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docs/settings.md

@@ -37,6 +37,16 @@ verbose = false
 quiet = false
 ```
 
+## TUI options
+
+```toml
+[tui]
+
+# Define executable to use as image viewer
+# The given executable will be passed one or more images as aguments
+media_viewer = "eog"
+```
+
 ## Overriding command defaults
 
 Defaults for command arguments can be override by specifying a `[commands.<name>]` section.

toot/tui/app.py

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import logging
+import subprocess
 import urwid
 
 from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
+from typing import List
 
 from toot import api, config, __version__, settings
 from toot.console import get_default_visibility
@@ -14,7 +16,7 @@
 from .overlays import StatusDeleteConfirmation, Account
 from .poll import Poll
 from .timeline import Timeline
-from .utils import get_max_toot_chars, parse_content_links, show_media, copy_to_clipboard
+from .utils import get_max_toot_chars, parse_content_links, copy_to_clipboard
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -137,12 +139,13 @@ def __init__(self, app, user, screen, args):
         self.exception = None
         self.can_translate = False
         self.account = None
+        self.followed_accounts = []
 
         super().__init__(self.body, header=self.header, footer=self.footer)
 
     def run(self):
         self.loop.set_alarm_in(0, lambda *args: self.async_load_instance())
-        self.loop.set_alarm_in(0, lambda *args: self.async_load_followed_accounts())
+        # self.loop.set_alarm_in(0, lambda *args: self.async_load_followed_accounts())
         self.loop.set_alarm_in(0, lambda *args: self.async_load_timeline(
             is_initial=True, timeline_name="home"))
         self.loop.run()
@@ -496,9 +499,24 @@ def goto_list_timeline(self, list_item):
         promise.add_done_callback(lambda *args: self.close_overlay())
 
     def show_media(self, status):
-        urls = [m["url"] for m in status.original.data["media_attachments"]]
+        urls: List[str] = [m["url"] for m in status.original.data["media_attachments"]]
+        if not urls:
+            return
+
+        viewer = settings.get_setting("tui.media_viewer", str)
+        if not viewer:
+            self.footer.set_error_message("Media viewer not configured")
+
+        # TODO: this breaks in an ugly way if viewer is not found, handle this
+        def _show():
+            if viewer:
+                subprocess.run([viewer] + urls, capture_output=True)
+
+        def _done():
+            self.footer.set_message(f"Launched media viewer with {len(urls)} URL(s).")
+
         if urls:
-            show_media(urls)
+            self.run_in_thread(_show, done_callback=_done)
 
     def show_context_menu(self, status):
         # TODO: show context menu

toot/tui/utils.py

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import base64
 import re
-import shutil
-import subprocess
 import urwid
 
 from functools import reduce
@@ -47,31 +45,6 @@ def highlight_hashtags(line):
     return hline
 
 
-def show_media(paths):
-    """
-    Attempt to open an image viewer to show given media files.
-
-    FIXME: This is not very thought out, but works for me.
-    Once settings are implemented, add an option for the user to configure their
-    prefered media viewer.
-    """
-    viewer = None
-    potential_viewers = [
-        "feh",
-        "eog",
-        "display"
-    ]
-    for v in potential_viewers:
-        viewer = shutil.which(v)
-        if viewer:
-            break
-
-    if not viewer:
-        raise Exception("Cannot find an image viewer")
-
-    subprocess.run([viewer] + paths)
-
-
 class LinkParser(HTMLParser):
 
     def reset(self):