Release v1.4.0: Advanced Export Options and Batch Conversion

Major Features:
• Fixed file association loading issue with proper timing
• Advanced export options dialog with templates and metadata support
• Batch file conversion system with progress tracking
• Enhanced UI with professional modal dialogs
Technical Improvements:
• Fixed renderer initialization timing for file association
• Added comprehensive Pandoc options support (templates, metadata, variables)
• Implemented recursive folder processing for batch operations
• Enhanced error handling and user feedback systems
• Theme-aware styling for all new components
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2025-09-14 22:42:53 +05:30
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commit 64d53bd637
6 changed files with 1384 additions and 46 deletions
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@@ -49,13 +49,7 @@ function createWindow() {
mainWindow = null;
});
// Handle pending file from file association
if (app.pendingFile) {
mainWindow.webContents.once('dom-ready', () => {
openFileFromPath(app.pendingFile);
app.pendingFile = null;
});
}
// Handle pending file from file association will be handled by renderer-ready event
}
function createMenu() {
@@ -182,6 +176,15 @@ function createMenu() {
{ label: 'Reset Zoom', accelerator: 'CmdOrCtrl+0', role: 'resetZoom' }
]
},
{
label: 'Batch',
submenu: [
{
label: 'Convert Folder...',
click: () => showBatchConversionDialog()
}
]
},
{
label: 'Help',
submenu: [
@@ -192,7 +195,7 @@ function createMenu() {
type: 'info',
title: 'About PanConverter',
message: 'PanConverter',
detail: 'A cross-platform Markdown editor and converter using Pandoc.\n\nVersion: 1.3.7\nAuthor: Amit Haridas\nEmail: amit.wh@gmail.com\nLicense: MIT\n\nFeatures:\n• Tabbed interface for multiple files\n• Advanced markdown editing with live preview\n• Enhanced PDF export with LaTeX engines\n• File association support for .md files\n• Improved preview typography and spacing\n• Adjustable font sizes via menu (Ctrl+Shift+Plus/Minus)\n• Complete theme support including Monokai fixes\n• Find & replace with match highlighting\n• Line numbers and auto-indentation\n• Export to multiple formats via Pandoc\n• PowerPoint & presentation export\n• Export tables to Excel/ODS spreadsheets\n• Document import & conversion\n• Table creation helper\n• Multiple themes support\n• Undo/redo functionality',
detail: 'A cross-platform Markdown editor and converter using Pandoc.\n\nVersion: 1.4.0\nAuthor: Amit Haridas\nEmail: amit.wh@gmail.com\nLicense: MIT\n\nFeatures:\n• Tabbed interface for multiple files\n• Advanced markdown editing with live preview\n• Enhanced PDF export with LaTeX engines\n• File association support for .md files (Fixed in v1.4.0)\n• Advanced export options with templates and metadata\n• Batch file conversion with progress tracking\n• Improved preview typography and spacing\n• Adjustable font sizes via menu (Ctrl+Shift+Plus/Minus)\n• Complete theme support including Monokai fixes\n• Find & replace with match highlighting\n• Line numbers and auto-indentation\n• Export to multiple formats via Pandoc\n• PowerPoint & presentation export\n• Export tables to Excel/ODS spreadsheets\n• Document import & conversion\n• Table creation helper\n• Multiple themes support\n• Undo/redo functionality',
buttons: ['OK']
});
}
@@ -246,6 +249,19 @@ function exportFile(format) {
return;
}
// Show export options dialog
showExportOptionsDialog(format);
}
function showExportOptionsDialog(format) {
mainWindow.webContents.send('show-export-dialog', format);
}
function showBatchConversionDialog() {
mainWindow.webContents.send('show-batch-dialog');
}
function performExportWithOptions(format, options) {
const outputFile = dialog.showSaveDialogSync(mainWindow, {
defaultPath: currentFile.replace(/\.[^/.]+$/, `.${format}`),
filters: [
@@ -255,36 +271,50 @@ function exportFile(format) {
if (outputFile) {
let pandocCmd = `pandoc "${currentFile}" -o "${outputFile}"`;
// Add template if specified
if (options.template && options.template !== 'default') {
pandocCmd += ` --template="${options.template}"`;
}
// Add metadata
if (options.metadata) {
