How are programs executed in Ubuntu?

[Jatin khatri]

On Friday 29 January 2016 07:09 AM, Jim Byrnes wrote:
> Running Ubuntu 14.04.
>
> I recently started to learn the programing language livecode. I have 
> completed a couple of tutorials and got them to run in the ide.  Then 
> I compiled them as standalone apps. Now I would like to launch the 
> standalone version.
>
> My preferred method of starting programs is put them on the launcher 
> or put them in a program called "Drawers" that sits on the launcher 
> and contains programs to launch. The livecode programs will not start 
> from either.
>
> If I right click on them in a file manager and then select execute, 
> the program will run.
>
> If I drag one from a file manager and drop it on the desktop and 
> double click the icon, it will run, but I don't like a bunch of icons 
> on my desktop.
>
> If I double click on it in a file manager a window pops up and asks 
> what program to use to run it. It's not obvious to me what program to 
> use.
>
> If I drag it to the launcher it will not stick to the launcher.
>
> If I drop it on Drawers it stays in the drawer, but will not launch 
> when I click on it.
>
> If I put a python program in Drawers the command to launch it is:
> python "path/to'myprog.py".
>
> If I put a libre calc spreadsheet on drawers the command to launch it 
> is: xdg-open "path/to/mysheet.ods".
>
> Putting xdg-open "path/to/mylivecodeprogram" does not work.
>
> So what is happening under the hood to run the livecode program by 
> double clicking a desktop icon or selecting execute from a file manager?
>
> If I could figure that out maybe I could get them to run from Drawers.
>
> Thanks,  Jim
>
>



have you tried this[1]. .Desktop file to launch applications ?


[1] http://www.soulseekqt.net/news/node/2776


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