update README

This prevents 'spam'. User may have scrolled 10 pages forward, while
we are still generating old pages. Then the user wonders why
they arrive so late.

So disable switching pages while the generation is still running

It is unlikely that a user will have to quickly go through search
results like that.

README.md

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ search terms have been found, as shown in the screenshots below.
 
 
 ## Screenshots
+The screenshots in this section may occasionally be slightly outdated, but they are usually recent enough to get an overall impression of the current state.
+
 ### List
 ![Screenshot looqs results](https://garage.quitesimple.org/assets/looqs/opearting_systems_looqs.png)
 

gui/ipcpreviewclient.cpp

@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ void IPCPreviewClient::start(RenderConfig config, const QVector<RenderTarget> &t
 
 	if(!connect() || !socket->isOpen())
 	{
-		// TODO: ERROR
+		emit error("Could not connect to IPC worker");
+		return;
 	}
 
 	if(socket->isOpen() && socket->isWritable())
@@ -88,7 +89,8 @@ void IPCPreviewClient::start(RenderConfig config, const QVector<RenderTarget> &t
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			// TODO: ERROR
+			emit error("Error while trying to process previews: " + socket->errorString());
+			return;
 		}
 
 		int processed = 0;
@@ -107,7 +109,7 @@ void IPCPreviewClient::start(RenderConfig config, const QVector<RenderTarget> &t
 		}
 		if(processed != targets.count())
 		{
-			// TODO: ERROR
+			emit error("IPC worker didn't send enough previews. This is a bug, please report");
 		}
 	}
 	socket->disconnectFromServer();
@@ -118,7 +120,8 @@ void IPCPreviewClient::stopGeneration()
 {
 	if(!connect() || !socket->isOpen())
 	{
-		// TODO: ERROR
+		emit error("Could not connect to IPC worker");
+		return;
 	}
 	QDataStream stream(socket);
 	stream << StopGeneratePreviews;

gui/ipcpreviewclient.h

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class IPCPreviewClient : public QObject
   signals:
 	void previewReceived(QSharedPointer<PreviewResult> previewResult, unsigned int currentPreviewGeneration);
 	void finished();
+	void error(QString);
 };
 
 #endif // IPCPREVIEWCLIENT_H

gui/ipcpreviewworker.cpp

@@ -3,29 +3,22 @@
 #include "previewgeneratormapfunctor.h"
 IPCPreviewWorker::IPCPreviewWorker()
 {
+	this->connect(&previewWorkerWatcher, &QFutureWatcher<QByteArray>::resultReadyAt, this,
+				  [this](int index) { emit previewGenerated(previewWorkerWatcher.resultAt(index)); });
+	connect(&previewWorkerWatcher, &QFutureWatcher<QByteArray>::finished, this, [this] { emit finished(); });
 }
 
 void IPCPreviewWorker::start(RenderConfig config, const QVector<RenderTarget> &targets, QLocalSocket *peer)
 {
-	connect(&previewWorkerWatcher, &QFutureWatcher<QByteArray>::resultReadyAt, this,
+	stop();
-			[peer, this](int index)
+	auto mapFunctor = PreviewGeneratorMapFunctor();
-			{
+	mapFunctor.setRenderConfig(config);
-				QDataStream stream{peer};
-				stream << previewWorkerWatcher.resultAt(index);
-				peer->flush();
-			});
-	connect(&previewWorkerWatcher, &QFutureWatcher<QByteArray>::finished, this,
-			[peer]
-			{
-				/* TODO /
 
-				/*peer->waitForBytesWritten();
+	previewWorkerWatcher.setFuture(QtConcurrent::mapped(targets, mapFunctor));
-				peer->disconnectFromServer();
+}
-				peer->deleteLater();*/
+
-			});
+void IPCPreviewWorker::stop()
-
+{
-	auto mapFunctor = new PreviewGeneratorMapFunctor();
+	previewWorkerWatcher.cancel();
-	mapFunctor->setRenderConfig(config);
+	previewWorkerWatcher.waitForFinished();
-
-	previewWorkerWatcher.setFuture(QtConcurrent::mapped(targets, *mapFunctor));
 }

gui/ipcpreviewworker.h

@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ class IPCPreviewWorker : public QObject
   public:
 	IPCPreviewWorker();
 	void start(RenderConfig config, const QVector<RenderTarget> &targets, QLocalSocket *peer);
+	void stop();
+  signals:
+	void previewGenerated(QByteArray);
+	void finished();
 };
 
