Index: image_edit.py
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--- image_edit.py	(revision 17382)
+++ image_edit.py	(working copy)
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 from Blender import Image, sys, Draw, Registry
 
 try:
-	import subprocess
+	import subprocess, shlex
 	import sys as py_sys
 	platform = py_sys.platform
 except:
@@ -126,13 +126,9 @@
 	
 	# -------------------------------
 	
-	# evil trick, temp replace spaces so we can allow spaces in filenames
-	appstring = appstring.replace(' ', '\t')
-	
 	appstring = appstring.replace('%f', imageFileName)
-	appstring = appstring.split('\t')
 	print 'Editing image with command "%s"' % appstring
-	p = subprocess.Popen(appstring)
+	p = subprocess.Popen(shlex.split(appstring))
 
 
 def main():