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Re: linux: more xalf woes?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Abby Fox)
Mon Jun 25 10:12:18 2001
Message-Id: <200106251412.KAA13700@whirlwind.mit.edu>
To: Greg Hudson <ghudson@MIT.EDU>
cc: "Christopher D. Beland" <beland@MIT.EDU>, testers@MIT.EDU
In-reply-to: Message from Greg Hudson <ghudson@MIT.EDU>
received Mon, 25 Jun 2001 10:09:34 -0400
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2001 10:12:12 -0400
From: Abby Fox <ajfox@MIT.EDU>
>> If I use "NO_XALF gathrun xess" then "Put into run dialog" -> Run
>> brings up an error dialog:
>
>> Failed to execute command: NO_XALF gathrun xess
>> No such file or directory (2)
>
>> though it does work directly from the menu
>
>That doesn't suprprise me. The NO_XALF checking applies to running a
>desktop entry (menu entry or launcher).
...so I'm inclined to use xalf -n instead to avoid confusing users who
try the Run option, unless there's some other failure mode to worry
about.