 #endif // IPCPREVIEWWORKER_H

gui/ipcserver.cpp

@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@
 
 IpcServer::IpcServer()
 {
+	/* Only 1, we are doing work for the GUI, not a service for general availability */
+	this->spawningServer.setMaxPendingConnections(1);
 	connect(&this->spawningServer, &QLocalServer::newConnection, this, &IpcServer::spawnerNewConnection);
+	connect(&this->previewWorker, &IPCPreviewWorker::previewGenerated, this, &IpcServer::handlePreviewGenerated);
+	connect(&this->previewWorker, &IPCPreviewWorker::finished, this, [this] { this->currentSocket->flush(); });
 }
 
 bool IpcServer::startSpawner(QString socketPath)
@@ -28,6 +32,7 @@ void IpcServer::spawnerNewConnection()
 {
 	QLocalSocket *socket = this->spawningServer.nextPendingConnection();
 	connect(socket, &QLocalSocket::disconnected, socket, &QLocalSocket::deleteLater);
+	this->currentSocket = socket;
 	if(socket != nullptr)
 	{
 		if(!socket->waitForReadyRead())
@@ -39,10 +44,8 @@ void IpcServer::spawnerNewConnection()
 		stream >> command;
 		if(command == GeneratePreviews)
 		{
-			IPCPreviewWorker *worker = new IPCPreviewWorker();
 			RenderConfig renderConfig;
 			QVector<RenderTarget> targets;
-
 			do
 			{
 				/* TODO: this is not entirely robust */
@@ -53,7 +56,18 @@ void IpcServer::spawnerNewConnection()
 
 			stream << targets.count();
 			socket->flush();
-			worker->start(renderConfig, targets, socket);
+			previewWorker.start(renderConfig, targets, socket);
+		}
+		if(command == StopGeneratePreviews)
+		{
+			previewWorker.stop();
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+void IpcServer::handlePreviewGenerated(QByteArray ba)
+{
+	QDataStream stream{this->currentSocket};
+	stream << ba;
+	this->currentSocket->flush();
+}

gui/ipcserver.h

@@ -4,14 +4,19 @@
 #include <QLocalServer>
 #include "ipc.h"
 #include "filesaver.h"
+#include "ipcpreviewworker.h"
+
 class IpcServer : public QObject
 {
 	Q_OBJECT
   private:
+	IPCPreviewWorker previewWorker;
 	QLocalServer spawningServer;
+	QLocalSocket *currentSocket = nullptr;
 	SaveFileResult addFile(QString file);
   private slots:
 	void spawnerNewConnection();
+	void handlePreviewGenerated(QByteArray ba);
 
   public:
 	IpcServer();

gui/main.cpp

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <QProcess>
 #include <QDir>
 #include <QCommandLineParser>
+#include <QFileInfo>
 
 #include "mainwindow.h"
 #include "searchresult.h"
@@ -32,15 +33,46 @@ void enableSandbox()
 	}
 	exile_free_policy(policy);
 }
+
+void enableIpcSandbox()
+{
+	struct exile_policy *policy = exile_create_policy();
+	if(policy == NULL)
+	{
+		qCritical() << "Failed to init policy for sandbox";
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+	policy->namespace_options = EXILE_UNSHARE_NETWORK | EXILE_UNSHARE_USER;
+	policy->no_new_privs = 1;
+	policy->drop_caps = 1;
+	policy->vow_promises = exile_vows_from_str("thread cpath wpath rpath unix stdio prot_exec proc shm fsnotify ioctl");
+
+	QString ipcSocketPath = Common::ipcSocketPath();
+	QFileInfo info{ipcSocketPath};
+	QString ipcSocketPathDir = info.absolutePath();
+	std::string stdIpcSocketPath = ipcSocketPathDir.toStdString();
+
+	exile_append_path_policies(policy, EXILE_FS_ALLOW_ALL_READ, "/");
+	exile_append_path_policies(policy, EXILE_FS_ALLOW_ALL_READ | EXILE_FS_ALLOW_ALL_WRITE, stdIpcSocketPath.c_str());
+	int ret = exile_enable_policy(policy);
+	if(ret != 0)
+	{
+		qDebug() << "Failed to establish sandbox";
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+	exile_free_policy(policy);
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-	QString socketPath = "/tmp/looqs-spawner";
+	QString socketPath = Common::ipcSocketPath();
 	if(argc > 1)
 	{
 		QString arg = argv[1];
 		if(arg == "ipc")
 		{
 			Common::setupAppInfo();
+			enableIpcSandbox();
 			QApplication a(argc, argv);
 
