"gemini" removed from settings.

README.md

@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@ To change the default settings for users of the system, amend the following opti
 
 Customise the command used to execute the default browser used by linkulator. Default is *lynx*
 
+#### Default gemini browser
+*String gemini*
+
+Customise the command used to execute the default gemini browser used by linkulator. Default is *amfora*
+
 ### User settings
 
 Users can select their preferred browser by changing the browser setting in their settings file (default is $HOME/.linkulator/linkulatorrc).

config.py

@@ -28,12 +28,23 @@ class DefaultUser:
     settingsfile: Path = datadir / PATHS.settingsfile
     lastlogin: str = "0.0"
     browser: str = "lynx"
+    handler: dict = { 
+        "http": "lynx", 
+        "https": "lynx", 
+        "gopher": "lynx", 
+        "gemini": "amfora",
+        "ssh": "putty"
+    }
+
+
 
     def save(self):
         """Saves config data to file"""
         config = configparser.ConfigParser()
         config["User Status"] = {"lastlogin": time()}
         config["User Settings"] = {"browser": self.browser}
+        config["URL Handler"] = self.handler
+
         with open(self.settingsfile, "w") as file:
             config.write(file)
 
@@ -44,6 +55,7 @@ class DefaultUser:
         if len(ret) > 0:
             self.lastlogin = config["User Status"]["lastlogin"]
             self.browser = config["User Settings"]["browser"]
+            self.handler = config["URL Handler"]
 
 
 USER = DefaultUser()

linkulator.py

@@ -74,10 +74,7 @@ def print_category_details(view_cat):
     for link in category_details:
         link_count += 1
         thread_index[link_count] = link["postid"]
-        if(desclen > 0):
-            desc = textwrap.shorten(link["description"], width=desclen, placeholder="...")
-        else:
-            desc = link["description"]
+        desc = textwrap.shorten(link["description"], width=desclen, placeholder="...")
         newmarker = (
             "*" if link["last_modified_timestamp"] >= config.USER.lastlogin else ""
         )
@@ -218,19 +215,11 @@ def search():
 
 def view_link_in_browser(url):
     """Attempts to view the specified URL in the configured browser"""
-    if which(config.USER.browser) is None:
-        print(
-            "Sorry, "
-            + config.USER.browser
-            + " is not installed on your system.  Ask your sysadmin to install it."
-        )
-        return
-
     url_scheme = urlparse(url).scheme
-    if url_scheme in ["gopher", "https", "http"]:
-        subprocess.call([config.USER.browser, url])
+    if url_scheme in config.USER.handler and which(config.USER.handler[url_scheme]):
+            subprocess.call([config.USER.handler[url_scheme], url])
     else:
-        print("Sorry, that url doesn't start with gopher://, http:// or https://")
+        print("Sorry, there is no handler assigned to '{}'".format(url_scheme))
         try_anyway = input(
             "Do you want to try it in {} anyway? Y/[N]".format(config.USER.browser)
         ).lower()
@@ -421,7 +410,8 @@ def menu_view_thread_details(post_id):
     option_text = "Type {} to reply, {} to view in {}, {} to search, {} to post a new link, {} to go back, or {} to quit: ".format(
         style_text("r", True, "underline"),
         style_text("b", True, "underline"),
-        config.USER.browser,
+        # config.USER.browser,
+        "browser",
         style_text("s", True, "underline"),
         style_text("p", True, "underline"),
         style_text("m", True, "underline"),