On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 5:47 PM, narendra sisodiya <
[email protected]> wrote:

>
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> On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 5:45 PM, narendra sisodiya <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 5:41 PM, steve <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>>
>>> On 03/19/2010 05:16 PM, narendra sisodiya wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have made some custom shell script to process certain format. for
>>>> example
>>>> converting .mp3 to .ogg Or processng .ttt files(custom extension zip
>>>> file)
>>>> with shell script. But the problem is I have to go command line and give
>>>> filename as argument. is there anyway I can make rightclick on files and
>>>> openwith customshell script where filename automatically comes as
>>>> argument !
>>>>
>>>>  Sure. If you are using gnome+nautilus, simply right click the file
>>> name->Open with-> Other application-> Use a custom command.
>>>
>>> You may choose to directly call your script directly (which *i think*
>>> would result in the script being called in the background) or launch it
>>> within a terminal. Most terminals support launching a command automatically
>>> using a flag (like -e for most xterm variants). So, you can enter something
>>> like this for the custom command:
>>>
>>> /usr/bin/gnome-terminal -e your_script_name
>>>
>>> The file is passed as an additional argument to this command.
>>>
>> This Trick do not work, I can see terminal but
>> echo $1 donot print file name
>>
> moreover, now, when i rightclick, Openwith submenu Show "gnome-terminal" ,
> It should show the name of script.
>

I went to gconf-editor to find file association ! for example
Key == > /desktop/gnome/thumbnailers/au...@x-mp3/command
has  command = /usr/bin/totem-video-thumbnailer -s %s %u %o

I think filename tobe passed using % parameter, do anybody has any clue ?
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