Calling a plugin from the command line

[Alexander Toresson]

On 8/15/07, Paul Smith <phhs80 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 8/15/07, Alexander Toresson <alexander.toresson at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > Is there some way of calling a plugin from the command line?
> > > >
> > > > Any specific reason you want to do this?
> > >
> > > Yes: I do not like to have many icons in the panel.
> >
> > Sorry, I don't follow. You would instead like to have icons... outside
> > of the panel!?
> > As in desktop icons or what?
>
> Ideally, I would not have any icon! The command line and the start
> menu would suffice for me. That is  merely a question of taste.
>
> For instance, in the case of xfce4-dict-plugin, why does not one have
> the option of calling it with simply typing 'dict' in the command
> line?
>

"Call" it? Hmm, you want it to pop up in the panel when you do so, but
otherwise be hidden?

// Alexander