latex running feedback and better search for pdflatex

4 files changed, 108 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/src/gui/latexprocess.cpp b/src/gui/latexprocess.cpp
index 20b22a4..82c1c5b 100644
--- a/src/gui/latexprocess.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/latexprocess.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QStandardPaths>
 #include <QTemporaryDir>
+#include <QStringList>
 
 LatexProcess::LatexProcess(PreviewWindow *preview, QObject *parent) : QObject(parent)
 {
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ LatexProcess::LatexProcess(PreviewWindow *preview, QObject *parent) : QObject(pa
 
 void LatexProcess::makePreview(QString tikz)
 {
+    _preview->setStatus(PreviewWindow::Running);
     _output->clear();
 
     if (!_workingDir.isValid()) {
@@ -38,8 +40,28 @@ void LatexProcess::makePreview(QString tikz)
 
     QString pdflatex = QStandardPaths::findExecutable("pdflatex");
     if (pdflatex.isEmpty()) {
-        _output->appendPlainText("pdflatex NOT FOUND, ABORTING.\n");
-        return;
+        // if pdflatex is not in PATH, we are probably on mac or windows, so try common
+        // install directories.
+        _output->appendPlainText("NOT FOUND IN PATH, TRYING:");
+
+        QStringList texDirs;
+        // common macOS tex directories:
+        texDirs << "/Library/TeX/texbin";
+        texDirs << "/usr/texbin";
+        texDirs << "/usr/local/bin";
+        texDirs << "/sw/bin";
+
+        // common windows tex directories
+        texDirs << "C:\\Program Files\\MiKTeX 2.9\\miktex\\bin";
+        texDirs << "C:\\Program Files\\MiKTeX 2.9\\miktex\\bin\\x64";
+
+        _output->appendPlainText(texDirs.join(":"));
+        pdflatex = QStandardPaths::findExecutable("pdflatex", texDirs);
+
+        if (pdflatex.isEmpty()) {
+            _output->appendPlainText("pdflatex NOT FOUND, ABORTING.\n");
+            return;
+        }
     }
 
     _output->appendPlainText("FOUND: " + pdflatex + "\n");
@@ -66,7 +88,7 @@ void LatexProcess::makePreview(QString tikz)
     tex << "\n\n\\end{document}\n";
 
     f.close();
-    _proc->start(pdflatex, QStringList() << "preview.tex");
+    _proc->start(pdflatex, QStringList() << "-interaction=nonstopmode" << "preview.tex");
 
 }
 
@@ -90,9 +112,11 @@ void LatexProcess::finished(int exitCode)
         QString pdf = _workingDir.path() + "/preview.pdf";
         _output->appendPlainText("\n\nSUCCESSFULLY GENERATED: " + pdf + "\n");
         _preview->setPdf(pdf);
+        _preview->setStatus(PreviewWindow::Success);
         emit previewFinished();
     } else {
         _output->appendPlainText("\n\npdflatex RETURNED AN ERROR\n");
+        _preview->setStatus(PreviewWindow::Failed);
         emit previewFinished();
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/gui/previewwindow.cpp b/src/gui/previewwindow.cpp
index 724a951..726ec8a 100644
--- a/src/gui/previewwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/previewwindow.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <QStandardPaths>
 #include <QMessageBox>
 #include <cmath>
+#include <QMovie>
 
 PreviewWindow::PreviewWindow(QWidget *parent) :
     QDialog(parent),
@@ -31,10 +32,15 @@ PreviewWindow::PreviewWindow(QWidget *parent) :
 
     _doc = nullptr;
     _page = nullptr;
-    //setPdf("/home/aleks/ak-algebras.pdf");
 
-    //qDebug() << "preview dir:" << preparePreview("foo");
+    _loader = new QLabel(this);
+    _loader->setMinimumSize(QSize(16,16));
+    _loader->setMaximumSize(QSize(16,16));
+    ui->tabWidget->tabBar()->setTabButton(1, QTabBar::RightSide, _loader);
     
+    connect(ui->tabWidget, SIGNAL(currentChanged(int)),
+            this, SLOT(render()));
+
     render();
 }
 
@@ -76,6 +82,37 @@ QPlainTextEdit *PreviewWindow::outputTextEdit()
     return ui->output;
 }
 
