Bug#275409: -T does not work with the x-terminal-emulator provider

[Thomas Dickey]

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On Fri, Oct 08, 2004 at 03:58:02PM +0200, Eduard Bloch wrote:
> #include <hallo.h>
> * Thomas Dickey [Fri, Oct 08 2004, 06:13:47AM]:
> > On Fri, Oct 08, 2004 at 12:30:13AM +0200, Eduard Bloch wrote:
> > > Package: gnome-terminal
> > > Version: 2.6.1-6
> > > Severity: important
> > >=20
> > > See subject. When I run
> > > x-terminal-emulator -e mutt -T mutt-Window
> > > it simply does not start correctly. I see the Window, therein somethi=
ng
> > > for a split second, than gnome-terminal disappears and get a 0 return
> > > code. Without -T, it does work.
> >=20
> > "-e" must be the last option.
> >=20
> > (not a bug)
>=20
> But this is one:
>=20
> LANG=3DC x-terminal-emulator -name mutt -title MUTT -e mutt
> Option --tclass is no longer supported in this version of gnome-terminal;=
 you might want to create a profile with the desired setting, and use the n=
ew --window-with-profile option
> Two "--title" options given for one tab

I'm inclined to think that is a different issue (don't have the wrapper scr=
ipt
handy to verify).

The -e option is last since xterm uses all of the remaining parameters in an
execv-style call.

gnome-terminal uses something like system(), and assumes there is one
parameter; I modified xterm a year or so ago to handle a case where the
configuration might require that as well.

Since xterm's been documented in this way for many years (and gnome-terminal
doesn't except via the --help option), scripting can be a problem...

--=20
Thomas E. Dickey
http://invisible-island.net
ftp://invisible-island.net

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