[PLUG] Creating a new launch item in Unity

[Bruce Kilpatrick]

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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If you would prefer, Ctl-Alt-t is the keyboard shortcut for the Terminal 
app.  I think it still works in Unity.

Bruce