Launcher Properties
The following table describes the properties that you can set when you
create or edit a launcher.
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Type
| Use the drop-down list to specify whether the launcher starts an application
or opens a location: Application – The launcher starts an application.
Application in Terminal – The launcher starts an application
through a terminal window.
Location – The launcher opens a file, web page, or other
location.
If you are editing a location launcher, this drop-down list will not
be displayed. If you are editing an application launcher, the Location option
will not be available.
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Name
| The name is displayed if you add the launcher to a menu or to the desktop.
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Command
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Location
| For a location launcher, specify the location that you want to open.
Click Browse to select a location on the computer, or type a web address to
launch a web page. For sample locations, see Launcher
Commands and Locations.
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Comment
| Displayed as a tooltip when pointed to the launcher icon on the panel.
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Launcher Commands and Locations
If you choose Application or Application in Terminal from the Type drop-down
list in the Launcher Properties dialog, the Command text box displays the
related launch command. The following table shows some sample commands and
their actions.
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gedit
| Starts the Gedit text editor application.
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gedit /home/user/loremipsum.txt
| Opens the file /home/user/loremipsum.txt in the
Gedit text editor application.
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nautilus /home/user/Projects
| Opens the folder /home/user/Projects in a file browser window.
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If you choose Location from the Type drop-down list in the Launcher
Properties dialog, the Location text box displays the related location for
the launcher. The following table shows some sample locations and their actions.
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file:///home/user/loremipsum.txt
| Opens the file /home/user/loremipsum.txt in the
default viewer for its file type.
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file:///home/user/Projects
| Opens the folder /home/user/Projects in a File
Browser window.
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http://www.oracle.com
| Opens the Oracle web site in the default browser.
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ftp://ftp.oracle.com
| Opens the Oracle FTP site in the default browser.
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