iLiad Launch file from script

dedo · 07-20-2009, 06:09 PM

I'd like to open a pdf from a bash script run.sh
In the pdf folder there is the corresponding manifest.xml
Is it possible to "launch" the manifest.xml?

Max · 07-21-2009, 02:35 AM

No, the manifest.xml is a XML file with info about the file, like the title, last page readed, orientation, etc...

The pdf reader is ipdf, the command ipdf [pdf_name] sould open the document, I never try my self. But, it seams that ipdf will not recive the buttons signals, see this thread https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34292

dedo · 07-21-2009, 04:02 AM

I thought I could use something like "contentLister manifest.xml", but it didn't work.

ericshliao · 07-21-2009, 04:32 AM

Shell script can be executed from manifest.xml by adding a line in manifest.xml (after "<y-metadata>"):
<startpage>run.sh</startpage>

If you open pdf from shell script (using ipdf), you may encounter some problem as described by Max.

07-20-2009, 06:09 PM	#1
dedo Enthusiast Posts: 45 Karma: 198 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Italy Device: iRex DR800	Launch file from script I'd like to open a pdf from a bash script run.sh In the pdf folder there is the corresponding manifest.xml Is it possible to "launch" the manifest.xml?

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07-21-2009, 02:35 AM	#2
Max Connoisseur Posts: 79 Karma: 380 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Girona, Spain Device: iLiad, DR1000s	No, the manifest.xml is a XML file with info about the file, like the title, last page readed, orientation, etc... The pdf reader is ipdf, the command ipdf [pdf_name] sould open the document, I never try my self. But, it seams that ipdf will not recive the buttons signals, see this thread https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34292

07-21-2009, 04:02 AM	#3
dedo Enthusiast Posts: 45 Karma: 198 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Italy Device: iRex DR800	I thought I could use something like "contentLister manifest.xml", but it didn't work.

07-21-2009, 04:32 AM	#4
ericshliao Guru Posts: 976 Karma: 687 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Dell X51v; iLiad v2	Shell script can be executed from manifest.xml by adding a line in manifest.xml (after "<y-metadata>"): <startpage>run.sh</startpage> If you open pdf from shell script (using ipdf), you may encounter some problem as described by Max.

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