To get WordPerfect 8 to load I had to write a bash script that contains the line that you type at the command prompt. I had the KDE.link call the script. I have NO idea why this works here but it is an old DOS type of thing to do. -----Original Message ----- From: Sujeet Bhatt To: Mandrake Expert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 15:01:26 -0600 Subject: Re: [expert] KDE 2.1 Final : Still 2 apps that won't run from desktop applink > On Wednesday 07 March 2001 17:26, George Czerw declaimed unto the faithful: > > Beginning with KDE 2.1 Beta 2, I have 2 applications that will NOT > > launch from any KDE applink or menu entry that I create, and I can't > > figure out why they won't launch, because if I enter the identical > > command line from inside a (bash) terminal window WILL launch either > > application. > > > > I had hoped that KDE 2.1 final would resolve this issue, but it has > > not. > > > > The first app is: Corel WordPerfect 8 , which normally launches by > > entering: > > /usr/share/wordperfect/wpbin/xwp > > > > > > I have had the same problem with wordperfect. Let me know if you find a > solution. > > Sujeet > > > -- David Boles [EMAIL PROTECTED] My GnuPG Key ID: 78A3ABD0
