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Title: WXConsoleSpawner to detect terminal app and allow to spawn terminal

Lachu 11 Jul 2021

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It still work in progress (for example: there is no way to remember program-specific option yet), but many thing worked.

This program launch app given in parameter and detect it is console or gui app. Previously, I created cli2gui for terminal app purposes. Developer may only link console app with cli2gui and terminal will be spawn (if needed), when user ran this application.

Nobody uses cli2gui, so I create WXConsoleSpawner. Difference is: cli2gui needs developer to change application to work in some way (link with my library), but WXConsoleSpawner do not require this. Instead, only one think is user must install it and ran app by WXConsoleSpawner.

https://forum.kde.org/viewtopic.php?f=304&t=171864

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Lachu 8 Apr 2022

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You can install it on OpenSUSE Tumbleweed, using my private repo. Just go to software.opensuse.org, select All Distribution and type in box WXConsoleSpawner - enter. Open correct tile and install. On Plasma5:
1. go to /bin (for example)
2. right-click on icon
3. go to activities/task
4. Select Open it to detect app type.
That's all!
Now install this tool your old parents and this people could download printer drivers and install it! No more carry about starting terminal first, etc.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed6oAI3RsyE

Last edited by Lachu on 8 Apr 2022 at 5:18 pm UTC

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