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PuppyWhirl

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Registered: 2008-04-07

Posts: 99

Obmenu

Hey guys, I want to have it where when I right click and select applications, I can select my games faster, but I am having trouble getting the executable right. I am using Openbox and under obmenu I do not know that I should type in for the command. I use urxvt for my console but I am not sure how I should write the command. I want it to where it opens a urxvt box and changes directory to the executable file and then open it. Can someone show my how to do that?

Thanks, I greatly appreciate it!
Ryan

dyscoria

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Registered: 2008-01-10

Posts: 1,007

Re: Obmenu

You can use the '-e' option to run a terminal along with a command after opening the terminal:

urxvt -e /path/to/executable

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PuppyWhirl

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Registered: 2008-04-07

Posts: 99

Re: Obmenu

I must be doing something wrong, For example if I want to got to load up Steam I type this:

urxvt -e ~/.wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/Valve/Steam/Steam.exe

When I try to run it, a console box opens and closes quickly, then nothing happens. Should I include the .exe file?

Thanks again!
Ryan

koch

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From: Germany

Registered: 2008-01-26

Posts: 369

Re: Obmenu

urxvt -e ~/.wine/drive_c/Program      \       Files/Valve/Steam/Steam.exe

what about the "\"?

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Re: Obmenu

Shouldn't wine itself call the Windows executable?

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aka_hans

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Registered: 2008-03-13

Posts: 17

Re: Obmenu

This should work:
urxvt -e wine ~/.wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/Valve/Steam/Steam.exe

(like B said, wine should call the .exe)
Probably you don't need urxvt at all for this, so
wine ~/.wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/Valve/Steam/Steam.exe
is the way you want it.

PuppyWhirl

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Registered: 2008-04-07

Posts: 99

Re: Obmenu

Thanks aka_hans. that is how it should look. But when I do, I get this error:

Fatal Error: Could not load module "bin/vgui2.dll"

Weird.

And of course, steam is loaded on my linux harddrive, I know that if I did this with my windows harddrive it wouldn't work because its ntfs. I wonder why it does this. If I open up a urxvt and just go to the directory and run it like that, it works. odd... Any thoughts?

aka_hans

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Registered: 2008-03-13

Posts: 17

Re: Obmenu

That seems to be a steam bug. Try
wine "c:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\Steam.exe"

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6476

PuppyWhirl

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Registered: 2008-04-07

Posts: 99

Re: Obmenu

That did the trick, thank you very much!