that is fixed in Ubuntu 12.04 ** Changed in: unity Status: Confirmed => Invalid
** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to unity in Ubuntu. Matching subscriptions: dp-unity https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/779122 Title: Can't launch command with arguments from ALT-F2 or SUPER menus Status in Unity: Invalid Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: Binary package hint: unity I tried executing the following command from the Unity dash (SUPER) and the Unity run dialog (ALT-F2), with nothing happening in either case: gnome-terminal -e "emacs -nw" The command works as expected from a terminal (opens a new terminal with emacs in it). Other commands with arguments (white space?) also do nothing. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: unity 3.8.12-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2 Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Architecture: i386 CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,imgpng,zoom,mousepoll,place,move,snap,resize,unitymtgrabhandles,staticswitcher,session,regex,gnomecompat,wall,grid,vpswitch,animation,fade,expo,workarounds,scale,unityshell,scalefilter,scaleaddon] Date: Sat May 7 12:53:46 2011 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100816.1) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_US:en LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: unity UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-04-30 (7 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/779122/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp