From: Jeremy Hinegardner <jeremy@...>
Date: 2007-12-11T16:37:14+09:00
Subject: Re: open browser

On Fri, Dec 07, 2007 at 06:19:32AM +0900, Tanner Burson wrote:
> On Dec 6, 2007 6:47 AM, Christian Kerth <christian.kerth@dynamicmedia.at>
> wrote:
> 
> > thefed wrote:
> > > Check out launchy. Its good for opening native applications.
> > >
> > > http://rubyforge.org/projects/copiousfreetime/
> > >
> > > launchy is there (used by heel).
> >
> > I installed this launchy gem and it works in general, but obviously not
> > in my context. I have a small wxruby app with just a task bar tray menu.
> > When i click on this tray icon i want the appolication to open the
> > browser and point to a certain address. The launchy call is processed
> > when i kill the application, not at clicking time.
> >
> 
> Have you tried forking, or launching a new ruby process to execute the
> launchy call?

launchy does the forking internally for those OS's that support it.

enjoy,

-jeremy

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 Jeremy Hinegardner                              jeremy@hinegardner.org