Launch application that run on a terminal with customized xfterm4 properties

[Alexander Toresson]

On 12/17/05, Paulo Marcel Coelho Aragao <marcelpaulo+l at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm migrating from KDE to Xfce and I'm not being able to do this: to add a
> launcher in the Panel for a program running on a terminal, with customized
> terminal properties. For example, I'd like to launch mutt and mc within a
> taller terminal window, without menu and scroll bars. If the program doesn't
> run on a terminal, like xconsole, for example, I just need to add a -geometry
> argument. I can't figure out how to do something similar to programs that run
> on a terminal.
>
> I did have a look at the manuals but perhaps I'm not yet sufficiently
> acquainted and may have overlooked something.
>
> Could anybody give me a hand here ? I'll gladly read up on any documentation
> if someone could kindly point me the direction.
>
> Thanks a lot
> Paulo

xfterm4 is a script that starts a terminal. The options you pass to it
will be passed to the app it runs (afaik). At least find out what
terminal it runs and check the docs of that terminal before asking.

Regards, Alexander Toresson