Re: GNUstep "open" tool

[Stefan Böhringer]

Concerning opening apps by name:
I do not see any problem here. I consider it definitly useful to open a
terminal window and then say "open App.app". The matter of debate should
concentrate on wether this should be the default behaviour or should be
enabled via an option (which again could be realiased by the shell).

Best wishes,
        Stefan

On Thu, 2001-11-22 at 17:14, Nicola Pero wrote:
> 
> I mildly agree with not adding the functionality ... the idea is that
> gopen is used to open a local file in the local directory, calling the
> appropriate viewer.  An .app file/directory is just a special builtin case
> ... it's an application folder, which is opened by running it.
> 
> To search all system/local/user/home directories for an application and
> run it, you use `openapp OpenUp.app' instead ... this will search for the
> application wherever it can be found.  `gopen file' just opens a local
> file, I would consider it confusing if it automatically searched and
> opened non-local files somewhere else on the disk.
> 
> > Jeff
> > 
> > Actually, I just checked on my NeXT box running OS4.2, the OPENSTEP "open"
> > doesn't do this.  When I say:
> > 
> > open OpenUp.app  (which is in LocalApps on my machine) 
> > 
> > from a terminal and I am not in a directory which contains the application, 
> > it
> > does not automatically launch the application.  It says "Can't stat file
> > /home/heron/OpenUp.app."  I have tried with several other applications as 
> > well.
> >   On the other hand, when I type "open somthing.zip" it does get opened or 
> > when
> > I go to LocalApps and type "open OpenUp.app" it starts as well.
> > 
> > I'm wondering if this could be added as a "feature" for GNUstep, but I'm
> > tempted to maintain compatibility.
> > 
> > Later, GJC
> > > [snip]
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