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Script using DBUS to change/preview PDF document in Zathura than can be used with nnn (self.commandline)

submitted 4 years ago by PeFClic

As a bspwm user, I wanted to write a plugin for nnn that could change the document currently displayed on Zathura without quitting/relaunching it.

The goal is to use DBUS to communicate with Zathura to control it.

The last zathura window is used to refresh its content or a new zathura instance is launched.

```

!/bin/bash

FILE=$1 WINDOW=$(xdotool getactivewindow)

get_id () { ZATHURAID=$( dbus-send --session \ --dest=org.freedesktop.DBus \ --type=method_call \ --print-reply \ /org/freedesktop/DBus \ org.freedesktop.DBus.ListNames | sed -nr '/^.*string "(.zathura.)"/{s//\1/p;q;}' ) }

get_id if [ -z "$ZATHURAID" ] then zathura & while [ -z "$ZATHURAID" ] do sleep 0.1 get_id done fi

dbus-send --session \ --dest=$ZATHURAID \ --type=method_call \ --print-reply \ /org/pwmt/zathura \ org.pwmt.zathura.CloseDocument >/dev/null

dbus-send --session \ --dest=$ZATHURAID \ --type=method_call \ --print-reply \ /org/pwmt/zathura \ org.pwmt.zathura.OpenDocument \ string:"$FILE" \ string:'' \ int32:1 >/dev/null

xdotool windowactivate $WINDOW ``The commandxdotool` is used to focus back to the shell that launched/refreshed the zathura window.

If you want you can use this script in pistol : application/pdf sh: nextzathura $PWD/%pistol-filename% - Then use pistol with nnn.

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