How to use the search bar ";xxx" commands to launch an app? - Page 4

coplate · 08-28-2017, 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nasser

coplate,
Great job done in troubleshooting and fixing this behaviour!
Your fix: DISPLAY ":0.0" before the script works OK for me too. Thanks a lot for your time and effort!

One small point. In your earlier script, you had used the shebang "#!/bin/sh", which you have changed in your latest to "#!/bin/bash". When I set up my script with "#!/bin/sh", it didn't work. Worked only with "#!/bin/bash"!

Also, it works even if the "&" is removed from the end, but now the kindle search box remains visible inside the kterm window. Have to do a clear or turn the screensaver on and off!

So, one more thing which was working OK on the PW1 but not on PW3/KT3 is fixed. Will check and confirm on KT3 next.

I would recommend leaving the & on the end, meaning to run it in the background. This will let the search/debug command finish, and exit back to the home screen, but also allow kterm to boot up properly.

you could also look at what koreader does when it stops the framework, but I don't know how to re-start it.

https://github.com/koreader/koreader...ader/menu.json

https://github.com/koreader/koreader...le/koreader.sh

knc1 · 08-28-2017, 02:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by coplate

I would recommend leaving the & on the end, meaning to run it in the background. This will let the search/debug command finish, and exit back to the home screen, but also allow kterm to boot up properly.

you could also look at what koreader does when it stops the framework, but I don't know how to re-start it.

https://github.com/koreader/koreader...ader/menu.json

https://github.com/koreader/koreader...le/koreader.sh

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nasser · 08-29-2017, 09:37 AM

coplate's solution works OK on KT3 too!

Also, I had removed the DPI detection logic in kterm.sh - by simply putting in the specific keyboard image files based on the kindle's model.
So, the kterm.sh script doesn't really add any value.
I could call the kterm executable directly in the search bar shortcut script(with the additional "&" at the end) and it works.

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08-29-2017, 09:37 AM	#48
nasser Evangelist Posts: 477 Karma: 445678 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: Too many..	coplate's solution works OK on KT3 too! Also, I had removed the DPI detection logic in kterm.sh - by simply putting in the specific keyboard image files based on the kindle's model. So, the kterm.sh script doesn't really add any value. I could call the kterm executable directly in the search bar shortcut script(with the additional "&" at the end) and it works.

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