BJ Thanks for the help. I don't know why it did not work for me, but I finally got a different setting to run using a cli called parallel. Again, thanks for being patient.
On Tuesday, 3 January 2017 16:40:41 UTC+5:30, BJ wrote: > > This is the contents of test.desktop > > On Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at 11:57:46 AM UTC+1, BJ wrote: >> >> this works for me >> >> #!/usr/bin/env xdg-open >> [Desktop Entry] >> Version=1.0 >> Terminal=false >> Type=Application >> Name=test >> Exec=/bin/bash -c "tiddlywiki main-wiki-server --server 8085 & (sleep 1; >> xdg-open http://127.0.0.1:8085)" >> >> >> >> On Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at 11:07:21 AM UTC+1, Riz wrote: >>> >>> BJ >>> , >>> Well, we are getting closer I guess. When I used your command, the >>> terminal opened, started the server, but after 1 sec it closed itself >>> before moving on to the next command. I feel this is what has been >>> happening all along. It is not that the server is not starting, instead, it >>> is getting closed the moment it is pushed to the background. I checked if >>> it was running in the background with fuser 8081/tcp. Nope, it is closed. >>> >>> On 3 January 2017 at 15:19, BJ <bugg...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> you may need a delay to let node start: >>>> >>>> tiddlywiki main-wiki-server --server 8081 & (sleep 1; xdg-open >>>> http://127.0.0.1:8081) >>>> >>>> >>>> On Monday, January 2, 2017 at 3:06:47 PM UTC+1, Riz wrote: >>>>> >>>>> hese are the things I already tried. >>>>> >>>>> Creating a .desktop file with >>>>> exec=tiddlywiki /path/to/my/wiki --server 8081 & xdg-open http:// >>>>> 127.0.0.1:8081 >>>>> >>>>> This quit without executing. >>>>> >>>>> Then I created a bash script with the same command and call it via the >>>>> launcher, that closed out too. Finally I added $SHELL to the end of bash >>>>> script. This one opens the firefox and navigates to the url, but no >>>>> tiddlywiki. >>>>> >>>>> *Launcher File contents* >>>>> [Desktop Entry] >>>>> Version=1.0 >>>>> Type=Application >>>>> Terminal=true >>>>> Exec=bash path/to/my/wiki/serve.sh >>>>> Name=Something >>>>> Icon=Some Icon >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> *Bash File Contents* >>>>> #!/bin/bash >>>>> >>>>> tiddlywiki main-wiki-server --server 8081 & xdg-open http:// >>>>> 127.0.0.1:8081 >>>>> $SHELL >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I do have the necessary permissions. Both files are marked executable. >>>>> The command works when given independently in a terminal. >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>>> Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/tiddlywiki/L-NJYWgaSgM/unsubscribe. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>>> tiddlywiki+...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to tiddl...@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/af2f4da9-9631-45e7-89b1-0fc9491a0785%40googlegroups.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/af2f4da9-9631-45e7-89b1-0fc9491a0785%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tiddlywiki+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to tiddlywiki@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/10e7b458-0670-4a15-b8c5-bbcb85fe3d54%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
