Launch seamless apps from gnome?

[Taleman]

Is there a way you can launch apps from a windows guest (running seamlessly) from the ubuntu desktop? So in other words can I create a launcher that will directly launch windows apps withuot having to navigate through the windows toolbar?

[fjgaude]

I run WinXP from its own desktop under Ubuntu host. You can create shortcuts in Windows to launch a Win app just as you would do in normal Windows, placing the shortcut on the WinXP desktop.

I'm not sure I get what you are after.

[H_out]

I think I'm looking for the same thing.

Basically, I want a shortcut to a Windows program that can be launched from my Xubuntu desktop (not my Windows desktop).

I run WinXP from its own desktop under Ubuntu host. You can create shortcuts in Windows to launch a Win app just as you would do in normal Windows, placing the shortcut on the WinXP desktop.

I think think the difference between what we're after and what you described is where the shortcut is located. In seamless mode, I want to avoid the Windows desktop and start menu completely. Is it possible to launch a Windows application from the host OS?

[fjgaude]

If you can read that little thumbnail of one of my five desktops, you notice that the WinXP with all its apps running is on top of a Ubuntu Gnome desktop with icons for both WinXP and Ubuntu showing. Thus you can run without changing desktops either type of programs.

I guess you wish to not even see the WinXP desktop but have just an icon on the Ubuntu desktop show and click to execute, eh?

I don't know of a way to do that. You can make the whole vm WinXP an icon putting it at the bottom of the Ubuntu taskbar, tray.

[Taleman]

You can make the whole vm WinXP an icon putting it at the bottom of the Ubuntu taskbar, tray.

what does that mean?

[fjgaude]

Well, just like any other program, vmware is one too. You have the option of going full-screen, scalable, or to an icon in the tray or panel. You know the dash, square, and x in the upper, right-hand corner of programs.