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    Possible to open file directly by launcher?

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        uwahl
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        Is it possible to open a pdf-file with docviewer directly with a launcher or a shell-script?
        Something like
        [Desktop Entry]
        Name=MyTimeTable
        Exec=aa-exec-click ubuntu-docviewer-app /home/phablet/path_toTimeTable.pdf
        Icon=/home/phablet/Documents/path_to/my_icon.png
        Terminal=false
        Type=Application
        X-Ubuntu-Touch=true

        Any help is very appreciated,
        Thanks in advance!

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          Keneda @uwahl
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          @uwahl Launcher Modular allows you to do that with a command shortcut on its "desktop".
          https://open-store.io/app/launchermodular.ubuntouchfr

          v0.1.8

          • Add custom icon (command, url, app)

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            uwahl @Keneda
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            @keneda
            ...so I need the "commandline" opening my pdf-file at /home/phablet/path_to/my_file.pdf
            Like with atril in "common" Ubuntu:
            atril /home/phablet/path_to/my_file.pdf -p 14
            displaying page 14 in my_pdf-file
            How can I do this?

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              Keneda @uwahl
              last edited by

              @uwahl said in Possible to open file directly by launcher?:

              How can I do this?

              I don't know, i'm real noob in comand line...

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                uwahl
                last edited by

                Any other suggestions?
                Is it possible to open a pdf file via terminal? Could be implemented into a shell-script...?
                Still hoping...

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                  uwahl
                  last edited by uwahl

                  In terminal I can start "docviewer" app with the command:

                  ubuntu-app-launch com.ubuntu.docviewer_docviewer_2.3.567

                  but how can I add a path to my document in order to be opened directly by docviewer? In former versions this was possible.
                  Any suggestions?
                  Help is still appreciated...

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