 			IpcServer *ipcserver = new IpcServer();
@@ -70,10 +102,24 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			return processor.process();
 		}
 	}
+	QString ipcSocketPath = Common::ipcSocketPath();
+	QFileInfo info{ipcSocketPath};
+	QString ipcSocketPathDir = info.absolutePath();
+
+	QDir dir;
+	if(!dir.mkpath(ipcSocketPathDir))
+	{
+		qCritical() << "Failed to create dir for ipc socket" << Qt::endl;
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
 	QProcess process;
 	QStringList args;
 	args << "ipc";
-	if(!process.startDetached("/proc/self/exe", args))
+	process.setProcessChannelMode(QProcess::ForwardedChannels);
+
+	process.start("/proc/self/exe", args);
+	if(!process.waitForStarted(5000))
 	{
 		QString errorMsg = "Failed to start IPC server";
 		qDebug() << errorMsg;
@@ -108,17 +154,18 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		QMessageBox::critical(nullptr, "Error", e.message);
 		return 1;
 	}
-	// Keep this post sandbox, afterwards does not work (suspect due to threads, but unconfirmed)
 	QApplication a(argc, argv);
 	a.setWindowIcon(QIcon(":/icon.svg"));
+	QObject::connect(&a, &QApplication::aboutToQuit, &process, &QProcess::kill);
 
 	qRegisterMetaType<QVector<SearchResult>>("QVector<SearchResult>");
 	qRegisterMetaType<QVector<PreviewResultPdf>>("QVector<PreviewResultPdf>");
 	qRegisterMetaType<PreviewResultPdf>("PreviewResultPdf");
 	qRegisterMetaType<FileScanResult>("FileScanResult");
-
+	qRegisterMetaType<RenderConfig>("RenderConfig");
-	IPCClient client{socketPath};
+	qRegisterMetaType<QVector<RenderTarget>>("QVector<RenderTarget>");
-	MainWindow w{0, client};
+	qRegisterMetaType<QSharedPointer<PreviewResult>>("QSharedPointer<PreviewResult>");
+	MainWindow w{0, socketPath};
 	w.showMaximized();
 	return a.exec();
 }

gui/mainwindow.cpp

@@ -13,18 +13,43 @@
 #include <QtConcurrent/QtConcurrent>
 #include <QMessageBox>
 #include <QFileDialog>
+#include <QScreen>
 #include "mainwindow.h"
 #include "ui_mainwindow.h"
 #include "clicklabel.h"
 #include "../shared/sqlitesearch.h"
 #include "../shared/looqsgeneralexception.h"
 #include "../shared/common.h"
+#include "ipcpreviewclient.h"
+#include "previewgenerator.h"
 
-MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent, IPCClient &client) : QMainWindow(parent), ui(new Ui::MainWindow)
+MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent, QString socketPath) : QMainWindow(parent), ui(new Ui::MainWindow)
 {
 	ui->setupUi(this);
 	setWindowTitle(QCoreApplication::applicationName());
-	this->ipcClient = &client;
+	this->ipcPreviewClient.moveToThread(&this->ipcClientThread);
+	this->ipcPreviewClient.setSocketPath(socketPath);
+
+	connect(&ipcPreviewClient, &IPCPreviewClient::previewReceived, this, &MainWindow::previewReceived,
+			Qt::QueuedConnection);
+	connect(&ipcPreviewClient, &IPCPreviewClient::finished, this,
+			[&]
+			{
+				this->ui->previewProcessBar->setValue(this->ui->previewProcessBar->maximum());
+				this->ui->spinPreviewPage->setEnabled(true);
+			});
+	connect(&ipcPreviewClient, &IPCPreviewClient::error, this,
+			[this](QString msg)
+			{
+				qCritical() << msg << Qt::endl;
+				QMessageBox::critical(this, "IPC error", msg);
+			});
+
+	connect(this, &MainWindow::startIpcPreviews, &ipcPreviewClient, &IPCPreviewClient::startGeneration,
+			Qt::QueuedConnection);
+	connect(this, &MainWindow::stopIpcPreviews, &ipcPreviewClient, &IPCPreviewClient::stopGeneration,
+			Qt::QueuedConnection);
+	this->ipcClientThread.start();
 	QSettings settings;
 
 	this->dbFactory = new DatabaseFactory(Common::databasePath());
@@ -46,6 +71,9 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent, IPCClient &client) : QMainWindow(parent)
 
