launcher run line problem

[Todd And Margo Chester]

On 07/28/2012 09:45 AM, Mike Massonnet wrote:
> Le vendredi 27 juillet 2012 à 20:57 -0700, Auke Kok a écrit :
>> On 07/27/2012 07:58 PM, Todd And Margo Chester wrote:
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> Scientific Linux 6.2, 64 bit
>>> Xfce 4.8
>>>
>>> This run line won't work in my launcher, but if I copy
>>> it to an xterm it does work.  What am I doing wrong?
>>>
>>> rdesktop -N -d FooDomain -u todd  -g 80%% -a 16 -r printer:B4350='HP
>>> LaserJet IIP' -r disk:MyLocalDrive=/home/temp -r clipboard:CLIPBOARD
>>> vvv.xxx.yyy.zzz
>>
>> first guess, %% gets mangled through a printf... Try omitting the '-g
>> 80%%', but I could be wrong. Try omitting some of the quoted parameters
>> as well.
>
> +1
>
> I created a launcher with the following parameters which worked fine:
> rdesktop -u user -p pass -g 1024x768 hostname
>
> You can check the content of the launcher in the following location:
> ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/xfce4/panel/launcher-<ID>/<ID>.desktop
>
> and test it with the "xdg-open" command.
>
> Cheers,
> Mike

I shortened the command line all the way down to

       rdesktop hostname

Works fine from a command line, but not the launcher.
Now I am really stumped!

Any ideas?

-T