On Sun, Nov 3, 2019 at 6:43 PM Denis Heidtmann <[email protected]> wrote:
> I am using freecad. As installed via a package from Ubuntu it has no icon > for gui execution. It would be a minor convenience if I could create > such. As it is now I launch a terminal, type "freecad" and I am off and > running. I thought I could just go to /usr/bin/freecad, create a link, and > be done. But /usr/bin/freecad is a link to a link to a link to who knows > what. None of that chain permits a link. > > So how about a batch file to do what I do by typing in a terminal? Well it > has been a few years since I have messed with bash. I have created an > executable script file names FCad.sh and a link thereto. The script > contains just the command "freecad". The link opens the script in gedit. > I expect that everybody reading this is saying "well, duh!" > > So how do I do what I want? There is an additional desire: When I execute > the command "freecad" from a terminal, error messages generated during the > running of freecad show up in the terminal. Those messages can be useful. > So I would like those messages to be available when I run freecad from my > link. > > Is there a simple way to get what I want, or should I be content to launch > freecad from a terminal? > > Thanks, > -Denis > I'm not much of a purist or expert programmer. When I have an executable I want to launch from the desktop, I open a terminal and go into ~/Desktop and look at the various .desktop files. I then copy one to another file like new.program.desktop and edit it with the information on the new program. Save it, make it executable by all, close your terminal and it should be on the desktop. double click and away you go. I'm sure there will be a dozen responses saying how stupid of idea that is, but I've been doing it for years and it works for me. HTH, Michael _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
