# ISSUE #7: Handle crashes of sxvi on recreation of preview image in obsolete versions still in use in some distros.

 fontpreview | 22 +++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/fontpreview b/fontpreview
index 382ce4f..089fce0 100755
--- a/fontpreview
+++ b/fontpreview
@@ -123,7 +123,27 @@ main(){
             # Save the process ID so that we can kill
             # sxiv when the user exits the script
             echo $! >"$PIDFILE"
-    	fi
+
+	# Check for crashes of sxvi   
+	elif [ -f $PIDFILE ] ; then
+	    PID=$(cat $PIDFILE)
+	    ls -1 /proc/$PID >&2
+	    if  [ ! -e /proc/$PID ] ; then
+		echo "Restart sxvi - You maybe using a obsolete version. " >&2
+		# Display the font preview using sxiv
+		sxiv -g "$SIZE$POSITION" "$FONT_PREVIEW" -N "fontpreview" -b &
+		
+		# Change focus from sxiv, back to the terminal window
+		# so that user can continue to search for fonts without
+		# having to manually change focus back to the terminal window
+		xdotool windowfocus "$(cat "$TERMWIN_IDFILE")"
+		
+		# Save the process ID so that we can kill
+		# sxiv when the user exits the script
+		echo $! >"$PIDFILE"
+	    fi
+
+	fi
     done
 }