Changeset a9e08a4

Timestamp:

Aug 23, 2009, 11:13:02 PM (15 years ago)

Author:

Evan Broder <broder@…>

Branches:

master, debian, mac, no-cups, web

Children:

bd7b4f8

Parents:

9758b72

git-author:

Evan Broder <broder@…> (08/23/09 20:30:42)

git-committer:

Evan Broder <broder@…> (08/23/09 23:13:02)

Message:

Instead of looping over the lpr commands within applescript, use a
backgrounded shell loop so that iTunes doesn't hang while the jobs are
printing.

(Since I'm not currently on campus, this is as yet untested.)

Location:

gutenbach-itunes-plugin

Files:

• INSTALL (modified) (1 diff)
• Send to sipbmp3.applescript (modified) (3 diffs)

gutenbach-itunes-plugin/INSTALL

@@ -7 +7 @@
 
 * Changelog
+23 Aug 2009 -> broder spun loop into shell script instead of
+    applescript so that iTunes doesn't hang
 9 Jan 2009 -> price added 'quoted form'
 7 Jan 2009 -> kmill created initial version

gutenbach-itunes-plugin/Send to sipbmp3.applescript

@@ -8 +8 @@
 -- Changelog:
 --
+-- 23 Aug 2009 -> broder spun loop into shell script instead of
+--     applescript so that iTunes doesn't hang
 -- 9 Jan 2009 -> price added 'quoted form'
 -- 7 Jan 2009 -> kmill created initial version
@@ -34 +36 @@
 -- hear around you.
 
-set lista to {}
+set ts to ""
 
 tell application "iTunes"
@@ -40 +42 @@
                 if class of t is (file track) then
                         set loc to POSIX path of (get location of t)
-                        set end of lista to "lpr -o raw -Psipbmp3 " & (quoted form of loc)
+                        set ts to ts & " " & (quoted form of loc)
                 end if
         end repeat
 end tell
 
-repeat with com in lista
-        do shell script com
-end repeat
+set command to "(for t in " & ts & "; do lpr -o raw -Psipbmp3 \"$t\"; done) >/dev/null 2>&1 </dev/null &"
+do shell script command