--- "Birt, Jeffrey" <birtj@xxxxxxx> wrote: > I'm sure this is a silly question, but..... > I have an application that is started by a script in > .kde/Autostart. > When this app is started a console window appears, > if the console window > is closed the app stops. I know, duh! (of course > the same thing happens > when you launch it manually from a console window) > (BTW, it's a helper > app for MetaVNC that handles clipboard functions) > > I'd like to hide this console window. I know in > Windows .cmd scripts > you can use something like, 'start app.exe', which > starts the > application and does not bind it to your script; the > script can continue > and close and the application launched keeps going. > Is there a way to > do this in Linux? > > Thanks, > > Jeff Birt > Electronics Engineer > Integrated Systems Facility > University of Missouri - Rolla > 573.341.6058 > >-------------------------------------------------------- > >Hi Birt, > >This one threw me for ages, I was trying to get the >VNC server running on my desktop but hated the >terminal always there. > >As always the answer is simple and obvious, (they are >always the trickiest!). > >Open Konqueror, navigate to >/home/yourusername/.kde/Autostart/ > >Right click in the autostart window space, select: >Create New->File->Link to Application > >Give it a name in the first box, in the applet >Application, enter the command with the full path or >alternatively click on browse and look for it that >way. > >Hope this helps, regards.......KEv :) ----------------------------------------------------- I tried both: gedit & gedit >/dev/null 2>&1 & Both would give me back the console window, which I could then close but it still killed the process. The good part is that I got to learn how to use top to monitor the process from another console window ;'> I just tried the link idea and it works great! Now if the clipboard helper app would have been worth the effort; when it's running it won't let you cut/copy/paste files, it gets confused and only wants to save their path as a text file! Thanks again! Jeff Birt Electronics Engineer Integrated Systems Facility University of Missouri - Rolla 573.341.6058
