can't use the file chooser kitten for anything

[nnsite]

Hi, how do you manage to use the choose-files kitten ?
My routine was to invoke kitty -1 fzf --bind 'enter:become(setsid -f handlr open {+})+abort from a hotkey daemon (sxhkd, which invoke the shell each time) and open files that way. I am not terminal expert or programmer so I must say it took me some time to make it work, with setid and all.
But I can't do it with choose-files, which bugs me because I like it a lot for its image previewing.

[kovidgoyal]

kitty -1 sh -c 'xdg-open $(kitten choose-files)'

[nnsite]

No. I tried that already. the kitten appears, but after selection closes and doesn't open anything. I had the same issue with fzf: pipes break outside the terminal, so I had to make fzf opens stuff on its own.

[kovidgoyal]

works fine for me. remove -1 and add --hold and you should get error messages.

[nnsite]

As the command implies the terminal holds. There are no error messages though.
I had done that with fzf as well, with same result.
Tried on i3 as well. Same behavior everywhere for this and the quick-access-terminal, this is definitely not a WM issue.
I don't use systemd but dinit, and start X independently with Xorg -nolisten tcp -displayfd 8 -seat seat0 -keeptty then attach the wm to it. Nothing else causes problem. Maybe you make a number of assumptions on how other systems work or start things, hence it works for you but not everywhere ?

[kovidgoyal]

Ah a linux user that does random shit that he doesnt understand and then complains when it breaks things and expects other people to debug his setup for him. My favorite kind of user. I am not your support monkey, good luck.

[nnsite]

Damn, you really have the shitty behavior you are famous for. One point for consistency and predictability I guess.
I understand what I did and it works well for everything. If you played nice with others and documented better the requirements of your beautiful but fragile ecosystem, this wouldn't happen. Anyway... I'll keep using kitty since I can't get the same combination of instant startup + scrollback feature anywhere.
Have a nice day, saaar.

[kovidgoyal]

ROFL you got exactly the response you earned. You have been banned. Good bye.