I am running LMDE5 with no problems but I would like to be able to choose in which directory a program starts up like I can in Windows or even some other flavors of linux. I can make a .desktop file but I see no place to specify a startup directory.
What I am trying to do is to make it so IDLE ( python editor ) starts in my /home/peter/Documents/py directory instead of my /home/peter directory.
I have played with many Debians with different desktops. Think LXDE allow me to specify the startup directory.
Startup Directory
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Startup Directory
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Re: Startup Directory
You can maybe do that by adding
I don't know IDLE but otherwise maybe IDLE itself has a startup parameter for this.
Path=/home/peter/Documents/py to your .desktop file. See: https://specifications.freedesktop.org/ ... 01s06.htmlI don't know IDLE but otherwise maybe IDLE itself has a startup parameter for this.
Re: Startup Directory
Thankes I will try that.
I looked for documentations on the .desktop files but I didn't see where there was a PATH option.
Hopefully that works
I don't see why the PATH can't be set when making the .desktop file instead of having to edit the .desktop file with nano.
I looked for documentations on the .desktop files but I didn't see where there was a PATH option.
Hopefully that works
I don't see why the PATH can't be set when making the .desktop file instead of having to edit the .desktop file with nano.