Command won't execute in launcher

[brettholcomb at charter.net]

Thanks.  I'll try it.

> 
> From: Jack Kern <jack_kern at operamail.com>
> Date: 2004/05/17 Mon AM 02:46:13 GMT
> To: xfce at xfce.org
> Subject: Re: Command won't execute in launcher
> 
> Brett I. Holcomb wrote:
> 
> >I have a command
> >
> >xyz arg1 "arg2with spaces"
> >
> >that works perfectly from the command line.  When I set up a launcher with 
> >this command and tell it to run in terminal all I get is a quick flash 
> >like a terminal window opened and then closed.  I've tried various 
> >combinations of quoting (single, double, use \ to mark the space) and 
> >tried exec xzy arg1 "arg2with spaces" and nothing works.  
> >
> >Any ideas on how to make this work?
> >
> >  
> >
> man xterm
> 
>        -hold   Turn  on  the  hold  resource, i.e., xterm will not 
> immediately
>                destroy its window when the shell command completes.   
> It  will
>                wait  until you use the window manager to destroy/kill 
> the win-
>                dow, or if you use the menu entries that send a  signal,  
> e.g.,
>                HUP or KILL.
> 
> Perhaps for the launcher command, like:
> 
>        xterm -h -e xzy arg1 "arg2with spaces"
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