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- Subject: Re: A few OS/2 WPS question
- Message-ID: <1993Jan6.100148.15394@actrix.gen.nz>
- From: Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz
- Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 10:01:48 GMT
- Sender: Steve.Withers@actrix.gen.nz (Steve Withers)
- References: <1993Jan5.201312.23869@netcom.com>
- Organization: Actrix Information Exchange
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- In article <1993Jan5.201312.23869@netcom.com> rogoff@netcom.com (Carolyn Rogoff David Rogoff) writes:
- >
- > 2) Another WPS question: I'm trying to get most of the icons off my
- > screen by using menu items in WPS. I'm used to this anyway from using
- > Suns. The program doesn't seem to be run the same as if I started it from
- > the icon. Example: I have an icon that starts gnuemacs. I opened the
- > WPS settings notebook, chose menu, chose new entry, typed gnuemacs as the
- > name, and used find/locate and selected the icon that I normally use to
- > start it.
- >
- > However, when I use the menu item, there are apparently arguements being sent
- > to the application. Emacs starts up and complains that it can't find file
- > OS2 ! System (whatever it's called).
- >
-
- When you run a program from the icon.....there are settings included that also
- provide any necessary parameters you may want to add - as well as a working
- directory.
-
- I don't think you can give a program added to the menu a working directory.
-
- Sure, you can run the program.....but if it needs any set-up info and
- doesn't know where to look for it......this may explain the difference.
-
- Steve
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