From 77821f6321a184b80d1fa47d1b8861e3a41dfcbb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kovid Goyal Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2026 08:21:11 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] Fix #9679 --- docs/kittens/choose-files.rst | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/kittens/choose-files.rst b/docs/kittens/choose-files.rst index 1bde11733..1a0f3ed34 100644 --- a/docs/kittens/choose-files.rst +++ b/docs/kittens/choose-files.rst @@ -46,10 +46,15 @@ chosen in a command line, use, for example:: some-command $(kitten choose-file) -Note, that the above may not work in a complicated pipeline as it performs +Note that the above may not work in a complicated pipeline as it performs terminal I/O and needs exclusive access to the tty device while choosing a file. +.. note:: For content previews, this kitten uses some external programs. In + particular `ffmpeg `__ is needed for video + previews and `calibre `__ is needed + for ebook metadata and cover preiews. + Creating shortcuts to favorite/frequently used directories ------------------------------------------------------------