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jyoung

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Registered: 2017-08-11

Posts: 31

can a panel launcher find its own configuration file?

Hi,

I've setup a panel launcher to run a bash script so that I can run the script with one click. I set this up by creating a launcher, adding an item, and then editing the item's command and icon. This might not be the simplest setup, but it works well.

But, I would be great if if the script had a way of knowing it's panel configuration file. This is useful because I want the script to change its own panel icon, to indicate that it's been run (or is running). As of now, I have to edit the script to contain the path

.config/xfce4/panel/launcher-13/16647407293.desktop

Which is fine, but is there a way that a program launched from a panel launcher could introspect and determine it's own configuration file? Maybe a system variable that's set when the application is executed from within a panel launcher?

ToZ

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Registered: 2011-06-02

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Re: can a panel launcher find its own configuration file?

You could search for the launcher desktop file using, for example, the Name field. Assume that your launcher is named MyLaunch:

grep -Fri "Name=MyLaunch" ~/.config/xfce4/panel/ | awk -F':' '{print $1}'

....will return the file path and name of the launcher desktop file

You can then change the icon with an inplace sed edit:

sed -i 's/Icon=.*/Icon=gtk-edit/' FILENAME

Combining the two together into a one-liner:

sed -i 's/Icon=.*/Icon=gtk-edit/' $(grep -Fri "Name=MyLaunch" ~/.config/xfce4/panel/ | awk -F':' '{print $1}')

..."gtk-edit" being the name of the new icon.

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jyoung

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Registered: 2017-08-11

Posts: 31

Re: can a panel launcher find its own configuration file?

Thanks! I accomplishes what I was hoping for, without the need for direct introspection.