Launching X Programs from CL and Launchers for E

[xerid]

I there anyway to launcher an X program from the command line, but still keeping the X terminal free? I can't seem to figure it out.

Second, I recently switched to just Enlightenment, and my desktop "links/launchers" are not being displayed.
Actually, sometimes they are, but most of the time they just disappear. Are there "E-launchers" available, or do I have to put up with this annoyance

[Muzzafarath]

Have you tried adding a & to the command that you use to launch the program? That will start the program in the background. So, for example (typed into an x/e/aterm):


gimp &


You can also press Ctrl+Z after you've started the X program and then type in bg (and then press Enter) to put the program in the background.


gimp
^Z
bg
otherprogram

[xerid]

Thanks, It worked.