On 02May2011 19:18, Tom H <tomh0665@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: | On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 5:31 PM, JD <jd1008@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: | > On 05/02/11 14:09, Cameron Simpson wrote: | >> gnome-terminal -bg white -fg black -x vi ${1+"$@"}& | >> | >> ALso note the change of $* - your origial script will break if you get files | >> with whitespec in their names. | > | > When I tried it I got this message: | > | > Failed to parse arguments: Unknown option -bg | > | > Also, there is no man page for gnome-terminal on my F14. | | You can set up a profile with white bg and black fg and then call it | with "--window-with-profile=PROFILENAME]" or | "--tab-with-profile=PROFILENAME". | | For the command, from the man page: | | -e, --command=STRING | Execute the argument to this option inside the terminal. | | -x, --execute | Execute the remainder of the command line inside the | terminal. Try the -x variety without the -fg and -bg options. The -x will faithfully preserve your filenames even if they have weird characters in them. Your -e version won't. Cheers, -- Cameron Simpson <cs@xxxxxxxxxx> DoD#743 http://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/ Swords on armor ring, making spirits bright, What fun it is to laugh and sing a slaying song tonight! - Curt Howland "Ace" DoD#0663 EGFC#011 EFF#569 howland@xxxxxxxxx '82 V45 Sabre -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines