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On 21/07/11 14:53, Martin Gautier wrote:
>
>
> On 21/07/11 13:38, Jack Oley wrote:
>>
>> Martijn,
>> I put that read statement at the end of the *eldy.sh *script; no
>> joy. Ran as Application in Terminal, but still just the flash and
>> then nothing. Surely (!) there must be an easier way of getting a
>> shortcut to a programme on a desktop..? I'm beginning to pine for
>> the pristine beauty of superhappyuserfriendly Windows! {:-(
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Jack
>>
>> Edit the script and put a "read" statement at the end. This will pause
>> the script so hopefully will let you see what's happening before the
>> script closes the terminal windows.
>>
>> eg:
>>
>> #!/bin/bash
>> # init
>> function pause(){
>> read -p "$*"
>> }
>>
>> # ...
>> # call it
>> pause 'Press any key to continue....'
>> # rest of the script
>> # ...
> Jack
>
> Assuming the read statement in your script is syntactically correct,
> then it would seem that it isn't getting run. It would explain why the
> terminal windows flashes so quickly - it's displaying an error, then
> disappearing again.
>
> Send me your launcher file and the script off-list and I'll have a look
> for you...
>
> Martin
>
What about putting a symbolic link in /username/desktop that points to
wherever the actual application is ?
I think the issue here could be that there are several window managers /
desktop environments, most i guess put programs on the menus not on the
desktop (this is or seems to be a windows thing)
Paul
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