mac osx open assign ebook viewer to epub files mac osx

asllearner · 09-05-2013, 09:23 PM

On mac osx I have created an automator app that opens a shell script:

Code:

 ebook-viewer "$1"

I put the app in my applications folder. Then I assigned epub files to open with this app.

This was working fine, especially that somehow if I opened multiple files, I would get multiple instances of the epub viewer. This was desirable, but this seems to have stopped working. If I try to open a second file, nothing happens until I (later) close the old one, at which point the second file opens automatically....

Can I get the old behaviour back?

thx

kovidgoyal · 09-05-2013, 11:46 PM

There have been no changes to ebook-viewer in this regard. view multiple books from within calibre or by running ebook-viewr in a terminal and you will see that it works.

asllearner · 09-06-2013, 11:56 PM

I see. quite so. From within calibre I can open several volumes. If I open several terminals, I can open several versions. So perhaps my so-called "previous behavior" was this.

So I am wondering if I can get automator to behave the same way.

In more detail, I have discovered:

Within one terminal session, if I type

Code:

$ ebook-viewer "/Users/.../book1.epub"

for example, it jumps to the next line, outputs:

Code:

InputFormatPlugin: EPUB Input running
on /Users/.../book1.epub
Found HTML cover titlepage.xhtml

but hangs there. It does not give another bash. I can continue to type things at this point nothing will happen. If I ctrl-c, ebook-viewer stops.

Code:

[1]+  Stopped                 ebook-viewer "book1.epub"

and I am back in my shell. However the program itself is still in my dock, though it is hung. I can see why it might behave this way, probably just how it is supposed to, but I want to know how to induce a different behavior.

If I try to use the automator app setting it up that way I did (a suggestion I got from somewhere on this forum, though I don't have the original link handy) and open from finder I get behavior similar to if I was in a single terminal session. What I want to do is get automator to make individual sessions...

I know it's out of calibre's purview, but if anyone has any suggestions...

kovidgoyal · 09-07-2013, 12:19 AM

$ ebook-viewer "/Users/.../book1.epub" &

asllearner · 09-13-2013, 04:17 AM

yes, we have no bananas!

Thanks!!!

09-05-2013, 09:23 PM	#1
asllearner Enthusiast Posts: 40 Karma: 37422 Join Date: Aug 2011 Device: none	mac osx open assign ebook viewer to epub files mac osx On mac osx I have created an automator app that opens a shell script: Code: ebook-viewer "$1" I put the app in my applications folder. Then I assigned epub files to open with this app. This was working fine, especially that somehow if I opened multiple files, I would get multiple instances of the epub viewer. This was desirable, but this seems to have stopped working. If I try to open a second file, nothing happens until I (later) close the old one, at which point the second file opens automatically.... Can I get the old behaviour back? thx

09-06-2013, 11:56 PM	#3
asllearner Enthusiast Posts: 40 Karma: 37422 Join Date: Aug 2011 Device: none	Yes, but now what? I see. quite so. From within calibre I can open several volumes. If I open several terminals, I can open several versions. So perhaps my so-called "previous behavior" was this. So I am wondering if I can get automator to behave the same way. In more detail, I have discovered: Within one terminal session, if I type Code: $ ebook-viewer "/Users/.../book1.epub" for example, it jumps to the next line, outputs: Code: InputFormatPlugin: EPUB Input running on /Users/.../book1.epub Found HTML cover titlepage.xhtml but hangs there. It does not give another bash. I can continue to type things at this point nothing will happen. If I ctrl-c, ebook-viewer stops. Code: [1]+ Stopped ebook-viewer "book1.epub" and I am back in my shell. However the program itself is still in my dock, though it is hung. I can see why it might behave this way, probably just how it is supposed to, but I want to know how to induce a different behavior. If I try to use the automator app setting it up that way I did (a suggestion I got from somewhere on this forum, though I don't have the original link handy) and open from finder I get behavior similar to if I was in a single terminal session. What I want to do is get automator to make individual sessions... I know it's out of calibre's purview, but if anyone has any suggestions...

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09-05-2013, 11:46 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,299 Karma: 27111240 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	There have been no changes to ebook-viewer in this regard. view multiple books from within calibre or by running ebook-viewr in a terminal and you will see that it works.

09-07-2013, 12:19 AM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,299 Karma: 27111240 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	$ ebook-viewer "/Users/.../book1.epub" &

09-13-2013, 04:17 AM	#5
asllearner Enthusiast Posts: 40 Karma: 37422 Join Date: Aug 2011 Device: none	yes, we have no bananas! Thanks!!!

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