Public bug reported: I've tried to make a "launcher" for Unity, whose purpose is to have several options to execute some particular .sh file. Some those .sh files need a "terminal" and some do not. But, I have found that for a "Shortcut group" Terminal=true seems to have no effect.
Here's a simplified case to reproduce. For demonstrtaion you could likely use an echo "hello world" type sh file, but after having trouble with my real world case, I used the sh script in http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-1706383.html My own .sh files are long and complicated and have other prereqs. So, I put the script in my ~/bin directory, named textmenu.sh and created a desktop file named "textmenu.desktop" which I later drag and drop on the launcher. The contents of the .desktop file (for demonstration) is [Desktop Entry] Name=Utility Menu Exec=textmenu.sh Icon=/usr/share/icons/Humanity/apps/48/administration.svg Terminal=true Type=Application StartupNotify=true X-Ayatana-Desktop-Shortcuts=one; [one Shortcut Group] Name=one Exec=textmenu.sh Icon=/usr/share/icons/Humanity/apps/48/administration.svg Terminal=true Type=Application StartupNotify=true Once in launcher, the first item "Utility Menu" does open a terminal (and shows results of .sh file). The second item, the Shortcut Group named "one", does _not_ open a terminal. From my "real world" example, those shortcuts would still execute and the applications still be visible (its a full Eclipse app) but, no "terminal" to view debug output, etc. One work around is to use something like "Exec=gnome-terminal -x testmenu.sh" ... but, in my real world example, there's other complications whether to show the terminal or not so to always force a "gnome-terminal" in the short cut seems like the wrong place to put the logic. I have not tried this on earlier versions of launcher. Current system info: $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 11.10 Release: 11.10 $ apt-cache policy unity unity: Installed: 4.24.0-0ubuntu2b1 Candidate: 4.24.0-0ubuntu2b1 Version table: *** 4.24.0-0ubuntu2b1 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric-updates/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 4.22.0-0ubuntu3 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main amd64 Packages I hope you find this bug report useful. ** Affects: unity (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/899333 Title: Terminal=true does not work in Shortcut Group To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/899333/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