+void PreviewWindow::setStatus(PreviewWindow::Status status)
+{
+    QMovie *oldMovie = _loader->movie();
+    if (status == PreviewWindow::Running) {
+        // loader.gif and loader@2x.gif derived from:
+        //   https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Throbbers#/media/File:Linux_Ubuntu_Loader.gif
+        // licensed GNU Free Documentation License v1.2
+        QMovie *movie = new QMovie(
+                    (devicePixelRatioF() > 1.0) ? ":images/loader@2x.gif" : ":images/loader.gif",
+                    QByteArray(), _loader);
+        _loader->setPixmap(QPixmap());
+        _loader->setMovie(movie);
+        movie->start();
+    } else if (status == PreviewWindow::Success) {
+        _loader->setMovie(nullptr);
+        QPixmap accept(":images/dialog-accept.svg");
+        accept.setDevicePixelRatio(devicePixelRatio());
+        _loader->setPixmap(accept);
+    } else if (status == PreviewWindow::Failed) {
+        _loader->setMovie(nullptr);
+        QPixmap error(":images/dialog-error.svg");
+        error.setDevicePixelRatio(devicePixelRatio());
+        _loader->setPixmap(error);
+    }
+
+    if (oldMovie != nullptr) oldMovie->deleteLater();
+
+
+    _loader->repaint();
+}
+
 void PreviewWindow::closeEvent(QCloseEvent *e) {
     QSettings settings("tikzit", "tikzit");
     settings.setValue("geometry-preview", saveGeometry());
diff --git a/src/gui/previewwindow.h b/src/gui/previewwindow.h
index c850ce9..a937263 100644
--- a/src/gui/previewwindow.h
+++ b/src/gui/previewwindow.h
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 #ifndef PREVIEWWINDOW_H
 #define PREVIEWWINDOW_H
 
+
 #include <QDialog>
+#include <QLabel>
 #include <QPlainTextEdit>
 #include <poppler/qt5/poppler-qt5.h>
 
@@ -14,11 +16,18 @@ class PreviewWindow : public QDialog
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
+    enum Status {
+        Running, Success, Failed
+    };
     explicit PreviewWindow(QWidget *parent = nullptr);
     ~PreviewWindow();
     void setPdf(QString file);
     QString preparePreview(QString tikz);
     QPlainTextEdit *outputTextEdit();
+    void setStatus(Status status);
+
+public slots:
+    void render();
 
 protected:
     void resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *e);
@@ -27,9 +36,9 @@ protected:
 
 private:
     Ui::PreviewWindow *ui;
-    void render();
     Poppler::Document *_doc;
     Poppler::Page *_page;
+    QLabel *_loader;
 };
 
 #endif // PREVIEWWINDOW_H
diff --git a/src/gui/previewwindow.ui b/src/gui/previewwindow.ui
index 394fc41..7da886a 100644
--- a/src/gui/previewwindow.ui
+++ b/src/gui/previewwindow.ui
@@ -14,16 +14,46 @@
    <string>Preview</string>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
+   <property name="leftMargin">
+    <number>3</number>
+   </property>
+   <property name="topMargin">
+    <number>3</number>
+   </property>
+   <property name="rightMargin">
+    <number>3</number>
+   </property>
+   <property name="bottomMargin">
+    <number>3</number>
+   </property>
    <item>
     <widget class="QTabWidget" name="tabWidget">
      <property name="currentIndex">
       <number>0</number>
      </property>
+     <property name="documentMode">
+      <bool>false</bool>
+     </property>
+     <property name="tabsClosable">
+      <bool>false</bool>
+     </property>
      <widget class="QWidget" name="pdfTab">
       <attribute name="title">
        <string>PDF</string>
       </attribute>
       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
+       <property name="leftMargin">
+        <number>0</number>
+       </property>
+       <property name="topMargin">
+        <number>0</number>
+       </property>
+       <property name="rightMargin">
+        <number>0</number>
+       </property>
+       <property name="bottomMargin">
+        <number>0</number>
+       </property>
        <item>
         <widget class="QScrollArea" name="scrollArea">
          <property name="verticalScrollBarPolicy">
@@ -40,8 +70,8 @@
            <rect>
             <x>0</x>
             <y>0</y>
-            <width>561</width>
-            <height>413</height>
+            <width>591</width>
+            <height>448</height>
            </rect>
           </property>
           <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_4">