On 7/27/10, Benjamin Esham <bdes...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I regularly use the slrn newsreader, which runs in a Terminal window.  I
> created a Terminal preset to open a big window and run slrn, and I saved
> this as a *.terminal file by going to Shell > Export Settings.  Opening this
> file opens Terminal and launches slrn as expected, but it also adds the slrn
> settings as another preset.  The upshot is that, after opening slrn this way
> a dozen times, my Shell > New Window menu contains the original “slrn” item
> as well as “slrn 1” through “slrn 12”, the presets that were added each time
> I opened the .terminal file.
>
> This behavior isn’t destructive or anything, but it is annoying.  Is there a
> better way to create a double-clickable launcher for a command-line program?

I think most people have found using a *.action extension has been the
most effective for such desired functionality.

>
> Thanks,
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> Benjamin D. Esham   |   bdes...@gmail.com
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> magic,’ he said and fell silent.
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John Musbach
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