Fix double-click file opening in installed Windows app (v1.7.5)

This fix addresses the critical issue where double-clicking .md files would not open them in the installed PanConverter application on Windows.

## Root Cause
When a user double-clicks a file and the app is already running, Windows tries to launch a SECOND INSTANCE with the file path. Without single-instance lock handling, that second instance would exit and the first instance would never receive the file path.

## Changes
- Added single-instance lock handling in main.js (lines 52-85)
- Implemented second-instance event handler to capture file paths
- Focus existing window when second instance is attempted
- Pass file path to existing instance using openFileFromPath()
- Properly handle rendererReady state for file opening

## Testing
- Works in development mode (npm start)
- Should now work correctly in installed Windows app with double-click
- Maintains single instance behavior across all file opening methods

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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@@ -49,6 +49,41 @@ let currentFile = null; // This will now represent the active tab's file
let pandocAvailable = null; // Cache pandoc availability check
let rendererReady = false; // Track if renderer is ready to receive file data
// Handle single instance lock for Windows file association
// When a file is double-clicked and the app is already running,
// Windows tries to start a second instance. We prevent this and
// pass the file to the existing instance instead.
const gotTheLock = app.requestSingleInstanceLock();
if (!gotTheLock) {
// Another instance is already running, quit this one
app.quit();
} else {
// This is the first instance, handle second-instance events
app.on('second-instance', (event, commandLine, workingDirectory) => {
// Someone tried to run a second instance, focus our window instead
if (mainWindow) {
if (mainWindow.isMinimized()) mainWindow.restore();
mainWindow.focus();
}
// Check if a file was passed to the second instance
// commandLine is an array like: ['electron.exe', 'app.asar', 'file.md']
const fileArgs = commandLine.slice(2);
for (const arg of fileArgs) {
if ((arg.endsWith('.md') || arg.endsWith('.markdown')) && fs.existsSync(arg)) {
// Open the file in the existing instance
if (rendererReady) {
openFileFromPath(arg);
} else {
app.pendingFile = arg;
}
break;
}
}
});
}
// Check if pandoc is available
function checkPandocAvailability() {
return new Promise((resolve) => {