Re: the %U %s %F options

[Chris Lewis <burn03 bellsouth net>]

Steven Shao wrote:

> When you create a launcher in gnome and set a command to it, you will
> see the form that a command %s or %U or %F. 
>
> I don't know what they do. For example, if you set a gedit launcher, you
> see   gedit %U. Why should gnome append the %U to the command? Very
> Strange! Who can tell me the reason. or Where can I find the reason in
> detial?
>
> Thank you.
>
> Steven Shao.
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I know that they are used at least in the case of DnD, although I'm not 
sure what each letter represents. I'm quite sure %U is URL, so when you 
drag a file for example onto the launcher, it calls the command and 
passes the file location as a URL to the command.