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
Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net> 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
Nick Dokos <ndokos@gmail.com> writes:
> Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net> 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!
Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net> 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.
Nicolas Richard <theonewiththeevillook@yahoo.fr> writes:
> Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net> 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