On Sat, 1 Feb 2020 14:51:34 -0500 Steve Litt <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, 30 Jan 2020 16:48:27 -0800 (PST) > andyjim <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Really dumb question, I know. MacOS system. I'd like to launch Leo > > from the launch bar instead of from terminal (which is the only way > > I know to launch it). But it ties up the terminal so I can't use it > > for anything else while Leo is running (not that I use terminal > > much, but occasionally), plus it would be easier/quicker to launch > > from icon. I don't find a launchLeo or a runLeo file on my system. > > Andy > > > > I'd suggest investigating dmenu at https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/ . > It works on Linux, and it's pure X so I don't see a reason it wouldn't > work on a modern Mac. If you can get it working on your Mac, see setup > details here: > > http://troubleshooters.com/linux/dmenu/bestpractices.htm > > (The preceding link will be back up 2/6/2020) > > If you can't get dmenu to work, the following Python script enables > you to run any GUI program with a doublefork, freeing the terminal > it's run from the following ufork.py: > > ===================================================== > #!/usr/bin/python3 > > import sys > import os > > > if os.fork(): > sys.exit(0) > if os.fork(): > sys.exit(0) > os.setsid() ### New to 1.9.3, guarantees complete fork > sys.argv.pop(0) > executable = sys.argv[0] > os.execvp(executable, sys.argv) > ===================================================== > > To run Gnumeric without consuming the terminal, just do the following: > > ./ufork.py gnumeric > > SteveT > > Steve Litt > January 2020 featured book: Troubleshooting: Just the Facts > http://www.troubleshooters.com/tjust SteveT Steve Litt February 2020 featured book: Thriving in Tough Times http://www.troubleshooters.com/thrive -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "leo-editor" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/leo-editor/20200204184715.1686eb88%40mydesk.domain.cxm.
