[Bug 542755] Re: pdfshuffler does not recognize all PDF files in directory
Hello,
me wonders why you use spaces in names in your files.
Else, in Ubuntu Xenial (16.04), provided all pdf files in a directory
bear the .pdf extension (which your bug report suggests they don't all
have in your computer), you could do something like this in the console:
find . -name "*.pdf" -exec pdfshuffler {} \;
it works, just you can't just close the program once the job done, you
need to Ctrl+C. I don't know how to end the command line properly to end
the it.
A question for marcelstimberg : how should I change this command line if
the files can be detected as pdf applications instead of being detected
by their name extention?
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[Bug 542755] Re: pdfshuffler does not recognize all PDF files in directory
** Bug watch added: SourceForge.net Tracker #3030180 http://sourceforge.net/support/tracker.php?aid=3030180 ** Also affects: pdfshuffler via http://sourceforge.net/support/tracker.php?aid=3030180 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- pdfshuffler does not recognize all PDF files in directory https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/542755 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 542755] Re: pdfshuffler does not recognize all PDF files in directory
Ok, I have to admit you're right. I was under the impression that pdfshuffler's
behaviour was the standard one, i.e. all or at least most file dialogues filter
only on the extension and only offer the "all files" option to get other files.
But I was wrong, the behaviour you expect is indeed the standard one. Also my
comment on speed was not really fitting: In my case (folder full of PDFs with
correct extension) it won't make any speed difference, it would only rely on
the slow detection if the file has no extension.
The only thing that would remain is point 1) from your description but this
would really be standard behaviour, e.g. eog would list a file with .jpeg
extension regardless whether it really is an image or not.
To conclude, this issue is an upstream bug, I'll report it in the upstream bug
tracker. The patch is actually trivial, in the /usr/bin/pdfshuffler file,
replace the line
filter_pdf.add_pattern('*.pdf')
with
filter_pdf.add_mime_type('application/pdf')
(Note that whitespace is important for python, i.e. you have to have the same
indentation as before).
Sorry for my negative earlier response, I learned something new today ;)
** Changed in: pdfshuffler (Ubuntu)
Status: Incomplete => Confirmed
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[Bug 542755] Re: pdfshuffler does not recognize all PDF files in directory
That's exactly what I'm suggesting. If that isn't going to be implemented, then the wording of the dialogue should be changed. As a user, if I see a dialogue that tells me that it is offering to list "PDF files" then I expect it to... list the PDF files. I'm not sure that a few seconds of delay (especially if accompanied with a "working" notification) is a problem. Given how long it takes to open file dialogues in many applications (yes, OpenOffice.org, I'm thinking of you), a few seconds doesn't seem to be much of a problem. But you may not agree. I guess I see the following possibilities: 1. Do nothing. This basically means that the dialogue is misleading the user. 2. Reword the dialogue. This would work, but would ultimately force the user to switch to the "All files" option and find the file. 3. Replace the current "PDF Files" option with a proper search for PDF files. This would work, but might cause a few seconds' delay. That wouldn't bother me, but maybe it would bother other users. 4. Reword the dialogue AND add a new option that implements a proper search for PDF files. Personally, I'd put the desirability of these in the order: 3, 4, 2, 1 -- pdfshuffler does not recognize all PDF files in directory https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/542755 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 542755] Re: pdfshuffler does not recognize all PDF files in directory
Note that you can choose "all files" in the bottom right corner of the dialogue and get a list of all files in the directory, regardless of their file extension. I do not see any better solution, or do you suggest to first check the true type of every file before displaying the file list? This would slow down the dialogue considerably. For example, I have a directory with ~500 PDFs, running "file" on all of them takes ~4s. For directories containing movies etc. it might even get worse. ** Changed in: pdfshuffler (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- pdfshuffler does not recognize all PDF files in directory https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/542755 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 542755] Re: pdfshuffler does not recognize all PDF files in directory
I can confirm this bug. Regards, Lorenzo D. (alias BlackZ). ** Changed in: pdfshuffler (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- pdfshuffler does not recognize all PDF files in directory https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/542755 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 542755] Re: pdfshuffler does not recognize all PDF files in directory
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