[SOLVED] Run program in wine from kickoff menu

konzo · 01-10-2010, 08:58 AM

I delete XP totaly and now I use only Linux

In windows I was using free diction and I want to make it to run from kickoff menu(I am with KDE). The problem is that in Konsole

Code:

wine ~/opt/thediction/diction.exe

run the program but with that command in command line in Menu Editor it has some error with diction database and can't run. I try to use "", but with no success.

What I have to do in order to run the program from kickoff menu by simply clicking it?

David the H. · 01-10-2010, 09:05 AM

At a guess, "~" is a bash synonym for your home directory. But I don't believe the kde launcher uses it. Try changing it to the full path.

konzo · 01-10-2010, 09:53 AM

The full directory is
"/home/kode/opt/thediction.com_10Alpha3/Diction.exe"
but don't work.

And errors are
1. "A fatal error was reported by the Dictionary Server. Cannot continue"
2. "167, Cannot open dictionary file eng_bul.dic or bul_eng.dic"

pixellany · 01-10-2010, 10:44 AM

Could there be an issue with permissions on those files (or the directory holding them)?

konzo · 01-10-2010, 10:54 AM

I try to chmod 777 all files and the directory, but same errors occur.

tredegar · 01-10-2010, 11:29 AM

Quote:

167, Cannot open dictionary file eng_bul.dic or bul_eng.dic

It is looking for those files, but not finding them. They exist, so it must be looking in the wrong place.

I don't use KDE4, but in KDE3 I think you'd need to set the "workpath" to be /home/kode/ or maybe even
/home/kode/opt/thediction.com_10Alpha3/ (because this is a windows program and the exe file is probably looking in it's own directory for the files).

Otherwise make a little script:

Code:

#!/bin/bash
cd /home/kode/opt/thediction.com_10Alpha3/
wine ~/opt/thediction/diction.exe

Make it executable:

Code:

chmod +x /path/to/script

And call that script from your menueditor with /path/to/script

konzo · 01-10-2010, 12:02 PM

Thank you very much, tredegar. I set "workpath" and the program run. It is simplier.

I try also the script. It works too.

Great help!

tredegar · 01-10-2010, 12:18 PM

Pleased it is working now.

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please post the workpath that worked for you (was it /home/kode/opt/thediction.com_10Alpha3/ or just /home/kode/ ?)