From 2b9834f625e32e646e4a393eb0f1ed70650e925e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: edschuy95 <ed.schuyler@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2026 20:24:19 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] .

---
 RA3MP3Playback.pyw | 14 ++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)

diff --git a/RA3MP3Playback.pyw b/RA3MP3Playback.pyw
index 451f05f..2bebb4d 100644
--- a/RA3MP3Playback.pyw
+++ b/RA3MP3Playback.pyw
@@ -696,6 +696,20 @@ def game_launch(gameargs):
 def main():
     global playlist, ra3_maps, pty_proc, playlist_path, ra3_maps_path, arena0_blacklist, arena0_bl_path, master_fd
 
+    # Linux-specific: Handle file manager launch
+    if os.name != 'nt' and not sys.stdout.isatty():
+        # Redirect stdin/stdout/stderr to prevent issues when launched from file manager
+        import subprocess
+        sys.stdin = open('/dev/null', 'r')
+        sys.stdout = open('/dev/null', 'w')
+        sys.stderr = open('/dev/null', 'w')
+        
+        # Create a new session to detach from the file manager
+        try:
+            os.setsid()
+        except OSError:
+            pass  # Already a session leader
+
     game_exe = DEBUG_GAME_EXE if DEBUG else DEFAULT_GAME_EXE
     
     chosen_mod = None