Questions tagged [run-dialog]
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Which run dialog
I just switched from the standard Gnome window manager to Openbox (still running inside Gnome) and like it a lot. However, now I need a new run dialog, e.g. the thing popping up when hitting Alt+F2 in Gnome. I see in the Openbox wiki, I can use the…
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Why is Run Application (Alt-F2) very sluggish on a new computer?
I just got a new, strong ubuntu desktop. First time linux user.
I'm trying the Run Application app ( Alt+F2 ), try "Ch" for Chrome, and the app thinks for 2-3 seconds before displaying the list of apps starting with "ch". This is semi-consistent -…
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gmrun stopped searching user added path
gmrun started ignoring the PATH variable I defined in ~/.bashrc for no obvious reason. Anyone has any idea how I can find out a way to solve this annoying problem?
EDIT
I have not found the solution, but I ended up switch to bashrun2, which does…
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screen buffer and dialog
I was trying to use different screen buffer for my script using tput. Below is small script that I am running.
tput smcup
clear
dialog --yesno "Do you want to continue?" 0 0
rc=$?
clear
tput rmcup
if [ "${rc}" == "0" ]; then
echo Yes
else
echo…
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GNOME3: What's the path of gnome run dialog (ALT + F2)?
If I type "touch test" on run dialog it does not create any file on my home folder, so I was wondering where these files are created since I can do some dangerous things like fallocate or dd some really big files that I will not find later.
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Allowing scripts to be call by 'Run Command' dialog (Alt+F2)
Similar as asked here, I've been trying to understand how to include some paths to be reached during Run command dialog search in a GNOME environment.
In my ~/.bashrc I've add some directories in my PATH and consequently I'm able to run some scripts…
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How to execute a shell command from a "starter"?
I would like to execute a command by double-clicking on a starter on my Ubuntu Lucid desktop. More specifically, I would like to start a rdesktop session. I have thus entered
rdesktop -u user -d domain address.to.remote.server
into the Command field…
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