Hi Jaap. You are right, thanks. Both variants work from command line as should be expected. Variant b) works from zim, variant a) does not.
a) gnome-terminal --working-directory=%d b) gnome-terminal --working-directory %d One little thing is left: If you start a terminal from a leaf page then there is no attachment directory and therefore "%d" does not exist. Then you wind up in your home directory. But that's another problem and is probably ok so. Also: You have to keep in mind that the command is started without the help of a shell when launched with XFCE launcher (e.g. Applications menu). Command then has to be found in minimum $PATH, inherited from xinitrc. Say, $HOME/bin/command.sh will not work due to unknown $HOME, and neither will "~/bin/command.sh". This again is not a problem of zim, but an issue with the XFCE launcher. So don't bother with that in zim context. Thanks a lot! Andreas On 24.03.2015 10:43, Jaap Karssenberg wrote: > .. that should be "gnome-terminal --working-directory %d" ... so same command > minus the "=" > > On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 10:43 AM, Jaap Karssenberg > <jaap.karssenb...@gmail.com <mailto:jaap.karssenb...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > Hi Andreas, > > Ah yes, I see. The current limitation is that the "%d" needs to be an > argument of it's own. Arguably you could consider that a bug or at least > unexpected behavior. > > Does gnome-terminal allow you to do "gnome-terminal --working-dir %s" > instead ? > > Regards, > > Jaap > > > On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 10:38 AM, WEHLER Andreas > <andreas.weh...@thalesgroup.com <mailto:andreas.weh...@thalesgroup.com>> > wrote: > > Hi Jaap. > > # this works: > # zim custom command > gnome-terminal --working-directory=/tmp > > # this does not work (%d is ignored? empty? not expanded?) > # zim custom command > gnome-terminal --working-directory=%d > > > Best regards, > > Andreas > > > > > > On 24.03.2015 09 <tel:24.03.2015%2009>:28, Jaap Karssenberg wrote: > > Hi Andreas, > > > > What prevents you from define e.g. "xterm %d" as a custom command > (replace "xterm" with your console of choice) ? Also when you need the > script, you should be able to put the full path to the script in the custom > command dialog, e.g "~/bin/StartTerminal.sh" should work just fine. > > > > But maybe I so not understand the problem statement fully? > > > > Jaap > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 8:31 AM, WEHLER Andreas > <andreas.weh...@thalesgroup.com <mailto:andreas.weh...@thalesgroup.com> > <mailto:andreas.weh...@thalesgroup.com > <mailto:andreas.weh...@thalesgroup.com>>> wrote: > > > > Hi. > > > > I'm still looking for a good way to start a terminal as a > custom command > > from within zim. > > > > Until now I have defined a wrapper which must be found within > $PATH: > > StartTerminal.sh # see attachment > > > > The setup of the custom command is shown here: > > Snap_01.png # see attachment > > > > This works if zim is started from a shell with PATH being set > up > > e.g. in .bashrc and the wrapper is saved as > "~/bin/StartTerminal.sh". > > Assume you have no write permission for /usr/local/bin. > > > > So I've created also another launcher just to start zim: > > StartZim.sh # see attachment, saved to ~/bin > > > > And my launcher looks like: > > Snap_02.png # see attachment, this works > > > > > > Now, the wrappers do a proof of concept, but it is a hassle. > > It's nothing you ever want to show a workmate. > > > > Apparently I miss something with parameter substitution in zim > > custom commands or with quoting? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Andreas > > > > > > zim 0.60; Ubuntu 14.04 > > > > > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~zim-wiki Post to : zim-wiki@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~zim-wiki More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
