switch print pdf gui to electron

2 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lib/gui/__init__.py b/lib/gui/__init__.py
index 060c3d93..5e249a55 100644
--- a/lib/gui/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/gui/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 from dialogs import info_dialog, confirm_dialog
+from electron import open_url
 from presets import PresetsPanel
 from simulator import EmbroiderySimulator, SimulatorPreview, show_simulator
diff --git a/lib/gui/electron.py b/lib/gui/electron.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cad86a16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/gui/electron.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import os
+import subprocess
+
+from ..utils import get_bundled_dir
+
+
+app_process = None
+
+
+def open_url(url):
+    global app
+
+    electron_path = os.path.join(get_bundled_dir("electron"), "out", "inkstitch-linux-x64", "inkstitch-gui")
+    app_process = subprocess.Popen([electron_path, url])
+
+    return app_process