 	QStringList indexPaths = settings.value("indexPaths").toStringList();
 	ui->lstPaths->addItems(indexPaths);
+
+	ui->spinPreviewPage->setValue(1);
+	ui->spinPreviewPage->setMinimum(1);
 }
 
 void MainWindow::addPathToIndex()
@@ -82,16 +110,6 @@ void MainWindow::connectSignals()
 					handleSearchError(e.message);
 				}
 			});
-	connect(&previewWorkerWatcher, &QFutureWatcher<QSharedPointer<PreviewResult>>::resultReadyAt, this,
-			[&](int index) { previewReceived(previewWorkerWatcher.resultAt(index)); });
-	connect(&previewWorkerWatcher, &QFutureWatcher<QSharedPointer<PreviewResult>>::progressValueChanged,
-			ui->previewProcessBar, &QProgressBar::setValue);
-	connect(&previewWorkerWatcher, &QFutureWatcher<QSharedPointer<PreviewResult>>::started, this,
-			[&] { ui->indexerTab->setEnabled(false); });
-
-	connect(&previewWorkerWatcher, &QFutureWatcher<QSharedPointer<PreviewResult>>::finished, this,
-			[&] { ui->indexerTab->setEnabled(true); });
-
 	connect(ui->treeResultsList, &QTreeWidget::itemActivated, this, &MainWindow::treeSearchItemActivated);
 	connect(ui->treeResultsList, &QTreeWidget::customContextMenuRequested, this,
 			&MainWindow::showSearchResultsContextMenu);
@@ -261,16 +279,21 @@ void MainWindow::tabChanged()
 	}
 }
 
-void MainWindow::previewReceived(QSharedPointer<PreviewResult> preview)
+void MainWindow::previewReceived(QSharedPointer<PreviewResult> preview, unsigned int previewGeneration)
 {
-	if(preview->hasPreview())
+	if(previewGeneration < this->currentPreviewGeneration)
+	{
+		return;
+	}
+	this->ui->previewProcessBar->setValue(this->ui->previewProcessBar->value() + 1);
+	if(!preview.isNull() && preview->hasPreview())
 	{
 		QString docPath = preview->getDocumentPath();
 		auto previewPage = preview->getPage();
 
 		ClickLabel *label = dynamic_cast<ClickLabel *>(preview->createPreviewWidget());
 		ui->scrollAreaWidgetContents->layout()->addWidget(label);
-		connect(label, &ClickLabel::leftClick, [this, docPath, previewPage]() { ipcDocOpen(docPath, previewPage); });
+		connect(label, &ClickLabel::leftClick, [this, docPath, previewPage]() { openDocument(docPath, previewPage); });
 		connect(label, &ClickLabel::rightClick,
 				[this, docPath, previewPage]()
 				{
@@ -357,10 +380,8 @@ void MainWindow::handleSearchResults(const QVector<SearchResult> &results)
 	ui->treeResultsList->resizeColumnToContents(1);
 	previewDirty = !this->previewableSearchResults.empty();
 
-	int numpages = ceil(static_cast<double>(this->previewableSearchResults.size()) / previewsPerPage);
-	ui->spinPreviewPage->setMinimum(1);
-	ui->spinPreviewPage->setMaximum(numpages);
 	ui->spinPreviewPage->setValue(1);
+
 	if(previewTabActive() && previewDirty)
 	{
 		makePreviews(1);
@@ -376,12 +397,10 @@ void MainWindow::handleSearchResults(const QVector<SearchResult> &results)
 
 void MainWindow::makePreviews(int page)
 {
-
+	if(this->previewableSearchResults.empty())
-	this->previewWorkerWatcher.cancel();
+	{
-	this->previewWorkerWatcher.waitForFinished();
+		return;
-
+	}
-	QCoreApplication::processEvents(); // Maybe not necessary anymore, depends on whether it's possible that a slot is
-									   // still to be fired.
 	qDeleteAll(ui->scrollAreaWidgetContents->children());
 
