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#1 2011-08-30 10:50:01
- nicks27
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[Solved] Launcher command drag-and-drop arguments/parameters
Having created a Launcher icon on my desktop, how is it possible to drag-and-drop a file (or files) onto that launcher icon and have the file(s) passed as aguments/parameters to the Launcher's command?
For example, if my launcher's command is /usr/bin/bladeenc I want to be able to drag a bunch of WAV files onto the launcher icon, and for /usr/bin/bladeenc to be invoked with those WAV files as command arguments/parameters.
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#2 2011-08-30 16:19:28
- mmassonnet
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Re: [Solved] Launcher command drag-and-drop arguments/parameters
Append the parameter %U after the command, this is a specific argument of the desktop entry standard.
Mike
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#3 2011-08-30 18:49:46
- nicks27
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Re: [Solved] Launcher command drag-and-drop arguments/parameters
It turns out I needed the %F option rather than %U because the executable needed filenames rather than URLs, and that worked fine.
Thanks 
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