Instead of looping over the lpr commands within applescript, use a

backgrounded shell loop so that iTunes doesn't hang while the jobs are
printing.

(Since I'm not currently on campus, this is as yet untested.)

diff --git a/sipbmp3-itunes/INSTALL b/sipbmp3-itunes/INSTALL
index 52578bac019145f1cccfc08e8caec988c332fad7..06259e37ad6eb94e832ad7d96cfe21b4249f7517 100644 (file)
--- a/sipbmp3-itunes/INSTALL
+++ b/sipbmp3-itunes/INSTALL
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ music from an iTunes library to the sipbmp3
 lpr server.
 
 * Changelog
+23 Aug 2009 -> broder spun loop into shell script instead of
+    applescript so that iTunes doesn't hang
 9 Jan 2009 -> price added 'quoted form'
 7 Jan 2009 -> kmill created initial version
 

diff --git a/sipbmp3-itunes/Send to sipbmp3.applescript b/sipbmp3-itunes/Send to sipbmp3.applescript
index ebf6e1f4557de9f52bc9c5d1dc0e463aea7c415b..2a0a707171644b1269b8dd7e1b305de8237582f6 100644 (file)
--- a/sipbmp3-itunes/Send to sipbmp3.applescript
+++ b/sipbmp3-itunes/Send to sipbmp3.applescript
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 --
 -- Changelog:
 --
+-- 23 Aug 2009 -> broder spun loop into shell script instead of
+--     applescript so that iTunes doesn't hang
 -- 9 Jan 2009 -> price added 'quoted form'
 -- 7 Jan 2009 -> kmill created initial version
 --
@@ -33,17 +35,16 @@
 -- feedback beyond the pleasant sounds you now
 -- hear around you.
 
-set lista to {}
+set ts to ""
 
 tell application "iTunes"
        repeat with t in selection
                if class of t is (file track) then
                        set loc to POSIX path of (get location of t)
-                       set end of lista to "lpr -o raw -Psipbmp3 " & (quoted form of loc)
+                       set ts to ts & " " & (quoted form of loc)
                end if
        end repeat
 end tell
 
-repeat with com in lista
-       do shell script com
-end repeat
\ No newline at end of file
+set command to "(for t in " & ts & "; do lpr -o raw -Psipbmp3 \"$t\"; done) >/dev/null 2>&1 </dev/null &"
+do shell script command