Linking icons to commands

[Doug Penner]

Create a .desktop file (there are utilities and tutorials abound) for your 
applications. Then simply use the file manager and drag&drop it into the 
unity bar.


~Doug



On Sun, 24 Feb 2013, William Frick wrote:

> Hello everyone !
> 
> Is there a way to create a program icon that launches a program that I currently start from a terminal window ?  I am running a 3d printer host program that so far
> requires me to:
> 
> cd Printrun-master
> python pronterface.py
> 
> The python app does put an icon in the launcher but how do I link it all to a one click ?  Old windows had a PIF utility [program information file] where this could
> be done specifying working directory etc...
> 
> Thank you for any direction.
> 
> Bill
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