Date: Thu, 29 Apr 1999 09:21:42 -0400 (EDT) From: Thomas David Rivers <rivers@dignus.com> To: pixel@DotCom.FR, rivers@dignus.com Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Adding desktop support Message-ID: <199904291321.JAA21156@lakes.dignus.com> In-Reply-To: <199904291314.NAA06217@excalibur.oceanis.net>
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> > As the well known Thomas David Rivers said... > -> As it happens, on UNIX, nope - I quit doing that... for one > -> very good reason. When I start something from an ICON, typically > -> stderr is directed "away". And, typically, UNIX programs (including > -> such mostly-GUI applications as Netscape) write useful information > -> to stderr. > Clicking on an icon and getting the result of the command > is allways possible. Classical WMs/desktops need work to do this > (redirect stderr to something, such as a file, and display > the content of this file if anything goes wrong). It's not > a problem. While this is certainly true... it seems to be the case that very few of them actually do it. - Dave Rivers - To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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