I may have missed this in documentation, but hacking took less time
and was more fun...
@url nodes are great for bookmark-related entities to open with a web
browser. The UNL plugin allows access to Leo nodes. Is there an
@command for opening arbitrary (viewable) files via their preferred
software, e.g. mime/mailcap?
A task I'm using Leo for is organizing research mindmap info. It
would be great to have headlines "@url papers/White2009.pdf" open on
d-click with kpdf/acroread directly instead of within a browser. Yes,
it works, but...
My 4-line hack of UNL.py in leoPlugins.leo
QQQQ
Plugins-->UNL plugin-->@thin UNL.py-->onUrl1--><<invoke external browser>>
if url.lower().startswith('file:'):
import os
os.spawnlp(os.P_NOWAIT, 'see', 'see', url[5:])
else:
import webbrowser
# Mozilla throws a weird exception, then opens the file!
try:
webbrowser.open(url)
except:
pass
QQQQ
Better IMO would not to require the protocol "file:" prefix and
instead differentiate between a UNL and file. Open a browser if a
protocol is specified (including file:), goto Leo node if a UNL, or
attempt to spawn an appropriate viewer using @path information.
"see" is part of mime-support in Ubuntu and does the mailcap dirty work.
If I described the new desired behavior clearly, are there better or
more intuitive ways for this to work? A new e.g. "@mime" directive?
This is a contribution I'm happy to make, but there's probably some
better ideas out there.
Dan
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