Re: [O] org-open-file with xdg-open not working?
Nicolas Richard writes: > Eric Abrahamsen writes: >> Presumably that's because the gnus version (eventually >> `mm-display-external') calls xdg-open with `call-process' and org does >> it with `start-process-shell-command'. The first is synchronous, the >> second asynchronous, and I do remember seeing something on one of these >> lists about difficulties with xdg-open because the process returns >> before the file actually opens, or *doesn't* return, or some similar >> thing the details of which I'm forgetting. >> >> Have other people run into this difficulty? How are you solving it? > > I remember having problems which I was able to solve by changing the > value of process-connection-type to nil. Does that work for you ? Brilliant, that did it! Very glad there was a semi-simple solution. Thanks, Eric
Re: [O] org-open-file with xdg-open not working?
Eric Abrahamsen writes: > Presumably that's because the gnus version (eventually > `mm-display-external') calls xdg-open with `call-process' and org does > it with `start-process-shell-command'. The first is synchronous, the > second asynchronous, and I do remember seeing something on one of these > lists about difficulties with xdg-open because the process returns > before the file actually opens, or *doesn't* return, or some similar > thing the details of which I'm forgetting. > > Have other people run into this difficulty? How are you solving it? I remember having problems which I was able to solve by changing the value of process-connection-type to nil. Does that work for you ? -- Nico.
Re: [O] org-open-file with xdg-open not working?
Nick Dokos writes: > Eric Abrahamsen writes: > >> I'm trying to open files externally (via org-attach), with a mailcap >> that funnels most everything to xdg-open. I notice that doing this with >> org-open-file gives me: >> >> Running xdg-open /home/me/path/to/file.PDF...done >> >> But no actual open file. >> >> Doing a similar thing in gnus, with the `gnus-mime-view-part-externally' >> command, gives me a similar message about xdg-open, but then the file >> actually opens. >> >> Presumably that's because the gnus version (eventually >> `mm-display-external') calls xdg-open with `call-process' and org does >> it with `start-process-shell-command'. The first is synchronous, the >> second asynchronous, and I do remember seeing something on one of these >> lists about difficulties with xdg-open because the process returns >> before the file actually opens, or *doesn't* return, or some similar >> thing the details of which I'm forgetting. >> >> Have other people run into this difficulty? > > Yes. > >> How are you solving it? > > By not using xdg-open: I tend to add explicit entries in my .mailcap instead. Well pooh... not the answer I was hoping for!
Re: [O] org-open-file with xdg-open not working?
Eric Abrahamsen writes: > I'm trying to open files externally (via org-attach), with a mailcap > that funnels most everything to xdg-open. I notice that doing this with > org-open-file gives me: > > Running xdg-open /home/me/path/to/file.PDF...done > > But no actual open file. > > Doing a similar thing in gnus, with the `gnus-mime-view-part-externally' > command, gives me a similar message about xdg-open, but then the file > actually opens. > > Presumably that's because the gnus version (eventually > `mm-display-external') calls xdg-open with `call-process' and org does > it with `start-process-shell-command'. The first is synchronous, the > second asynchronous, and I do remember seeing something on one of these > lists about difficulties with xdg-open because the process returns > before the file actually opens, or *doesn't* return, or some similar > thing the details of which I'm forgetting. > > Have other people run into this difficulty? Yes. > How are you solving it? By not using xdg-open: I tend to add explicit entries in my .mailcap instead. -- Nick
[O] org-open-file with xdg-open not working?
I'm trying to open files externally (via org-attach), with a mailcap that funnels most everything to xdg-open. I notice that doing this with org-open-file gives me: Running xdg-open /home/me/path/to/file.PDF...done But no actual open file. Doing a similar thing in gnus, with the `gnus-mime-view-part-externally' command, gives me a similar message about xdg-open, but then the file actually opens. Presumably that's because the gnus version (eventually `mm-display-external') calls xdg-open with `call-process' and org does it with `start-process-shell-command'. The first is synchronous, the second asynchronous, and I do remember seeing something on one of these lists about difficulties with xdg-open because the process returns before the file actually opens, or *doesn't* return, or some similar thing the details of which I'm forgetting. Have other people run into this difficulty? How are you solving it? Thanks! Eric
