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Hi

I'm trying to create a Desktop short cut to run a terminal program on my N900

I've seen the following info quoted below but as a newcomer could someone please throw some light on the actual Exec command I need to include in the text.....The terminal command is:

run-standalone.sh python2.5 filename.py

Thanks in advance


"On the N900, it is possible to run a terminal program like ‘top’ directly from the Desktop/Shortcut. The following example creates a shortcut to launch the system monitior program ‘top’.

1. Use a text-editor like vi or Leafpad to create a file with the following text:

[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Version=0.1
Type=Application
Terminal=true
Name=topx
Exec=/usr/bin/osso-xterm top
Icon=
X-Window-Icon=
X-HildonDesk-ShowInToolbar=true
X-Osso-Type=application/x-executable
2. Save the file as topx.desktop.

3. As root, copy the file to the ‘/usr/share/applications/hildon/’ directory. This will create an ugly blue application icon in the Application list called ‘topx’"