I can't really say how many users run it from the terminal or from the menu. But it seems a few do run it from the terminal. Of course, on UNIX -like systems it is not uncommon to run applications from the terminal. And depending on your shell environment "&" does not detach applications from the shell's process. Apparently, for BASH, there is "disown" command for that. But I don't believe proficiency in BASH or shell wizardry should be a requirement for using applications designed for GNOME. On 6/20/06, Mike Burns <mike mike-burns com> wrote:
On 2006-06-20 16.03.43 -0400, Mystilleef wrote: > Graphic user applications, especially the ones designed for "desktop > environments" have virtually no reason to be bound to a shell terminal's > process. How many users who run the program in question run it from the terminal instead of the applications menu, panel, Alt+F2, or a hotkey? How many who run it from the terminal aren't shell experts who know about stuff like '&'? -- Mike Burns mike mike-burns com http://mike-burns.com