Questions tagged [launcher]
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Is there a Windows equivalent of Linux `.desktop` file to execute various commands (like as many custom "apps")
I am using Windows in parallel with Linux again, and I've got all the Linux habits and reflexes, without which I feel very frustrated.
For example, how to create a file to launch a terminal with a ...
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How to search for a string on the internet although it was already found when using Albert?
OS: Arch Linux (6.2.6.arch1-1)
Albert: 0.20.8-1
Say I enter a phrase such as "asdfABC" in Albert and there is a result, meaning the result gets highlighted, e.g. it is a file asdfABC.odt. ...
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Shortcut for Windows Spotlight-like launcher
As described in Microsoft’s new Spotlight-like launcher for Windows 10 will arrive in May there is now a Spotlight-like launcher. When cleaning my keyboard I accidentally opened it. Now I am wondering ...
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launch icon for COMMAND LINE in Win 8.1
How can I create the launching icon of COMMAND LINE TERMINAL under Windows 8.1 ?
I have already one but I do not remember how have I created it.
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I mean the icon at the left bottom and launched as ...
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How to remove a launcher from Cinnamon main menu
I am running cinnamon desktop on Ubuntu 20.04. I want to remove a launcher from the Other section of the main menu. How can I remove it?
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How do I run Java from a usb key by using JPortable and its launcher?
I downloaded both the Java runtime environment and the JPortable launcher from PortableApps.com in order to run Java and edit projects by launching the IDE from my USB key without the need of ...
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How to setup Launch4J XML
This is how we currently start our application from a batch file. I'm trying to switch to launch4J but I'm having a hard time figuring out how to convert this to the required Launch4J XML file.
start ...
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Cannot create Pycharm launcher on Linux Mint
I am trying to create a command line launcher for pycharm. My OS is Linux Mint. I am doing this by going Tools > Create Command-line launcher and following the default steps. However, I receive this ...
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Is there a way to create a URL shortcut on the desktop with the favicon of a website?
I would like to add a URL shorcut on my desktop. I use Xfce. I would like a script or trick that would give me the favicon of the website URL paste in the shorcut.
Before this, when I was using ...
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Choose java version in Windows
I have both Java 8 and Java 9 installed on my computer. When I run Java from Powershell it runs c:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\javapath\java, which in turn runs Java 9.
I'm also using eXistdb which doesn'...
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Weird numbers shown on Ubuntu 16.04 launcher
I am running Ubuntu 16.04. So I was using my computer, and suddenly, some weird numbers showed up in the Ubuntu Launcher. It happened when I tried to close out of VMware Workstation 12.5. Here is a ...
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Launcher "Failed to execute child process (No such file or directory)"
I installed the Oracle JDK and it is working correctly. The $PATH variable is correctly configured so that it points to the jdk/bin directory and all the executables run correctly.
The problem comes ...
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Remember app selection in gnome3 search
Is there a way to tell gnome to remember app selection in the search?
Let's say I write ter and go and open "simple terminal".
When I search again for ter, simple terminal should be the first option.
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Ubuntu Launcher PHP working directory
I have created a launcher for PHP:
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=PHP
Terminal=true
Exec=/usr/bin/php %f
Icon=/home/virsacer/Icons/php.png
When I open a PHP-file with it, the working ...
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Tricking the taskbar into thinking a separate launcher program is the same as the program it launches?
A program I use (not developed nor maintained by me) uses a ribbon. The ribbon isn't organized as well as it could be, but luckily by editing the ribbon.xml file in the program's installation folder, ...
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