---
name: "xnlaunch"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "xnc"
version: "4.4.7-3.woody.1"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/xnlaunch"
---

# xnlaunch(1)

   XNLAUNCH                          6 June 1997                     XNLAUNCH

 Name

    XNLAUNCH - Launch Pad for X Window

 Syntax

    xnlaunch \[-d display\]

 Description

   XNLAUNCH - X Northern Launch is a launch pad for X Window.\
    This program allows You to quick launch X applications by pressing\
    on button with image and/or name of it.\
    XNLaunch easy configurable for adding new application buttons\
    to launch menu.

 Options\
     Command line option only one '-d display' specified name of display\
     for connection to X Server.

 Configuration

   XNLaunch read configuration file '.xnlaunch.ini' from your 'HOME/.xlaunch'\
    directory.

   Format of this file is very simple:

      \- leoprogs.keys.background - background color for launch pad.\
       \- leoprogs.syscolor0 - color used for shadows.\
       \- leoprogs.syscolor1 - color used for text.\
       \- leoporgs.syscolor2 - color used for pad title.\
       \- leoprogs.font - font for title and text names.\
       \- xnlaunch.pixmaps.searchpath - path where xnlaunch will search\
         for pixmaps named in '.launch.menu'\
         First of all xnlaunch searches files in current directory, then in\
         '$HOME/.xlaunch' and then in 'searchpath'\
       \- xnlaunch.geometry - X and Y are coordinates of left-top corner\
         of pad window. Width and Height are sizes of one launch button,\
         not whole pad window!\
       \- xnlaunch.pad.size - size and direction of launch pad (in buttons, not\
         in pixels). Direction is a side of pad expansion if buttons  too many for\
         described size.\
         For example:    xnlaunch.pad.size: 1x3  - It means that pad width\
         is one button and height is 3 button long. But if You defined more that\
         three buttons in '.launch.menu', You do not need to correct this size.\
         It will be correct automaticaly, and new size will be 1xN  so the higher\
         digit define direction, for this is Y-direction.\
         You can use any pad.size You want, not only 1x3 or 14x1. \
         20x30 also allowed :)

 Format of menu file '.launch.menu':

      In this file we define name of button, pixmap for it and application\
       which will be run when You press on launch button.\
       Each menu line define one button.\
       Allowed any combinations of name/pixmap button, except full absence\
       of name AND pixmap.

      Line consists from three part divided by ':'

      "name of button" : pixmap name : application name and parameters

      Name must be in   ""  but pixmap and application name must be\
       WITHOUT it.

      Name or pixmap may be absent, but not the app name.\
       Some examples:

        "Xterm": xterm.xpm : xterm -sb -title 'XTerminal'\
                     : netscape.gif: netscape\
          "XKill" :  : xkill

      You do not need to type '&' because xnlaunch always run \
       tasks in background.

      As You can see xnlaunch may load different image formats. How many\
       formats it can understand depends on Your configuration of \
       ImagEngine for X Northern Captain.\
       Currently You can load GIF, JPEG, PCX, BMP, XPM, XBM, TARGA and TIFF\
       formats. All format are autodetected while loading.

  After starting xnlaunch (typically from '.xinitrc') You can launch any program\
   defined in launch menu simply by pressing on launch button. You can move\
   launch pad by pressing rught (3) mouse button on pad title and then dragging it.

 Requarements

   Linux system\
    g++  v 2.5.\* of higher\
    X Window R6

 Version

    XNLaunch 1.0 for Linux

 Copyrights

    (c) 1997 Khramov Leo \<leo@xnc.dubna.su\>