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I use Mutt. I want a dock icon to launch it. Is such a thing possible?
I'm looking for a way to add a second Terminal icon to the Dock which lets me launch a specific command, "mutt" in this instance.
I want to group this icon with the other app icons, ie I'd rather not drop a .command file into the right-hand "documents" section of the dock.
Chris Burgess
Posted 2011-03-22T00:07:53.813
Reputation: 227
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Open /Applications/Utilities/AppleScript Editor and enter the following:
tell application "Terminal" to do script "mutt"
Save as application anywhere you want, then drag from there to the Dock.
You might need to specify mutt's absolute path. You get that from Terminal by entering
which mutt
Daniel Beck
Posted 2011-03-22T00:07:53.813
Reputation: 98 421
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Use Applescript (or Automator). Fire up Script Editor:
do shell script "mutt"
Save it as an Application, and drop it on your dock as needed. You can set the icon to whatever via the usual way (info pane, paste (cmd-v) in an image after selecting the current icon).
peelman
Posted 2011-03-22T00:07:53.813
Reputation: 4 580
You don't have a terminal (tty) doing it like this. Mutt assumes non-interactive session and complains that No recipients were specified. – Daniel Beck – 2011-03-22T06:50:15.730
Ah, fair enough. Seems in my fatigue I didn't bother to try it and see what Mutt did. Good counter-answer – peelman – 2011-03-22T13:07:18.350
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You could write an AppleScript:
do shell script "mutt"
Save as an Application and drop it on your Dock. You can also change the icon, just copy an image, select your app, go to the info pane (command-i), click on the little icon at the top, and paste your image (command-v).
Simon M
Posted 2011-03-22T00:07:53.813
Reputation: 141
whoops - @peelman beat me to it... Didn't notice... – Simon M – 2011-03-22T01:07:41.127
AFAICT Platypus is not a suitable solution, as it runs scripts (not executables) and displays output in a dialog window (not an interactive console). – Chris Burgess – 2011-03-22T00:10:55.637