i3 + Ranger - No file prewievs at all

rjoukecu · 2015-10-01 13:32:56

Hello eveybody,
for some reason, Ranger doesn't show ANY file previews at all (images, videos, pdf, txts..), exept previews for folders .
I just don't know, if I messed up/missed something, or it is some kind of larger problem.

  GNU nano 2.4.2                 File: .config/ranger/scope.sh                                         

#!/usr/bin/env sh
# ranger supports enhanced previews.  If the option "use_preview_script"
# is set to True and this file exists, this script will be called and its
# output is displayed in ranger.  ANSI color codes are supported.

# NOTES: This script is considered a configuration file.  If you upgrade
# ranger, it will be left untouched. (You must update it yourself.)
# Also, ranger disables STDIN here, so interactive scripts won't work properly

# Meanings of exit codes:
# code | meaning    | action of ranger
# -----+------------+-------------------------------------------
# 0    | success    | success. display stdout as preview
# 1    | no preview | failure. display no preview at all
# 2    | plain text | display the plain content of the file
# 3    | fix width  | success. Don't reload when width changes
# 4    | fix height | success. Don't reload when height changes
# 5    | fix both   | success. Don't ever reload
# 6    | image      | success. display the image $cached points to as an image preview

# Meaningful aliases for arguments:
path="$1"    # Full path of the selected file
width="$2"   # Width of the preview pane (number of fitting characters)
height="$3"  # Height of the preview pane (number of fitting characters)
cached="$4"  # Path that should be used to cache image previews

maxln=200    # Stop after $maxln lines.  Can be used like ls | head -n $maxln

# Find out something about the file:
mimetype=$(file --mime-type -Lb "$path")
extension=$(/bin/echo -E "${path##*.}" | tr "[:upper:]" "[:lower:]")

# Functions:
# runs a command and saves its output into $output.  Useful if you need
# the return value AND want to use the output in a pipe
try() { output=$(eval '"$@"'); }

# writes the output of the previously used "try" command
dump() { /bin/echo -E "$output"; }

# a common post-processing function used after most commands
trim() { head -n "$maxln"; }

# wraps highlight to treat exit code 141 (killed by SIGPIPE) as success
highlight() { command highlight "$@"; test $? = 0 -o $? = 141; }

case "$extension" in
    # Archive extensions:
    7z|a|ace|alz|arc|arj|bz|bz2|cab|cpio|deb|gz|jar|lha|lz|lzh|lzma|lzo|\
    rpm|rz|t7z|tar|tbz|tbz2|tgz|tlz|txz|tZ|tzo|war|xpi|xz|Z|zip)
        try als "$path" && { dump | trim; exit 0; }
        try acat "$path" && { dump | trim; exit 3; }
        try bsdtar -lf "$path" && { dump | trim; exit 0; }
        exit 1;;
    rar)
        try unrar -p- lt "$path" && { dump | trim; exit 0; } || exit 1;;
    # PDF documents:
    pdf)
        try pdftotext -l 10 -nopgbrk -q "$path" - && \
            { dump | trim | fmt -s -w $width; exit 0; } || exit 1;;
    # BitTorrent Files
    torrent)
        try transmission-show "$path" && { dump | trim; exit 5; } || exit 1;;
    # HTML Pages:
    htm|html|xhtml)
        try w3m    -dump "$path" && { dump | trim | fmt -s -w $width; exit 4; }
        try lynx   -dump "$path" && { dump | trim | fmt -s -w $width; exit 4; }
        try elinks -dump "$path" && { dump | trim | fmt -s -w $width; exit 4; }
        ;; # fall back to highlight/cat if the text browsers fail
esac

