Thread: xterminal "top" shortcut
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archebyte is offline archebyte
2009-12-04 , 06:58
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Originally Posted by goodfellabk718 View Post
Is there a way to create a shortcut that will open xTerminal and run "top"?
yes. create a file called topx.desktop with the following text in the /usr/share/applications/hildon/ directory. you will need root access.

Code:
[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Version=0.1
Type=Application
Terminal=true
Name=topx 
Exec=/usr/bin/osso-xterm top  
Icon=     
#X-Window-Icon=timerwidget
X-Window-Icon=     
X-HildonDesk-ShowInToolbar=true
X-Osso-Type=application/x-executable
This will create an ugly blue application icon in the Application list called 'topx' (to specify an icon, look here). Launching it will execute 'top' directly in xterm. You may now put a shortcut on the desktop for quick access. HTH

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