[CoLoCo] Problems Creating Custom Panel Launcher For CLI Application

[Andrew]

sorry it didn't work. maybe you could create a script to do it.

This was the closest thing i could find with google.

http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-296628.html

it might solve your problem, but would require you to install the xfce
terminal.

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-Andrew

On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 3:55 PM, Darrin Goodman <darrin.goodman at gmail.com>wrote:

> bash -c "nmap --help"
>
>
> Nothing happens when I try that command.  Thank you though.  Other
> suggestions?
> Thanks!
> -Darrin
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 3:47 PM, Andrew <keen101 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> try this:
>>
>>
>> bash -c "nmap --help"
>>
>>
>>
>> -Andrew
>>
>>
>>
>>  On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 3:29 PM, Darrin Goodman <darrin.goodman at gmail.com
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>  Greetings!  I have a question about creating a custom application
>>> launcher in Ubuntu.
>>>
>>> So most of us are probably fairly well experienced with creating
>>> launchers in the Gnome panel that allow us to quickly launch our favorite
>>> and most used applications.  What about when you wish to launch a command
>>> line application and have the terminal stay open and active, even after the
>>> command has executed?
>>>
>>> For instance, let's say that I am trying to launch the following command:
>>> $ nmap --help
>>>
>>> I've been trying to create a panel launcher that will open up
>>> gnome-terminal and execute the command "nmap --help".  I can either get
>>> gnome-terminal to open and the command is not executed, or nothing at all
>>> will happen.
>>>
>>> gnome-terminal nmap --help
>>>
>>>
>>> I've looked at the following two guides on creating panel launchers:
>>> https://help.ubuntu.com/7.04/user-guide/C/launchers.html
>>>
>>> http://library.gnome.org/users/user-guide/stable/launchers-properties.html.en
>>>
>>> Also, I have tried shearn89's suggestion of creating an alternate
>>> gnome-terminal profile, etc.:
>>> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=540353
>>>
>>> gnome-terminal --window-with-profile=XXXXXX -e nmap --help
>>>
>>>
>>> So far, this has given me the best results; however, only a portion of
>>> the nmap help is displayed, and then the terminal is in a locked state
>>> (can't type or do anything to the terminal other than close it).
>>>
>>> Still searching for a valid solution.  Anyone have any suggestions?
>>>
>>> Thanks for your help!
>>>
>>> - Darrin
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