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bug #44349: octave desktop entry creates a terminal window

Submitted by:  Carnë Draug <carandraug>
Submitted on:  Mon 23 Feb 2015 02:23:26 PM UTC  
 
Category: Configuration and Build SystemSeverity: 3 - Normal
Priority: 5 - NormalItem Group: Feature Request
Status: FixedAssigned to: None
Originator Name: Open/Closed: Closed
Release: devOperating System: Any

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Tue 24 Feb 2015 11:08:15 AM UTC, comment #5:

I meant a shell alias. I am using Gnome 3.14.1 (Debian Jessie)

Anyway, I tried again today, with and without the --force-gui, and with and without the bash alias. I get the same results as you. The shell alias seems to make no difference, and I require the --force-gui option.

This is weird. The difference is that this time I modified the octave source, ran make install, log off and log back, and then tested. Yesterday I only modified the already installed desktop file (maybe there's a cache file with the menu entries but reading the specs and man pages I could not find reference to any).

Anyway, pushed http://hg.savannah.gnu.org/hgweb/octave/rev/0178c5a98d6f

Carnë Draug <carandraug>
Project Member
Tue 24 Feb 2015 03:51:20 AM UTC, comment #4:

Does not work for me without --force-gui on the Exec= line. What desktop environment are you using?

I don't understand how the desktop launcher would interact with shell aliases at all. Or do you mean some other kind of alias?

For me, the launcher without --force-gui does nothing. I think it is doing the same as this:

Mike Miller <mtmiller>
Project Administrator
Mon 23 Feb 2015 04:49:05 PM UTC, comment #3:

It is done http://hg.savannah.gnu.org/hgweb/octave/rev/a1acca0c2216

the --force-gui option is not required. There are the following caveats though. If the user has an octave alias for 'octave --no-gui' (like I do), then the menu entry will open the terminal window to then start the gui anyway. Adding the --force-gui to the desktop entry, in conjunction with having an octave alias for --no-gui will have the menu entry silently fail.

On a slightly related note, I also added the text/x-octave and text/x-matlab to the mime types supported by Octave. As part of a desktop the install, we will now rebuild the system mime database. See http://hg.savannah.gnu.org/hgweb/octave/rev/737b5d449aaf

Carnë Draug <carandraug>
Project Member
Mon 23 Feb 2015 04:39:59 PM UTC, comment #2:

I think one icon is sufficient. People who know how to use a terminal will know how to invoke the Octave CLI.

Rik <rik5>
Project Administrator
Mon 23 Feb 2015 02:53:30 PM UTC, comment #1:

Since 4.0 is the GUI release, I propose that the .desktop be updated to start the GUI unconditionally. No need for 2 desktop entries. People who want to use Octave in a terminal or in Emacs should know how to do that. People who start Octave from a launcher icon should get the GUI now.

The launcher needs --force-gui also, right? At least it did when I made a launcher a while ago.

Mike Miller <mtmiller>
Project Administrator
Mon 23 Feb 2015 02:23:26 PM UTC, original submission:

Octave will now install a desktop entry. This will make it appear on application menus which is all nice. However, with the GUI, it will open a terminal window and the GUI on another which is not really nice if people want to use the GUI

This can be fixed by changing the

line on 'etc/icons/octave.desktop.in'. What this change means is that people who want a command line only (no GUI) will not have an application menu entry for it.

Some options are: 1) install 2 application entries (with and without GUI); 2) assume that people who do not want a GUI will open a terminal themselves to start Octave.

Carnë Draug <carandraug>
Project Member

 

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    Date Changed By Updated Field Previous Value => Replaced By
    Tue 24 Feb 2015 11:08:15 AM UTCcarandraugStatusIn Progress=>Fixed
      Open/ClosedOpen=>Closed
    Tue 24 Feb 2015 03:51:20 AM UTCmtmillerStatusFixed=>In Progress
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    Mon 23 Feb 2015 04:49:05 PM UTCcarandraugStatusConfirmed=>Fixed
      Open/ClosedOpen=>Closed
    Mon 23 Feb 2015 02:53:30 PM UTCmtmillerItem GroupNone=>Feature Request
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