Re: Load Applet from Command Line

[jacob berkman <jacob ximian com>]

On Sat, 2001-10-13 at 18:11, Lee J. wrote:
> Is it possible to load a 'PanelApplet' type of Applet from the command
> line?  Please note this is different from an 'Application' Applet, such
> as 'Clock & Mailcheck' which can be loaded at the command line with:
> 
> clockmail_applet --activate-goad-server=clockmail_applet
> 
> I'm wondering whether I can load something like MailCheck from the
> command line which is listed on the Gnome Applet Menu with a GOAD_ID
> (gen_util_mailcheck) rather than a direct Command Line call.

you cannot, since mailcheck is a shared library applet and there is no
way to tell the panel, "load this applet".

jacob
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