https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=415321
Bug ID: 415321
Summary: Autspawning terminal
Product: frameworks-kcoreaddons
Version: unspecified
Platform: Compiled Sources
URL: https://forum.kde.org/viewtopic.php?f=83&t=163751&sid=
023b1d9adc315086d1d1219a25605ee8
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: wishlist
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: mp...@kde.org
Reporter: sla...@lach.art.pl
CC: kdelibs-b...@kde.org
Target Milestone: ---
SUMMARY
There's a way to make people happier, especially Free Software
beginners/newbies.
Currently there's no well-known solution to spawning terminal, when needed, nor
standard way to do such. Of course, program could implement my simple solution
by itself, but my solution delivers some features, like selecting one of three
mode (disabled/run in background, autoselecting term, user selection terminal
emulator) and could been extent in future. By delivers standard way to doing
simple task, we achieve one thing: possibility to extend as many application as
we can, of course in case, when this extension doesn't breaks anything.
Problem is: user may download installer from software store placed on interned.
He/She could also download drivers from manufacturer. Maybe you laugh, but it's
hard to run shell script or console program in terminal emulator for beginners.
Implementing this is nice feature, because (it's only one reason) Qt doesn't
deliver way to check initialize of libraries went good. Gtk+ allows to call
gtk_init_check and fallback to console if we aren't working in GUI, but Qt will
exit from program.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Download executable/shell script from net (for example printer drivers)
2. Set executable rights by properties dialog
3. Tries to run this program by click on it's icon
OBSERVED RESULT
Nothing happens.
EXPECTED RESULT
Terminal emulator will spawn.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma:
Entire Linux market!
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
It's my solution. It checks, if there's terminal working and if user set
special env variables. Depending on these conditions, we decide to spawn or not
terminal emulator. User may choose action and terminal to spawn.
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