[PLUG] Creating a new launch item in Unity

Word Wizard Word.Wizard at comcast.net
Wed Jan 23 16:52:48 UTC 2013


Two things I hope can help

- Regards the terminal app, one can define a keyboard shortcut to invoke 
it. Go to system settings, then to keyboard, the second tab  should say 
"shortcuts". From there, the "launchers" group has a "terminal"  app for 
which  almost any keystroke  can be defined. This can also work  for any 
user-created app as well.

- Regards creating new launch items, I've found it useful to add the 
'alacarte' app from either synaptic (my preference) or the software  
store or apt-get.  This is the old *gnome2* menu editor, invaluable for 
adding new menu items or changing the default options on existing ones. 
Other than that, you must manually create or edit a new "desktop" file 
in the usr/share/applications or ~/.local/share/applications folders. 
Which is often too troublesome  for many  users

On 01/22/2013 08:16 PM, Denis Heidtmann wrote:
> I am beginning to understand people's dislike of Unity.  I use the
> term dislike to be generous.
>
> I upgraded to ubuntu 12.04, and am trying to use Unity.  Please
> refrain from the cat-calls and I-told-you-sos.  Humor me.  Try to
> help.
>
> I want to create a new launch item in the launcher, specifically
> gnome-terminal -e virtualbox.
>
> The "help" says drag the icon of the application to the launcher.  OK.
>   Create an icon.
>
> Using Dash, I enter in the search bar "terminal".  I get two application
> hits: Xterm and Uxterm.  Neither of them are gnome-terminal which is
> what is launched using the "terminal" icon in the launch bar.  And a
> search in Dash for gnome-terminal yields nothing.  Yet top shows
> gnome-terminal to be running when I use that icon, and "which
> gnome-terminal" shows /usr/bin/gnome-terminal.  wtf.
>
> Also, I can launch but one terminal from the launcher.  I need to use
> the first terminal to launch another.
>
> So I guess I need to find some non-gui way to put something in the launcher.
>
> I know most here know better than to use Unity, but if some brave soul
> has some knowledge which might help, I would appreciate hearing it.
>
> Thanks,
> -Denis
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