case "$mimetype" in
    # Syntax highlight for text files:
    text/* | */xml)
        try highlight --out-format=ansi "$path" && { dump | trim; exit 5; } || exit 2;;
    # Ascii-previews of images:
    image/*)
        img2txt --gamma=0.6 --width="$width" "$path" && exit 4 || exit 1;;
    # Image preview for videos, disabled by default:
     video/*)
         ffmpegthumbnailer -i "$path" -o "$cached" -s 0 && exit 6 || exit 1;;
    # Display information about media files:
    video/* | audio/*)
        exiftool "$path" && exit 5
        # Use sed to remove spaces so the output fits into the narrow window
        try mediainfo "$path" && { dump | trim | sed 's/  \+:/: /;';  exit 5; } || exit 1;;
esac

exit 1

  GNU nano 2.4.2                 File: .config/ranger/rc.conf                                          

# ===================================================================
# This file contains the default startup commands for ranger.
# To change them, it is recommended to create the file
# ~/.config/ranger/rc.conf and add your custom commands there.
#
# If you copy this whole file there, you may want to set the environment
# variable RANGER_LOAD_DEFAULT_RC to FALSE to avoid loading it twice.
#
# The purpose of this file is mainly to define keybindings and settings.
# For running more complex python code, please create a plugin in "plugins/" or
# a command in "commands.py".
#
# Each line is a command that will be run before the user interface
# is initialized.  As a result, you can not use commands which rely
# on the UI such as :delete or :mark.
# ===================================================================

# ===================================================================
# == Options
# ===================================================================

# How many columns are there, and what are their relative widths?
set column_ratios 1,3,4

# Which files should be hidden? (regular expression)
set hidden_filter ^\.|\.(?:pyc|pyo|bak|swp)$|^lost\+found$|^__(py)?cache__$

# Show hidden files? You can toggle this by typing 'zh'
set show_hidden false

# Ask for a confirmation when running the "delete" command?
# Valid values are "always", "never", "multiple" (default)
# With "multiple", ranger will ask only if you delete multiple files at once.
set confirm_on_delete multiple

# Which script is used to generate file previews?
# ranger ships with scope.sh, a script that calls external programs (see
# README.md for dependencies) to preview images, archives, etc.
set preview_script ~/.config/ranger/scope.sh

# Use the external preview script or display simple plain text or image previews?
set use_preview_script true

# Automatically count files in the directory, even before entering them?
set automatically_count_files true

# Open all images in this directory when running certain image viewers
# like feh or sxiv?  You can still open selected files by marking them.
set open_all_images true

# Be aware of version control systems and display information.
set vcs_aware false

# State of the three backends git, hg, bzr. The possible states are
# disabled, local (only show local info), enabled (show local and remote
# information).
set vcs_backend_git enabled
set vcs_backend_hg disabled
set vcs_backend_bzr disabled

# Use one of the supported image preview protocols
set preview_images true

# Set the preview image method. Supported methods:
#
# * w3m (default):
#   Preview images in full color with the external command "w3mimgpreview"?
#   This requires the console web browser "w3m" and a supported terminal.
#   It has been successfully tested with "xterm" and "urxvt" without tmux.
#
# * iterm2:
#   Preview images in full color using iTerm2 image previews
#   (http://iterm2.com/images.html). This requires using iTerm2 compiled
#   with image preview support.
set preview_images_method w3m

# Use a unicode "..." character to mark cut-off filenames?
set unicode_ellipsis false

# Show dotfiles in the bookmark preview box?
set show_hidden_bookmarks true

# Which colorscheme to use?  These colorschemes are available by default:
# default, jungle, snow, solarized
set colorscheme default

# Preview files on the rightmost column?
# And collapse (shrink) the last column if there is nothing to preview?
set preview_files true
set preview_directories true
set collapse_preview true

# Save the console history on exit?
set save_console_history true

# Draw the status bar on top of the browser window (default: bottom)
set status_bar_on_top false

# Draw a progress bar in the status bar which displays the average state of all
# currently running tasks which support progress bars?
set draw_progress_bar_in_status_bar true

# Draw borders around columns?
set draw_borders false

# Display the directory name in tabs?
set dirname_in_tabs false

# Enable the mouse support?
set mouse_enabled true

# Display the file size in the main column or status bar?
set display_size_in_main_column true
set display_size_in_status_bar true