for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(options.metadata)) {
if (value.trim()) {
pandocCmd += ` -M ${key}="${value.replace(/"/g, '\\"')}"`;
}
}
}
// Add variables
if (options.variables) {
for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(options.variables)) {
if (value.trim()) {
pandocCmd += ` -V ${key}="${value.replace(/"/g, '\\"')}"`;
}
}
}
// Add other options
if (options.toc) pandocCmd += ' --toc';
if (options.tocDepth) pandocCmd += ` --toc-depth=${options.tocDepth}`;
if (options.numberSections) pandocCmd += ' --number-sections';
if (options.citeproc) pandocCmd += ' --citeproc';
if (options.bibliography) pandocCmd += ` --bibliography="${options.bibliography}"`;
if (options.csl) pandocCmd += ` --csl="${options.csl}"`;
// Add specific options for PDF export to ensure proper generation
if (format === 'pdf') {
pandocCmd = `pandoc "${currentFile}" --pdf-engine=xelatex -V geometry:margin=1in -o "${outputFile}"`;
// Try with different PDF engines if xelatex fails
const pdfEngine = options.pdfEngine || 'xelatex';
const geometry = options.geometry || 'margin=1in';
pandocCmd += ` --pdf-engine=${pdfEngine} -V geometry:${geometry}`;
// Try with specified PDF engine
exec(pandocCmd, (error, stdout, stderr) => {
if (error) {
// Fallback to pdflatex
const fallbackCmd = `pandoc "${currentFile}" --pdf-engine=pdflatex -V geometry:margin=1in -o "${outputFile}"`;
exec(fallbackCmd, (fallbackError, fallbackStdout, fallbackStderr) => {
if (fallbackError) {
// Final fallback to wkhtmltopdf
const htmlToPdfCmd = `pandoc "${currentFile}" -t html5 | wkhtmltopdf - "${outputFile}"`;
exec(htmlToPdfCmd, (finalError) => {
if (finalError) {
dialog.showErrorBox('PDF Export Error',
`Failed to export PDF. Please ensure you have one of the following installed:\n` +
`• XeLaTeX (recommended): sudo apt-get install texlive-xetex\n` +
`• PDFLaTeX: sudo apt-get install texlive-latex-base\n` +
`• wkhtmltopdf: sudo apt-get install wkhtmltopdf\n\n` +
`Error: ${finalError.message}`
);
} else {
showExportSuccess(outputFile);
}
});
} else {
showExportSuccess(outputFile);
}
});
// Try fallback engines if the specified one fails
const fallbackEngines = ['pdflatex', 'lualatex'];
tryPdfFallback(currentFile, outputFile, fallbackEngines, 0, options, error);
} else {
showExportSuccess(outputFile);
}
@@ -301,6 +331,44 @@ function exportFile(format) {
}
}
function tryPdfFallback(inputFile, outputFile, engines, index, options, lastError) {
if (index >= engines.length) {
dialog.showErrorBox('PDF Export Error',
`Failed to export PDF with all available engines. Please ensure you have one of the following installed:\n` +
`• XeLaTeX (recommended): sudo apt-get install texlive-xetex\n` +
`• PDFLaTeX: sudo apt-get install texlive-latex-base\n` +
`• LuaLaTeX: sudo apt-get install texlive-luatex\n\n` +
`Last error: ${lastError.message}`
);
return;
}
const engine = engines[index];
const geometry = options.geometry || 'margin=1in';
let pandocCmd = `pandoc "${inputFile}" --pdf-engine=${engine} -V geometry:${geometry} -o "${outputFile}"`;
// Add all other options
if (options.template && options.template !== 'default') {
pandocCmd += ` --template="${options.template}"`;
}
if (options.metadata) {
for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(options.metadata)) {
if (value.trim()) {
pandocCmd += ` -M ${key}="${value.replace(/"/g, '\\"')}"`;
}
}
}
exec(pandocCmd, (error, stdout, stderr) => {
if (error) {
tryPdfFallback(inputFile, outputFile, engines, index + 1, options, error);
} else {
showExportSuccess(outputFile);
}
});
}
function showExportSuccess(outputFile) {
dialog.showMessageBox(mainWindow, {
type: 'info',
@@ -387,6 +455,35 @@ ipcMain.on('set-current-file', (event, filePath) => {
currentFile = filePath;
});
// Handle renderer ready for file association
ipcMain.on('renderer-ready', (event) => {
if (app.pendingFile) {
openFileFromPath(app.pendingFile);
app.pendingFile = null;
}
});
// Handle export with options
ipcMain.on('export-with-options', (event, { format, options }) => {
performExportWithOptions(format, options);
});
// Handle batch conversion
ipcMain.on('batch-convert', (event, { inputFolder, outputFolder, format, options }) => {
