----- Original Message ----- From: Joseph A. Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Debian User Mailing List <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Sent: Friday, March 17, 2000 7:21 PM Subject: Weird problem with Netscape and X Hi
> Hello, > I am running an up to date Potato system. I am using the GNOME > desktop and a locally installed copy of Netscape Navigator. Netscape > lives in /usr/local/netscape. I have a symlink from /usr/bin/netscape > to /usr/local/netscape/netscape. > When I try to run Netscape from a menu icon or from a desktop > launcher nothing happens. There are no error messages on my console, > no windows open, nothing happens. If I open an xterm and run netscape > or /usr/bin/netscape then netscape will start up just fine. I have > triple checked the path in my launchers. This is really driving me > batty. > This same problem also happens with XMMS. However XMMS is > slightly different. XMMS will not start at all. Not from an xterm and > not from a launcher. When I attempt to start xmms at an xterm the > xterm acts like XMMS started - that is it doesn't return to the propt > - but no window ever appears. > > Any ideas at all? > > you should consult the help of GNOME panel in the help browser I think in the foot print menu there is an item add to the panel similarly you can find one to add a program to the menu. I can't check as I have switched to KDE. Previ
