It would be nice to be able to auto-launch the PDF viewer after export
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...or why not after export of some other formats, as well (e.g. SVG, PNG and JPG are typically checked for quality, other exports perhaps for delivery so opening the export folder might be a good idea). It could be something that can be turned on or off in the context of pressing the "Export" button as sometimes you need preview or folder opened and sometimes not.
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@Arde This could be easily implemented, but the required API is deprecated (NSWorkspace openFile), and may be in conflict with app store guidelines.
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@vectoradmin said in It would be nice to be able to auto-launch the PDF viewer after export:
and may be in conflict with app store guidelines.
Will there only be app-store versions? It would be good to have a non-app-store-deliverable version, as well (to be able to easily go back to an earlier version, to more easily avoid auto-updates, to avoid sandbox traps (with apps that support plug-ins) -- and to be able to use these kinds of "advanced" features.
App or folder launching is still widely used (e.g. to open location of linked files, to auto-launch Acrobat after PDF-creation, and to use external editors to open and edit linked files. If all this is restricted to app-store-apps, it is a bad thing...especially on Windows where majority of desktop apps are still (and probably continue to be) non-MS-store-based software.
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@Arde There will be a non app store version for sure.
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@vectoradmin said in It would be nice to be able to auto-launch the PDF viewer after export:
@Arde This could be easily implemented, but the required API is deprecated (NSWorkspace openFile), and may be in conflict with app store guidelines.
Practically ALL of the "file" stuff is deprecated in Cocoa in favor of the URL-based equivalents.
NSWorkspace also has an "openURL" which is NOT deprecated, which you could hand an NSURL which points to the file.
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@fde101 Thanks! Will try with openURL.
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@vectoradmin If possible offer a choice between Acrobat Reader and Preview. I don't trust Preview's rendering of PDFs.
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@Arde and @fde101
I would prefer the app auto-launching the PDF viewer also when using 'Export again'. Do you think there would be any inconvenience/problem with that?
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@b77 Export again should auto launch the PDF viewer in the new build.
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@vectoradmin Thanks, it does so since 0.026
