Time selection adjustment

CHANGELOG

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ License: GPL3
 Change Log:
 
 +------------------------------------+
-Nov 27, 2022 V.4.0.2
+Nov 29, 2022 V.4.0.2
 
   * Added language selection on preferences dialog.
   * Fixed check for new Videomass releases according to git API (on previous
@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@ Nov 27, 2022 V.4.0.2
   * Updated setup dialog for simpified Chinese lang support.
   * Added support for French language fr_FR
   * Updated setup dialog for French lang support.
-  * Removed the tool to update the downloader inside the Videomass.AppImage, 
+  * Removed the tool to update the downloader inside the Videomass.AppImage,
     because it turns out to be inefficient and problematic (see #142).
-
+  * Added a new button in the timeline panel that shows an alternative dialog
+    to adjust the time selection (see #150)
 +------------------------------------+
 May 02, 2022 V.4.0.1
 

debian/changelog

@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@ videomass (4.0.2-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   * Updated setup dialog for simpified Chinese lang support.
   * Added support for French language fr_FR
   * Updated setup dialog for French lang support.
-  * Removed the tool to update the downloader inside the Videomass.AppImage, 
+  * Removed the tool to update the downloader inside the Videomass.AppImage,
     because it turns out to be inefficient and problematic (see #142).
+  * Added a new button in the timeline panel that shows an alternative dialog
+    to adjust the time selection (see #150)
 
  -- Gianluca Pernigotto <jeanlucperni@gmail.com>  Sun, 27 Nov 2022 17:00:00 +0200
 

develop/make_pot.sh

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ $XGETTEXT -d videomass "../gui_app.py" \
 "../vdms_dialogs/mediainfo.py" \
 "../vdms_dialogs/widget_utils.py" \
 "../vdms_dialogs/showlogs.py" \
+"../vdms_dialogs/time_selector.py" \
 "../vdms_frames/ffmpeg_conf.py" \
 "../vdms_frames/ffmpeg_codecs.py" \
 "../vdms_frames/ffmpeg_formats.py" \

develop/tools/AppImage_Update_Tool.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# Description:
+# ------------
+#   Updates pip, certifi, yt-dlp and youtube-dl packages inside 
+#   Videomass*.AppImage.
+#
+# Usage:
+# ------
+#   - Place this script in your preferred location with execute permissions.
+#   - Call this script from a terminal window (not root!) 
+#   - Make sure you give it the Videomass AppImage location as argument.
+#   - Then run it and wait for the task to finish.
+#
+#   EXAMPLE:
+#         ~$ ./VideomassAppImage_updater.sh /some/other/dir/Videomass*.AppImage
+#
+# Author: Gianluca Pernigotto <jeanlucperni@gmail.com>
+# Copyright: (c) 2020-2022 Gianluca Pernigotto <jeanlucperni@gmail.com>
+# Update: Nov.27.2022
+#
+# please visit <https://misc.flogisoft.com/bash/tip_colors_and_formatting>
+# for colors code.
+
+set -e  # stop if error
+
+# check for $1
+if [ -z "$1" ] ; then
+    echo "ERROR: missing argument: provide a valid pathname to Videomass*.AppImage"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+SITEPKG="squashfs-root/opt/python3.9/lib/python3.9/site-packages"
+APPIMAGE=$(readlink -f $1)  # selected videomass appimage pathname (absolute path)
+BASENAME="$(basename $APPIMAGE)"  # videomass name
+DIRNAME="$(dirname $APPIMAGE)"  # videomass directory
+
+# check for proper filename
+if [[ "${BASENAME}" != Videomass-*-x86_64.AppImage ]] ; then
+    echo "ERROR: requires a Videomass AppImage"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# building in temporary directory to keep system clean.
+# Don't use /dev/shm as on some Linux distributions it may have noexec set
+TEMP_BASE=/tmp
+
+BUILD_DIR=$(mktemp -d -p "$TEMP_BASE" videomass-AppImage-update-XXXXXX)
+
+# make sure to clean up build dir, even if errors occur
+cleanup () {
+    if [ -d "$BUILD_DIR" ]; then
+    rm -rf "$BUILD_DIR"
+    fi
+    }
+trap cleanup EXIT
+
+# switch to build dir
+pushd "$BUILD_DIR"
+
+# extract appimage inside BUILD_DIR/
+$APPIMAGE --appimage-extract
+
+# export squashfs-root
+export PATH="$(pwd)/squashfs-root/usr/bin:$PATH"
+
+# update pip
+./squashfs-root/opt/python3.9/bin/python3.9 -m pip install -U --target=$SITEPKG pip
+# update certifi
+./squashfs-root/opt/python3.9/bin/python3.9 -m pip install -U --target=$SITEPKG certifi
+# update youtube_dl package
+./squashfs-root/opt/python3.9/bin/python3.9 -m pip install -U --target=$SITEPKG youtube_dl
+# update youtube_dl package
+./squashfs-root/opt/python3.9/bin/python3.9 -m pip install -U --target=$SITEPKG yt_dlp
+
+# retrieve the Videomass version from the package metadata
+export VERSION=$(cat $SITEPKG/videomass-*.dist-info/METADATA | \
+    grep "^Version:.*" | cut -d " " -f 2)
+
+# Download appimagetool for re-building AppImage
+wget -c https://github.com/AppImage/AppImageKit/releases/download/continuous/appimagetool-x86_64.AppImage
+chmod +x appimagetool-x86_64.AppImage
+
+# Convert back into an AppImage
+./appimagetool-x86_64.AppImage squashfs-root/
+
+# move built AppImage back into original DIRNAME
+mv -f Videomass*x86_64.AppImage "$DIRNAME/"  # overwrites existent appimage
+echo
+echo -e '\e[5m\e[92m**Successfully updated**\e[25m\e[39m'  # keyword for a successful exit status
+echo -e '\e[1m\e[92m...To apply the update, restart Videomass AppImage now.\e[21m\e[39m'