# Display files tags in all columns or only in main column?
set display_tags_in_all_columns true

# Set a title for the window?
set update_title false

# Set the title to "ranger" in the tmux program?
set update_tmux_title false

# Shorten the title if it gets long?  The number defines how many
# directories are displayed at once, 0 turns off this feature.
set shorten_title 3

# Abbreviate $HOME with ~ in the titlebar (first line) of ranger?
set tilde_in_titlebar false

# How many directory-changes or console-commands should be kept in history?
set max_history_size 20
set max_console_history_size 50

# Try to keep so much space between the top/bottom border when scrolling:
set scroll_offset 8
# Flush the input after each key hit?  (Noticable when ranger lags)
set flushinput true

# Padding on the right when there's no preview?
# This allows you to click into the space to run the file.
set padding_right true

# Save bookmarks (used with mX and `X) instantly?
# This helps to synchronize bookmarks between multiple ranger
# instances but leads to *slight* performance loss.
# When false, bookmarks are saved when ranger is exited.
set autosave_bookmarks true

# You can display the "real" cumulative size of directories by using the
# command :get_cumulative_size or typing "dc".  The size is expensive to
# calculate and will not be updated automatically.  You can choose
# to update it automatically though by turning on this option:
set autoupdate_cumulative_size false

# Turning this on makes sense for screen readers:
set show_cursor false

# One of: size, natural, basename, atime, ctime, mtime, type, random
set sort natural

# Additional sorting options
set sort_reverse false
set sort_case_insensitive true
set sort_directories_first true
set sort_unicode false

# Enable this if key combinations with the Alt Key don't work for you.
# (Especially on xterm)
set xterm_alt_key false

# Whether to include bookmarks in cd command
set cd_bookmarks true

# Avoid previewing files larger than this size, in bytes.  Use a value of 0 to
# disable this feature.
set preview_max_size 0

# Add the highlighted file to the path in the titlebar
set show_selection_in_titlebar true

# The delay that ranger idly waits for user input, in milliseconds, with a
# resolution of 100ms.  Lower delay reduces lag between directory updates but
# increases CPU load.
set idle_delay 2000

# When the metadata manager module looks for metadata, should it only look for
# a ".metadata.json" file in the current directory, or do a deep search and
# check all directories above the current one as well?
set metadata_deep_search false

I was trying to find any solution online, but... couldn't find anything useful.
Learning is hard, but it's a fun :-P

respiranto · 2015-10-01 15:26:40

Are you sure, you can't see a preview of a simple plain text file?
Elsewise, have you tried using the default configuration for ranger?

For the other filetypes, have you installed w3m, pdftotext et al.?

rjoukecu · 2015-10-01 16:34:13

Yeah, I was even reinstalling (several times, hehe) ranger, xterm, w3m.....
I can still use mod + i to open previews in new window, but Ranger itself doesn't show a thing.

onslow77 · 2015-10-01 17:14:46

Hello!

Have you followed the ranger-wiki and copied all of the default configuration files?

Regards
Martin

rjoukecu · 2015-10-02 05:12:43

onslow77 wrote:

Hello!
Have you followed the ranger-wiki and copied all of the default configuration files?
Regards
Martin

Hi, if you mean if I used this:

ranger --copy-config=all

, then yes.

When I compile those files, I get this message:

To stop ranger from loading both the default and your custom rc.conf,
please set the environment variable RANGER_LOAD_DEFAULT_RC to FALSE.

Can it be related to the problem? If so, I have no idea, what should I do with that.

Arch Linux

#1 2015-10-01 13:32:56

i3 + Ranger - No file prewievs at all

#2 2015-10-01 15:26:40

Re: i3 + Ranger - No file prewievs at all

#3 2015-10-01 16:34:13

Re: i3 + Ranger - No file prewievs at all

#4 2015-10-01 17:14:46

Re: i3 + Ranger - No file prewievs at all

#5 2015-10-02 05:12:43

Re: i3 + Ranger - No file prewievs at all

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