From kde Fri Apr 23 21:18:27 1999 From: "RONALD MORLEY" Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 21:18:27 +0000 To: kde Subject: Re: Application enhancement X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kde&m=92489868900212 You should be able to work around this by creating a short script that would look something like: cd place_to_run_app;./app app_agrs You would then make the kdelnk run the script. It's a bt clumsy. I like your idea nad hope it's implemented in a future release, but something like this should see you through for now. Ron Morley > Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 19:45:06 -0400 > From: Kevin Fisher > Reply-to: kde@lists.netcentral.net > To: KDE general mailing list > Subject: Application enhancement > I just discovered something with creating an application icon that could use > some enhancement. If I create an application launcher icon I specify the > path to the program and any arguments. That works fine, however there are > cases where you want to start an app in a particular directory. > > If any of the developers are listening, would it be possible to have a > 'start app in directory...' field added to the app launcher icons? > > (incidentally I'm running the newly released version of Squeak, which now > has external modules...the Squeak VM has to be started in the same directory > as the modules or else it doesn't see them...hence my enhancement request ;) > -- > Send posts to: kde@lists.netcentral.net > Send all commands to: kde-request@lists.netcentral.net > Put your command in the SUBJECT of the message: > "subscribe", "unsubscribe", "set digest on", or "set digest off" > PLEASE READ THE ARCHIVED MESSAGES AT http://lists.kde.org/ BEFORE POSTING > ********************************************************************** > This list is from your pals at NetCentral > Ron Morley - UNIX System Administrator Aquinas College, Grand Rapids, MI. This is the end - The Doors My opinions are my own. No one else wants them. -- Send posts to: kde@lists.netcentral.net Send all commands to: kde-request@lists.netcentral.net Put your command in the SUBJECT of the message: "subscribe", "unsubscribe", "set digest on", or "set digest off" PLEASE READ THE ARCHIVED MESSAGES AT http://lists.kde.org/ BEFORE POSTING ********************************************************************** This list is from your pals at NetCentral