03-26-2002
How do I create desktop icons for the shell programs I create???
I am a bash shell programmer and I create programs on occasional basis.
Now, I dont want my programs to be run by typing out its name at a command line. I want to make it as user friendly as possible. I want to create icons on the desktop so users can click on it. mind you, I said "desktop icons" not "panel applets".
Also, is there anyway i can design my own icons instead of picking from the list of icons given to me by my operating system which is Linux Red Hat 7.2
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LEARN ABOUT DEBIAN
desklaunch
desklaunch(1) desklaunch(1)
NAME
desklaunch - a small utility for creating desktop icons
SYNTAX
desklaunch ...
Desklaunch takes no options
DESCRIPTION
DeskLaunch is a small utility for creating desktop icons. A simple click will launch the desired application.
You need to create a file called .desklaunchrc in your home directory.
FILES
${HOME}/.desklaunchrc
EXAMPLE RCFILE
icon=5:5:/usr/share/pixmaps/xterm.xpm:XTerm:xterm
icon=5:5:/usr/share/pixmaps/netscape.xpm:Netscape:netscape
The format of the file is: icon=x:y:xpm_image:tooltip:command
where x:y is the position of the icon
xpm_image is the /path/to/pixmap
tooltip is the name of the icon launchers
and command is the command to execute once clicked.
AUTHORS
Ken Lynch<oroborus@blueyonder.co.uk>
Ken stopped developing on Deskmenu in late 2001.
Stefan Pfetzing <dreamind@dreamind.de> (c) 2002-2010
This manpage was written by Brandon L. Griffith <brandon@debian.org> because the origonal program did not include one.
SEE ALSO
oroborus(1) keylaunch(1) deskmenu(1)
1.1.x desklaunch(1)