<html> <head> <base href="https://bugs.freedesktop.org/" /> </head> <body> <div> <a class="bz_bug_link bz_status_NEW " title="NEW - xdg-open does not spawn terminal for Terminal=true" href="https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=92514#c4">Comment # 4</a> on <a class="bz_bug_link bz_status_NEW " title="NEW - xdg-open does not spawn terminal for Terminal=true" href="https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=92514">bug 92514</a> from <a class="email" href="mailto:pelle@debian.org" title="Per Olofsson <pelle@debian.org>"> Per Olofsson</a> <pre>(In reply to Thomas Gläßle from <a href="show_bug.cgi?id=92514#c3">comment #3</a>) > 1. the $TERM variable does not necessarily correspond to a binary on the > system > > - Using urxvt, the variable is set to 'rxvt-unicode-256color' > - Using terminator, the variable is set to 'xterm' by default, but I > usually change it to 'xterm-256color', because that worked better in > some circumstances (don't remember what exactly) I don't know why it uses $TERM. It's totally wrong IMHO. > 2. there is no way to use arbitrary terminals. E.g. terminator uses `-x` > instead of `-e` > > > > I'd like to encourage use of [...] gvfs-open/kde-open(5)... > > xdg-open already uses these commands in the presence of a desktop > environment. Do you suggest to use and require either of these tools even > for systems without desktop environment? I suggest we invent a variable $TERMINAL that will work similarly to $BROWSER and $MAILER.</pre> </div> <hr> You are receiving this mail because: <ul> <li>You are the assignee for the bug.</li> </ul> </body> </html>