Re: Menu syntax question

[Mark Baker <mbaker@iee.org>]

On 16 Sep 1997, Milan Zamazal wrote:

> Sorry, I didn't find this information in the menu manual.
> 
> `phalanx' chess program should be run inside `xboard' through the menu.
> However, if `xboard' isn't available, it should be run inside xterm
> (in text version).
> So my questions are:
> 1. How to specify, that `xboard' must be installed for the given menu item?
> 2. How to specify, that text version should be run under X, when
>    `xboard' is not available?

Write a script something like

	#!/bin/sh

	if [ -x /usr/games/xboard ] ;
		# Run it under xboard
	else
		# Run it in an xterm
	fi


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