How launch zyGrib from Gnome menu

[olele]

Hello everyone. I'll explain a basic way to launch this amazing software from "Applications" Gnome main menu.

step 1
make a script in your main user directory (gnome terminal)

E.g. vi name.sh (bash shell)

press "i" (insert) and type :

line 1 " cd --- zyGrib-path ----" (E.g. cd /usr/local/zyGrib)
line 2 "./zyGrib"

then save and quit "vi" editor ( press "Esc" --->":"---->"wq")

step 2
change permissions file, Type:

chmod +x name.sh
step 3
build a new menu and a new item into it (System -->Preferences -->Look and Feel --> Main Menu )


step 4
setup item (Launcher Properties)

Type: Application in Terminal
Name: $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Command: gnome-terminal -e ./name.sh


that's all, very simple.

Olele

[DomH]

Hello everyone. I'll explain a basic way to launch this amazing software from "Applications" Gnome main menu.

step 1
make a script in your main user directory (gnome terminal)

E.g. vi name.sh (bash shell)

press "i" (insert) and type :

line 1 " cd --- zyGrib-path ----" (E.g. cd /usr/local/zyGrib)
line 2 "./zyGrib"

then save and quit "vi" editor ( press "Esc" --->":"---->"wq")

step 2
change permissions file, Type:

chmod +x name.sh
step 3
build a new menu and a new item into it (System -->Preferences -->Look and Feel --> Main Menu )


step 4
setup item (Launcher Properties)

Type: Application in Terminal
Name: $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Command: gnome-terminal -e ./name.sh


that's all, very simple.

Olele

Hello,

Thanks for the explanation.
The bash file is already in the .deb package as well as the config into menu (with a small fish as image).

[rudi]

Hello everyone. I'll explain a basic way to launch this amazing software from "Applications" Gnome main menu.

....

line 1 " cd --- zyGrib-path ----" (E.g. cd /usr/local/zyGrib)
line 2 "./zyGrib"

....

that's all, very simple.

Olele

Thanks Olele,

your explanation also helped me to insert zyGrib correctly in my KDE menu.

But there is one thing I do not understand: "Why do I have to go to the installation path first and then start zyGrib from there?".
If I remember correctly, in a previous version it was possible to launch the appliction by typing the absolute path.
This is still possible but if I do so, icons are missing and the GUI only comes along in French. That confused me a little bit.
Maybe somebody has an explanation for that.

Nevertheless:
zyGrib is a great tool!!!!

Merci!
rudi

[DomH]

But there is one thing I do not understand: "Why do I have to go to the installation path first and then start zyGrib from there?".
If I remember correctly, in a previous version it was possible to launch the appliction by typing the absolute path.
This is still possible but if I do so, icons are missing and the GUI only comes along in French. That confused me a little bit.
Maybe somebody has an explanation for that.

rudi

Hi,

No it was always necessary to cd to the zygrib repository.
As mentionned above in the .deb package, I add the script in the /usr/local/bin which allow to start it from everywhere (first command of the script is cd zygrib_path).

To change the language just go into the menu options->language and choose the one you prefer.