 	ui->scrollAreaWidgetContents->setLayout(new QHBoxLayout());
@@ -409,14 +428,43 @@ void MainWindow::makePreviews(int page)
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	PreviewWorker worker;
 	int end = previewsPerPage;
 	int begin = page * previewsPerPage - previewsPerPage;
-	this->previewWorkerWatcher.setFuture(worker.generatePreviews(this->previewableSearchResults.mid(begin, end),
+	if(begin < 0)
-																 wordsToHighlight, scaleText.toInt() / 100.));
+	{
-	ui->previewProcessBar->setMaximum(this->previewWorkerWatcher.progressMaximum());
+		// Should not happen actually
-	ui->previewProcessBar->setMinimum(this->previewWorkerWatcher.progressMinimum());
+		begin = 0;
+	}
+
+	RenderConfig renderConfig;
+	renderConfig.scaleX = QGuiApplication::primaryScreen()->physicalDotsPerInchX() * (scaleText.toInt() / 100.);
+	renderConfig.scaleY = QGuiApplication::primaryScreen()->physicalDotsPerInchY() * (scaleText.toInt() / 100.);
+	renderConfig.wordsToHighlight = wordsToHighlight;
+
+	QVector<RenderTarget> targets;
+	for(SearchResult &sr : this->previewableSearchResults)
+	{
+		RenderTarget renderTarget;
+		renderTarget.path = sr.fileData.absPath;
+
+		for(unsigned int pagenum : sr.pages)
+		{
+			renderTarget.page = (int)pagenum;
+			targets.append(renderTarget);
+		}
+	}
+	int numpages = ceil(static_cast<double>(targets.size()) / previewsPerPage);
+	ui->spinPreviewPage->setMaximum(numpages);
+	targets = targets.mid(begin, end);
+
+	ui->lblTotalPreviewPagesCount->setText(QString::number(numpages));
+	ui->previewProcessBar->setMaximum(targets.count());
+	ui->previewProcessBar->setMinimum(0);
+	ui->previewProcessBar->setValue(0);
 	ui->previewProcessBar->setVisible(this->previewableSearchResults.size() > 0);
+	++this->currentPreviewGeneration;
+	this->ui->spinPreviewPage->setEnabled(false);
+	emit startIpcPreviews(renderConfig, targets);
 }
 
 void MainWindow::handleSearchError(QString error)
@@ -430,27 +478,39 @@ void MainWindow::createSearchResutlMenu(QMenu &menu, const QFileInfo &fileInfo)
 				   [&fileInfo] { QGuiApplication::clipboard()->setText(fileInfo.fileName()); });
 	menu.addAction("Copy full path to clipboard",
 				   [&fileInfo] { QGuiApplication::clipboard()->setText(fileInfo.absoluteFilePath()); });
-	menu.addAction("Open containing folder", [this, &fileInfo] { this->ipcFileOpen(fileInfo.absolutePath()); });
+	menu.addAction("Open containing folder", [this, &fileInfo] { this->openFile(fileInfo.absolutePath()); });
 }
 
-void MainWindow::ipcDocOpen(QString path, int num)
+void MainWindow::openDocument(QString path, int num)
 {
-	QStringList args;
+	QSettings settings;
-	args << path;
+	QString command = settings.value("pdfviewer").toString();
-	args << QString::number(num);
+	if(path.endsWith(".pdf") && command != "" && command.contains("%p") && command.contains("%f"))
-	this->ipcClient->sendCommand(DocOpen, args);
+	{
+		QStringList splitted = command.split(" ");
+		if(splitted.size() > 1)
+		{
+			QString cmd = splitted[0];
+			QStringList args = splitted.mid(1);
+			args.replaceInStrings("%f", path);
+			args.replaceInStrings("%p", QString::number(num));
+			QProcess::startDetached(cmd, args);
+		}
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl::fromLocalFile(path));
+	}
 }
 
