[PD] external viewers for additional file types ?

[IOhannes m zmoelnig]

Pete Redest wrote:
> 
> Probably the easiest would be to launch an external script that
> incorporates the added "viewer" table lookup or something like
> that. Or add the table lookup right into u_main.tk. I don't know
> much Tcl/Tk so ... will see. Will get to it sometime soon.

hmm, probably the easiest way would be to not open unkwown files at all.
(i don't see a real necessity to open a pdf from within pd; i don't
think that it would be a very good idea to make pd just another
exploder/konqueror/nautilus/...)

however, pd _should_ definitely check whether the file it wants to load
as a patch is really a patch, e.g. by reading the first few bytes.
if there is "#N canvas", then it is _rather_ save to open the file; if
it is something else ("%PDF-1.4") pd should just refuse.

mfgadsr
IOhannes