performBatchConversion(inputFolder, outputFolder, format, options);
});
// Handle folder selection for batch conversion
ipcMain.on('select-folder', (event, type) => {
const folder = dialog.showOpenDialogSync(mainWindow, {
properties: ['openDirectory']
});
if (folder && folder[0]) {
event.reply('folder-selected', { type, path: folder[0] });
}
});
ipcMain.on('export-spreadsheet', (event, { content, format }) => {
const outputFile = dialog.showSaveDialogSync(mainWindow, {
defaultPath: currentFile.replace(/\.[^/.]+$/, `.${format}`),
@@ -470,6 +567,139 @@ function extractTablesFromMarkdown(markdown) {
return tables;
}
function performBatchConversion(inputFolder, outputFolder, format, options) {
if (!fs.existsSync(inputFolder)) {
dialog.showErrorBox('Error', 'Input folder does not exist');
return;
}
// Create output folder if it doesn't exist
if (!fs.existsSync(outputFolder)) {
try {
fs.mkdirSync(outputFolder, { recursive: true });
} catch (error) {
dialog.showErrorBox('Error', `Failed to create output folder: ${error.message}`);
return;
}
}
// Find all markdown files in input folder
const markdownFiles = [];
function findMarkdownFiles(dir) {
const files = fs.readdirSync(dir);
for (const file of files) {
const fullPath = path.join(dir, file);
const stat = fs.statSync(fullPath);
if (stat.isDirectory()) {
findMarkdownFiles(fullPath); // Recursive search
} else if (file.match(/\.(md|markdown)$/i)) {
markdownFiles.push(fullPath);
}
}
}
findMarkdownFiles(inputFolder);
if (markdownFiles.length === 0) {
dialog.showErrorBox('No Files Found', 'No markdown files found in the selected folder');
return;
}
// Show progress dialog
let completedCount = 0;
const totalCount = markdownFiles.length;
// Process each file
const processNextFile = (index) => {
if (index >= markdownFiles.length) {
// All files processed
dialog.showMessageBox(mainWindow, {
type: 'info',
title: 'Batch Conversion Complete',
message: `Successfully converted ${completedCount} out of ${totalCount} files to ${format.toUpperCase()}.`,
buttons: ['OK']
});
return;
}
const inputFile = markdownFiles[index];
const relativePath = path.relative(inputFolder, inputFile);
const baseName = path.basename(relativePath, path.extname(relativePath));
const outputFile = path.join(outputFolder, relativePath.replace(/\.(md|markdown)$/i, `.${format}`));
// Create subdirectories in output folder if needed
const outputDir = path.dirname(outputFile);
if (!fs.existsSync(outputDir)) {
fs.mkdirSync(outputDir, { recursive: true });
}
// Build pandoc command
let pandocCmd = `pandoc "${inputFile}" -o "${outputFile}"`;
// Add template if specified
if (options.template && options.template !== 'default') {
pandocCmd += ` --template="${options.template}"`;
}
// Add metadata
if (options.metadata) {
for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(options.metadata)) {
if (value.trim()) {
pandocCmd += ` -M ${key}="${value.replace(/"/g, '\\"')}"`;
}
}
}
// Add variables
if (options.variables) {
for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(options.variables)) {
if (value.trim()) {
pandocCmd += ` -V ${key}="${value.replace(/"/g, '\\"')}"`;
}
}
}
// Add other options
if (options.toc) pandocCmd += ' --toc';
if (options.tocDepth) pandocCmd += ` --toc-depth=${options.tocDepth}`;
if (options.numberSections) pandocCmd += ' --number-sections';
if (options.citeproc) pandocCmd += ' --citeproc';
if (options.bibliography) pandocCmd += ` --bibliography="${options.bibliography}"`;
if (options.csl) pandocCmd += ` --csl="${options.csl}"`;
// Add PDF-specific options
if (format === 'pdf') {
const pdfEngine = options.pdfEngine || 'xelatex';
const geometry = options.geometry || 'margin=1in';
pandocCmd += ` --pdf-engine=${pdfEngine} -V geometry:${geometry}`;
}
// Execute conversion
exec(pandocCmd, (error, stdout, stderr) => {
if (!error) {
completedCount++;
}
// Update progress (you could send this to renderer for a progress bar)
mainWindow.webContents.send('batch-progress', {
completed: index + 1,
total: totalCount,
currentFile: path.basename(inputFile),
success: !error
});
// Process next file
processNextFile(index + 1);
});
};
// Start processing
processNextFile(0);
}
app.whenReady().then(() => {
createWindow();