Unable to properly create desktop links

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eirvin

Beginner

Posts: 3

Saturday, September 4th 2004, 3:15pm

Unable to properly create desktop links

Hi,

I'm a new KDE user who has just installed SuSE 9.1. Nice OS.

I am attempting to create links to applications on my desktop and believe that I am doing so improperly. One such application is mIRC which I am running through WINE.

It is my understanding that inorder to use apps through WINE, you much launch through a shell window. SO, what I am doing is creating a link on the desktop such as the following

wine /usr/local/mirc/mirc.exe

and I have the application set to run in a shell window. However, after launching the application successfully, the shell window remains open and has to be minimized. If I close the shell, the application closes. Is there any way to abate this?

I am having the same problem with Netscape 7.0 which I installed from a CD. I am unable to launch the executable from the icon in the /usr/local/netscape window. I have to launch from a shell window. I have attempted to create a link for this too and have the same problem.

Any assistance that can be given is greatly appreciated.

Best Regards,
Eli Irvin
eirvin@mchsi.com

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m4ktub

Intermediate

Posts: 257

Location: Lisbon, Portugal

Occupation: Software Engineer

Saturday, September 4th 2004, 3:47pm

I'm not sure if they need to be run through a terminal but if it's needed you can use the command.

nohup -- wine /usr/local/mirc/mirc.exe &

Aditionally if you choose "Run in terminal" but not "Do not close when command exists" (the default) a terminal will be lauched and when wine is launched the terminal will be automatically closed. "nohup" will prevent wine from beeing terminated. Give it a try.

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eirvin

Beginner

Posts: 3

Saturday, September 4th 2004, 4:37pm

Thanks

Thanks...

I'll give this a try.

Best Regards,
Eli Irvin
eirvin@mchsi.com

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anda_skoa

Professional

Posts: 1,273

Location: Graz, Austria

Occupation: Software Developer

Saturday, September 4th 2004, 5:20pm

"Run in terminal" is for applications that need the terminal window, e.g. applications with text based UI.

As you are starting a GUI application, you don't have to activate this option.

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