-void MainWindow::ipcFileOpen(QString path)
+void MainWindow::openFile(QString path)
 {
-	QStringList args;
+	QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl::fromLocalFile(path));
-	args << path;
-	this->ipcClient->sendCommand(FileOpen, args);
 }
 
 void MainWindow::treeSearchItemActivated(QTreeWidgetItem *item, int i)
 {
-	ipcFileOpen(item->text(1));
+	openFile(item->text(1));
 }
 
 void MainWindow::showSearchResultsContextMenu(const QPoint &point)

gui/mainwindow.h

@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@
 #include <QFutureWatcher>
 #include <QSqlDatabase>
 #include <QLocalSocket>
-#include "previewworker.h"
 #include "../shared/looqsquery.h"
-#include "ipcclient.h"
+#include "ipcpreviewclient.h"
 #include "indexer.h"
 namespace Ui
 {
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ class MainWindow : public QMainWindow
 	Q_OBJECT
 
   public:
-	explicit MainWindow(QWidget *parent, IPCClient &client);
+	explicit MainWindow(QWidget *parent, QString socketPath);
 	~MainWindow();
   signals:
 	void beginSearch(const QString &query);
@@ -33,13 +32,14 @@ class MainWindow : public QMainWindow
 	DatabaseFactory *dbFactory;
 	SqliteDbService *dbService;
 	Ui::MainWindow *ui;
-	IPCClient *ipcClient;
+	IPCPreviewClient ipcPreviewClient;
+	QThread ipcClientThread;
+
 	Indexer *indexer;
 	QFileIconProvider iconProvider;
 	bool previewDirty;
 	QSqlDatabase db;
 	QFutureWatcher<QVector<SearchResult>> searchWatcher;
-	QFutureWatcher<QSharedPointer<PreviewResult>> previewWorkerWatcher;
 	void add(QString path, unsigned int page);
 	QVector<SearchResult> previewableSearchResults;
 	void connectSignals();
@@ -53,20 +53,24 @@ class MainWindow : public QMainWindow
 	LooqsQuery contentSearchQuery;
 	int previewsPerPage;
 	void createSearchResutlMenu(QMenu &menu, const QFileInfo &fileInfo);
-	void ipcDocOpen(QString path, int num);
+	void openDocument(QString path, int num);
-	void ipcFileOpen(QString path);
+	void openFile(QString path);
-
+	unsigned int currentPreviewGeneration = 1;
   private slots:
 	void lineEditReturnPressed();
 	void treeSearchItemActivated(QTreeWidgetItem *item, int i);
 	void showSearchResultsContextMenu(const QPoint &point);
 	void tabChanged();
-	void previewReceived(QSharedPointer<PreviewResult> preview);
+	void previewReceived(QSharedPointer<PreviewResult> preview, unsigned int previewGeneration);
 	void comboScaleChanged(int i);
 	void spinPreviewPageValueChanged(int val);
 	void startIndexing();
 	void finishIndexing();
 	void addPathToIndex();
+
+  signals:
+	void startIpcPreviews(RenderConfig config, const QVector<RenderTarget> &targets);
+	void stopIpcPreviews();
 };
 
 #endif // MAINWINDOW_H

gui/mainwindow.ui

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
        <enum>QTabWidget::South</enum>
       </property>
       <property name="currentIndex">
-       <number>2</number>
+       <number>1</number>
       </property>
       <widget class="QWidget" name="resultsTab">
        <attribute name="title">
@@ -155,6 +155,13 @@
             </property>
            </widget>
           </item>
+          <item>
+           <widget class="QLabel" name="lblTotalPreviewPagesCount">
+            <property name="text">
+             <string/>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
           <item>
            <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
             <property name="orientation">
@@ -349,7 +356,7 @@
     <item>
      <widget class="QProgressBar" name="previewProcessBar">
       <property name="value">
-       <number>24</number>
+       <number>0</number>
       </property>
      </widget>
     </item>

shared/common.cpp

@@ -156,6 +156,9 @@ QString Common::databasePath()
 
 QString Common::ipcSocketPath()
 {
-	QSettings settings;
+	return "/tmp/.looqs/looqs-ipc-socket";
-	return settings.value(SETTINGS_KEY_IPCSOCKETPATH, "/tmp/looqs-spawner").toString();
+
+	/* May not a good idea to set it in the settings and probably nobody would ever bother to change it anyway */
+	// QSettings settings;
+	// return settings.value(SETTINGS_KEY_IPCSOCKETPATH, "/tmp/.looqs/looqs-ipc-socket").toString();
 }