Re: Open multiple files with one instance or a program

[Achim Bohnet <ach@mpe.mpg.de>]

On Wednesday 08 January 2003 23:05, Daniel Hobe wrote:
> I'd like to be able to open a bunch of files from konqueror with one
> instance of a program.  For instance, if I have a bunch of anime episodes,
> I could select them in konqueror and have select open from the contextual
> menu.  This would launch one instance of the player (in my case mplayer)
> with all of the filenames as arguments.
> 
> This would be the logical equivalent of saying:
> >mplayer file1.avi file2.avi file.avi
> on the command line.

Search for the corresponding desktop file below /etc/kde3 and replace %u with %U (or
vice verca) or use the menu editor (changes only affect the currect user).

Achim
> 
> Right now if I do this there is one mplayer instance for each file.  Is
> this something I can set up in KDE?  Or would something need to be added
> to the contextual menu?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> --
> Daniel Hobe
> daniel@nightrunner.com
> http://www.nightrunner.com
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-kde-request@lists.debian.org
> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org
> 
> 
> 

-- 
  To me vi is Zen.  To use vi is to practice zen. Every command is
  a koan. Profound to the user, unintelligible to the uninitiated.
  You discover truth everytime you use it.
                                      -- reddy@lion.austin.ibm.com