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ok thought I remembered doing this before, but don't remember how. I tried to read up and find it but no luck there either (yes, I know, I'm helpless). Isn't there a way to create aliases with LSXcommand so like say I wanted to start my e-mail proggie I just type "em" or like I wanted to start quake 3 I just type "q3"? Either I just can't read or my memory is playing jokes on me =)
Thanks!
-Tesh

oh thats what aliases are ! thanks dude...

Uhmm read the latest module readme.txt and it should have it ... I dont know but on its context menu it has aliases >> so your not crazy yet

Ok finally found the section describing it, but everytime I try to make an alias it comes up with "The file or path could not be found."

seems simple enough:
*CommandAlias web "$Browser$"
*CommandAlias em "$Email$"

nope still getting path not found error =(

Try using a direct path to see if the evars are the problem. Once you know, you can either fix the evar or keep the direct path (provided of course this is a personal modification instead of for distribution!) Hope that works for you!

sometimes DOS paths work
eg: C:\Progra~1\intern~1\iexplore.exe

istead of : C:\Program Files\Internet explorer\iexplore.exe

even when I try to bind other programs it doesn't work so it's not the evar/direct path problem (at least not totally =)
for instance:
*CommandAlias q3 "F:\q3\quake3.exe"
gives me the same problem mentioned above.

won't you have to type !command q3
I haven't used this feature for a while, but I think that's what you'll have to do... In which case I hear a feature-request being voiced ;)

try without the quotes
so *CommandAlias q3 F:\q3\quake3.exe

Im pretty sure the aliases are one word...for example: regedit . type that and up pops regedit. !Command *** is used for other mods to use command functions, eg *Popup "Aux1" !Command Aux1 :.

Just make a batch file to start whatever, lets say you whanted to start Q3, Just make a batch file named Q3.bat (or whatever), place it in your c:\windows dir.

Have the batchfile say:
@echo off
start c:\whatever\whatever\q3.exe
GOTO END
:END

You can start multiple things this way too. like :

@echo off
start c:\progra~1\winamp\winamp.exe
start http://litestep.net
GOTO END
:END

=)

or just use a hotkey :p

or command Orian strings :p

I had the same problem when I started working with commandlsx. My aliases didn't work. But then I tried again a little later (in the meantime I had changed a couple of things - don't know which) and now they work..