Viewer won't open PDF with external viewer - Page 2

ambroz09 · 11-25-2023, 02:46 PM

Kovid,

thank you for your quick help.
You were spot on.

1) The error was:
"Failed to execute child process “gio-launch-desktop” (No such file or directory)"

2) Running calibre as
QT_QPA_PLATFORM=xcb calibre

removes the problem - PDF are opening with a mouse click, like before.

Greetings,
A.

kovidgoyal · 11-25-2023, 11:13 PM

Good to hear, I have added a workaround in calibre code which just calls xdg-open directly bypassing Qt on Wayland until Qt gets around to providing a fix.

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11-25-2023, 02:46 PM	#16
ambroz09 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2023 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Kovid, thank you for your quick help. You were spot on. 1) The error was: "Failed to execute child process “gio-launch-desktop” (No such file or directory)" 2) Running calibre as QT_QPA_PLATFORM=xcb calibre removes the problem - PDF are opening with a mouse click, like before. Greetings, A.

11-25-2023, 11:13 PM	#17
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,377 Karma: 27230406 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Good to hear, I have added a workaround in calibre code which just calls xdg-open directly bypassing Qt on Wayland until Qt gets around to providing a fix.

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