On 06/23/2018 07:05 PM, Warren Samples via use-livecode wrote:
Hello,
I don't recall off the top of my head what the current remaining issue
is with the dictionary under Linux. I know there have been a couple or
three that have been reported by different people on different distros.
The workaround to open the dictionary in a browser is working pretty
well, but could use at least one enhancement if it can be managed.
Currently if I have my default browser open on some desktop other than
the one LiveCode is on, the dictionary opens in a new tab on the other
desktop. Could the command used be finessed to force it to open a new
window? This 'should' open naturally on the current desktop. Another
possible solution would be a preference option to set a browser for the
dictionary. That would allow one to use a browser other than the default
browser and avoid this (minor) inconvenience.
Warren
I found a solution. I post it here in case another Linux user would be
interested in this.
It requires some very minor editing of the file:
'revidelibrary.8.livecodescript'
which is in the
'../runrev/components/<Livecode-edition-version>/Toolset/libraries/'
directory.
I commented out two lines and added for each of them a corresponding
line which launches the browser using shell(). This is what it looks
like (email formatting may insert linebreaks):
revIDEGenerateDictionaryHTML tWhich
-- launch url ("file:" & revIDEGetDictionaryUrl(tWhich)) #original code
get shell("falkon" && revIDEGetDictionaryUrl(tWhich) &&
"</dev/null &>/dev/null &") -- my shell call, all one line
and
revIDEGenerateDictionaryHTML "api", pLibrary, pTag, pType
-- launch url ("file:" & revIDEGetDictionaryUrl("api")) #original code
get shell("falkon" && revIDEGetDictionaryUrl("api") &&
"</dev/null &>/dev/null &") -- my shell call, all one line
The first instance is at line 4639 and the second at line @ 4920.
I ultimately chose a dedicated browser, Falkon, for a few reasons.
Opening my default browser with a command line switch which forces a new
window works, and does what I had hoped, but using a dedicated browser
and letting it open tabs once it's open has some significant advantages.
The redirection at the end of the command detaches the running process
from the shell, making shell() non-blocking.
Warren
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