Re: wxEuphoria Linux Problem: double clicking freecell executable
irv mullins wrote:
>
> Jerry Story wrote:
>
> > I now understand better what a script is, but
> > how it solves the problem is still as clear as mud to me.
> >
> > Question 1:
> > Do you mean that I should make a script and click on it?
> >
> > Question 2:
> > If myprog doesn't know how to find itself, how does the script
> > know how to find itself?
> >
> > Question 3:
> > Most programs work when clicked, without a script.
> > Why not myprog?
>
> A script is not necessary.
> The reason your program fails to execute properly when clicked
> from within Konqueror is because Konqueror does not change your
> logged-in directory to follow you as you click around.
>
> IOW, if you are in your home directory: /home/jerry, and browse around
> into /home/jerry/somefolder and click on someprog.eu, the logged
> in directory is *still* /home/jerry. So the program looks there
> for any graphics, ini, or other files it needs to use. It won't
> find them. Changing or setting path in your environment won't help.
>
> I (finally) solved that problem in EuGTK. Look there for the answer.
EuGTK seems to have disappeared from the archive...
is it still available?
> It's a matter of parsing the command line. You can easily add this
> to your programs. If you are running someone else's bound pgm, you
> are SOL.
>
> Regards,
> Irv
>
Ken Rhodes
SuSE Linux 9.3
100% MicroSoft Free
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