion from LaTeX to bitmap images files.
        Forkedcall::SignalTypePtr convert_ptr;
@@ -409,9 +493,9 @@ void PreviewLoader::Impl::startLoading()
                                        << command << endl;
                return;
        }
-       
-       // Store the generation process in a list of all generating processes
-       // (I anticipate that this will be small!)
+
+       // Store the generation process in a list of all such processes
+       inprogress.pid = call.pid();
        in_progress_[command] = inprogress;
 }
 
@@ -426,7 +510,8 @@ void PreviewLoader::Impl::finishedGenerating(string const & command,
        if (retval > 0)
                return;
 
-       InProgressMap::iterator git = in_progress_.find(command);
+       // Paranoia check!
+       InProgressProcesses::iterator git = in_progress_.find(command);
        if (git == in_progress_.end()) {
                lyxerr << "PreviewLoader::finishedGenerating(): unable to find "
                        "data for\n"
@@ -435,40 +520,37 @@ void PreviewLoader::Impl::finishedGenerating(string const & command,
        }
 
        // Read the metrics file, if it exists
-       PreviewMetrics metrics_file(git->second.metrics_file);
-       
+       vector<double> ascent_fractions(git->second.snippets.size());
+       setAscentFractions(ascent_fractions, git->second.metrics_file);
+
        // Add these newly generated bitmap files to the cache and
        // start loading them into LyX.
-       vector<StrPair>::const_iterator it  = git->second.snippets.begin();
-       vector<StrPair>::const_iterator end = git->second.snippets.end();
+       BitmapFile::const_iterator it  = git->second.snippets.begin();
+       BitmapFile::const_iterator end = git->second.snippets.end();
+
+       std::list<PreviewImagePtr> newimages;
 
        int metrics_counter = 0;
-       for (; it != end; ++it) {
+       for (; it != end; ++it, ++metrics_counter) {
                string const & snip = it->first;
-
-               // Paranoia check
-               Cache::const_iterator chk = cache_.find(snip);
-               if (chk != cache_.end())
-                       continue;
-
-               // Mental note (Angus, 4 July 2002, having just found out the
-               // hard way :-().
-               // We /must/ first add to the cache and then start the
-               // image loading process.
-               // If not, then outside functions can be called before by the
-               // image loader before the PreviewImage is properly constucted.
-               // This can lead to all sorts of horribleness if such a
-               // function attempts to access its internals.
                string const & file = it->second;
-               double af = metrics_file.ascent_fraction(metrics_counter++);
-               PreviewImagePtr ptr(new PreviewImage(parent_, snip, file, af));
+               double af = ascent_fractions[metrics_counter];
 
+               PreviewImagePtr ptr(new PreviewImage(parent_, snip, file, af));
                cache_[snip] = ptr;
 
-               ptr->startLoading();
+               newimages.push_back(ptr);
        }
 
+       // Remove the item from the list of still-executing processes.
        in_progress_.erase(git);
+
+       // Tell the outside world
+       std::list<PreviewImagePtr>::const_iterator nit  = newimages.begin();
+       std::list<PreviewImagePtr>::const_iterator nend = newimages.end();
+       for (; nit != nend; ++nit) {
+               imageReady(*nit->get());
+       }
 }
 
 
@@ -477,22 +559,25 @@ void PreviewLoader::Impl::dumpPreamble(ostream & os) const
        // Why on earth is Buffer::makeLaTeXFile a non-const method?
        Buffer & tmp = const_cast<Buffer &>(buffer_);
        // Dump the preamble only.
-       tmp.makeLaTeXFile(os, string(), true, false, true);
+       tmp.makeLaTeXFile(os, buffer_.filePath(), true, false, true);
 
        // Loop over the insets in the buffer and dump all the math-macros.
        Buffer::inset_iterator it  = buffer_.inset_const_iterator_begin();
        Buffer::inset_iterator end = buffer_.inset_const_iterator_end();
 
-       for (; it != end; ++it) {
-               if ((*it)->lyxCode() == Inset::MATHMACRO_CODE) {
-                       (*it)->latex(&buffer_, os, true, true);
-               }
-       }
+       for (; it != end; ++it)
+               if (it->lyxCode() == Inset::MATHMACRO_CODE)
+                       it->latex(&buffer_, os, true, true);
+
+       // All equation lables appear as "(#)" + preview.sty's rendering of
+       // the label name
+       if (lyxrc.preview_hashed_labels)
+               os << "\\renewcommand{\\theequation}{\\#}\n";
 
        // Use the preview style file to ensure that each snippet appears on a
        // fresh page.
        os << "\n"
-          << "\\usepackage[active,dvips,tightpage]{preview}\n"
+          << "\\usepackage[active,delayed,dvips,tightpage,showlabels,lyx]{preview}\n"
           << "\n";
 
