Make the "Help" and "Print" buttons *nix (Linux and OSX) compatible (#76

) * Add Linux compatibility to help and print buttons
iansan5653 · Sep 19, 2022 · 33a9fba · 33a9fba
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commit 33a9fba
Showing 1 changed file with 12 additions and 3 deletions.
diff --git a/src/user_interface.py b/src/user_interface.py
@@ -610,19 +610,28 @@ def __confirm(self):
 
     def __show_help(self):
         helpfile = str(Path(__file__).parent / "assets" / "manual.pdf")
-        subprocess.Popen([helpfile], shell=True)
+        if platform.system() in ('Darwin','Linux'):
+            subprocess.Popen(['open',helpfile])
+        else:
+            subprocess.Popen([helpfile], shell=True)
 
     def __show_sheet(self):
         if (self.form_variant == FormVariantSelection.VARIANT_75_Q):
             helpfile = str(
                 Path(__file__).parent / "assets" /
                 "multiple_choice_sheet_75q.pdf")
-            subprocess.Popen([helpfile], shell=True)
+            if platform.system() in ('Darwin','Linux'):
+                subprocess.Popen(['open', helpfile])
+            else:
+                subprocess.Popen([helpfile], shell=True)
         elif (self.form_variant == FormVariantSelection.VARIANT_150_Q):
             helpfile = str(
                 Path(__file__).parent / "assets" /
                 "multiple_choice_sheet_150q.pdf")
-            subprocess.Popen([helpfile], shell=True)
+            if platform.system() in ('Darwin','Linux'):
+                subprocess.Popen(['open', helpfile])
+            else:
+                subprocess.Popen([helpfile], shell=True)
 
     def __on_close(self):
         self.__app.destroy()