How do you launch an application
Wednesday, May 10, 2006 by frasej | Discussion: DesktopX Development
Without using a button, is it possible to launch an external application?
ZubaZ
Reply #2 Wednesday, May 10, 2006 4:23 PM
Reply #2 Wednesday, May 10, 2006 4:23 PM
Mouseover? (sorta like a button)
Mouse gesture? Hmmmm.
Use the Force?
Mouse gesture? Hmmmm.
Use the Force?
JBird4
Reply #3 Wednesday, May 10, 2006 5:07 PM
Reply #3 Wednesday, May 10, 2006 5:07 PM
I use my microphone and just tell my computer what I want launched. 
Bichur
Reply #4 Wednesday, May 10, 2006 5:39 PM
Reply #4 Wednesday, May 10, 2006 5:39 PM
Actually, I just call my little girl over and say: "What to see something cool? Click that and watch." 
frasej
Reply #9 Friday, May 12, 2006 12:10 PM 
But seriously, within a widget, how can I launch an application without the user doing something (like the Task Scheduler does). What I want to do is write a widget that launches a screensaver between certain hours.
Reply #9 Friday, May 12, 2006 12:10 PM
But seriously, within a widget, how can I launch an application without the user doing something (like the Task Scheduler does). What I want to do is write a widget that launches a screensaver between certain hours.
ZubaZ
Reply #10 Friday, May 12, 2006 12:25 PM
Reply #10 Friday, May 12, 2006 12:25 PM
You need to write a script that calls the system time, compares it to the time you want it to run, and runs if it's within that scope.
I dunno, four maybe 5 subs in the script?
~~On startup call the time object
~~"Hi, I'm a timer. I run every ten minutes. I call the time function too."
~~"Hi, I check the time"
~~"Hi, I open the screensaver"
~~"Hi, I hold the variables. You know, what screensaver, and when to run"
I dunno, four maybe 5 subs in the script?
~~On startup call the time object
~~"Hi, I'm a timer. I run every ten minutes. I call the time function too."
~~"Hi, I check the time"
~~"Hi, I open the screensaver"
~~"Hi, I hold the variables. You know, what screensaver, and when to run"
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Reply #1 Wednesday, May 10, 2006 3:51 PM