issue with image previews after the update

[iu0v1]

Hello

After updating lf from r38 to r41, I encountered an issue with image previews. I use ctpv to handle this task, following the instructions on the wiki. Everything worked fine for many versions, but after this update, images started rendering using chafa instead of ueberzug (as I suspect). Since nothing else has changed except the lf version, I’m posting here.

Could you please help me figure out what I can do to troubleshoot this issue and pinpoint the exact cause?

ps: running the previous r38 under the same conditions on a neighboring terminal does not reveal any issues; in this version, everything works as expected

[DusanLesan]

I had the same issue and I've found out that something happened with the id used in ctpv, and I think the issue is on its side. I have fixed it by making some simple change on my fork https://github.com/DusanLesan/ctpv
Not sure if that helps you

[iu0v1]

@DusanLesan Your fork is working just fine, indeed! Thank you!

Would it be presumptuous, since you’ve already looked at the ctpv code, to ask if you know how to fix the issue where ctpv doesn’t display a preview for files with more than one dot in their filename?
test file 11.11 some words.docx only leaves behind the error: mv: cannot stat ‘/home/user/.cache/ctpv/test file 11.jpg’: No such file or directory

The ctpv author has been ignoring this issue for a long time, so I’ll must try my luck :)

[DusanLesan]

know how to fix the issue where ctpv doesn’t display a preview for files with more than one dot in their filename?

I can try looking into that one of these days. So far it looks like it is docx specific for me

[CatsDeservePets]

ctpv is known to cause some problems these days due it misusing the previewer API and no longer being updated, see

• Preload implementation breaks ctpv compatibility #2304

I do not recommend using it (the dot thing is another issue I wasn't even aware as I am not using it).