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Merge branch 'kittysupport' of github.com:ArkieCoder/rubyprimer into …
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5 changes: 2 additions & 3 deletions lib/stringformat.rb
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Expand Up @@ -53,13 +53,12 @@ def iterm2?
system("convert -density 130 #{pdf_file} #{png_file} >/dev/null 2>&1")
if File.exist?(png_file)
width = (cols * 0.75).to_i
viu_output = `viu -w #{width} #{png_file} 2>/dev/null`
if $?.success? && !viu_output.empty?
if system("viu -w #{width} #{png_file} >/dev/null 2>&1")
# Clean up
tmp_file.unlink
File.unlink(pdf_file)
File.unlink(png_file)
viu_output
"" # Image displayed, return empty string
else
# Fallback if viu fails
tmp_file.unlink
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