Re: less maladjusted

[Raphael rtennenbaum@xxxxxxxx]

On 05/22/2012 04:33 PM, Paul Lagasse wrote:
> Were you creating the script launcher object by hand (or by drag and
> drop)? I've got a script launcher that is based on something I found
> online; it has a method for adding scripts to it, and I can see if I
> can find the site or info on it -- but a warning, keep the resulting
> *.desktop file backed up, since canceling the "add script" process can
> cause the *.desktop file to be destroyed.
> The end result, though, is nice; several scripts clustered in one
> quicklist. I've taken to grouping settings programs (Ubuntu Tweak,
> Gconf Editor, My Unity, Gnome Tweak Tool, etc) and software management
> programs (Update Manager, Synaptic, etct) on launcher objects so that
> they are easy to launch but don't clutter the Launcher (though they do
> clutter things up once launched).
Well, the XyWrite launcher object on my desktop got grandfathered in --
for the netbook I think what I did was just copy it over, which since
the structures are the same, worked just fine. But really, I feel a
little stupid -- how hard can it be to create a launcher object that
invokes xdosemu with a dos batchfile & maybe a dosemu config file?? I'd
definitely be interested in that utility -- been wanting something to
create "drawers" for the Launcher, especially for bash scripts I run
frequently.
> > I haven't tried XFCE but if I had more space on the netbook and/or a
> > bit more time, I'd try it there. & I concur about Quicklists -- I
> > spent a few minutes jiggering these over the weekend & am delighted
> > to be able to open LibreOffice templates straight from the launcher,
> > a great hurdle-remover when you're concentrating on doing something
> > (composing and printing out a letter) and want to be able to do it in
> > one step rather than having to open LO, navigate to Templates,
> > remember which one you wanted & click on that.
> I've love to get a templates quicklist on my LibreOffice Writer
> launcher -- what do I need to do for that? At present, I've only got
> the standard Writer launcher.
Ubuntu-Tweak has a very nice utility for creating quicklists --
"Quicklists Editor," under Admins/Desktop -- for LibreOffice Writer, it
couldn't be much easier: hit the plus sign, give it a name, then fill in
the command, eg
  libreoffice --writer
/home/raphael/Documents/LibreOffice/Templates/Fax_Cover.ott

and Bob's your piece of cake.

-Rafe