        // This piece of PostScript magic ensures that the foreground and
@@ -502,7 +587,7 @@ void PreviewLoader::Impl::dumpPreamble(ostream & os) const
 
        string bg = lyx_gui::hexname(LColor::background);
        if (bg.empty()) bg = "ffffff";
-       
+
        os << "\\AtBeginDocument{\\AtBeginDvi{%\n"
           << "\\special{!userdict begin/bop-hook{//bop-hook exec\n"
           << "<" << fg << bg << ">{255 div}forall setrgbcolor\n"
@@ -510,20 +595,141 @@ void PreviewLoader::Impl::dumpPreamble(ostream & os) const
 }
 
 
-void PreviewLoader::Impl::dumpData(ostream & os, 
-                                  vector<StrPair> const & vec) const
+void PreviewLoader::Impl::dumpData(ostream & os,
+                                  BitmapFile const & vec) const
 {
        if (vec.empty())
                return;
 
-       vector<StrPair>::const_iterator it  = vec.begin();
-       vector<StrPair>::const_iterator end = vec.end();
+       BitmapFile::const_iterator it  = vec.begin();
+       BitmapFile::const_iterator end = vec.end();
 
        for (; it != end; ++it) {
                os << "\\begin{preview}\n"
-                  << it->first 
+                  << it->first
                   << "\n\\end{preview}\n\n";
        }
 }
 
 } // namespace grfx
+
+
+namespace {
+
+string const unique_filename(string const bufferpath)
+{
+       static int theCounter = 0;
+       string const filename = tostr(theCounter++) + "lyxpreview";
+       return AddName(bufferpath, filename);
+}
+
+
+Converter const * setConverter()
+{
+       string const from = "lyxpreview";
+
+       Formats::FormatList::const_iterator it  = formats.begin();
+       Formats::FormatList::const_iterator end = formats.end();
+
+       for (; it != end; ++it) {
+               string const to = it->name();
+               if (from == to)
+                       continue;
+
+               Converter const * ptr = converters.getConverter(from, to);
+               if (ptr)
+                       return ptr;
+       }
+
+       static bool first = true;
+       if (first) {
+               first = false;
+               lyxerr << "PreviewLoader::startLoading()\n"
+                      << "No converter from \"lyxpreview\" format has been "
+                       "defined."
+                      << endl;
+       }
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+
+void setAscentFractions(vector<double> & ascent_fractions,
+                       string const & metrics_file)
+{
+       // If all else fails, then the images will have equal ascents and
+       // descents.
+       vector<double>::iterator it  = ascent_fractions.begin();
+       vector<double>::iterator end = ascent_fractions.end();
+       fill(it, end, 0.5);
+
+       ifstream in(metrics_file.c_str());
+       if (!in.good()) {
+               lyxerr[Debug::GRAPHICS]
+                       << "setAscentFractions(" << metrics_file << ")\n"
+                       << "Unable to open file!" << endl;
+               return;
+       }
+
+       bool error = false;
+
+       // Tightpage dimensions affect all subsequent dimensions
+       int tp_ascent;
+       int tp_descent;
+
+       int snippet_counter = 0;
+       while (!in.eof()) {
+               // Expecting lines of the form
+               // Preview: Tightpage tp_bl_x tp_bl_y tp_tr_x tp_tr_y
+               // Preview: Snippet id ascent descent width
+               string preview;
+               string type;
+               in >> preview >> type;
+
+               if (!in.good())
+                       // eof after all
+                       break;
+
+               error = preview != "Preview:"
+                       || (type != "Tightpage" && type != "Snippet");
+               if (error)
+                       break;
+
+               if (type == "Tightpage") {
+                       int dummy;
+                       in >> dummy >> tp_descent >> dummy >> tp_ascent;
+
+                       error = !in.good();
+                       if (error)
+                               break;
+
+               } else {
+                       int dummy;
+                       int snippet_id;
+                       int ascent;
+                       int descent;
+                       in >> snippet_id >> ascent >> descent >> dummy;
+
+                       error = !in.good() || ++snippet_counter != snippet_id;
+                       if (error)
+                               break;
+
+                       double const a = ascent + tp_ascent;
+                       double const d = descent - tp_descent;
+
+                       if (!lyx::float_equal(a + d, 0, 0.1))
+                               *it = a / (a + d);
+
+                       if (++it == end)
+                               break;
+               }
+       }
+
+       if (error) {
+               lyxerr[Debug::GRAPHICS]
+                       << "setAscentFractions(" << metrics_file << ")\n"
+                       << "Error reading file!\n" << endl;
+       }
+}
+
+} // namespace anon