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I am new to triggercmd, but got things started using it to control some programs and open web pages on my Linux PC.
I started by opening Xed, the default text editor in Linux Mint 20.1. I had of set up the Linux agent, and added the Alexa skill "Trigger Command".
I used "Text Editor" as both the trigger and the voice command, and simply "xed" in the command field.
Then, misunderstanding how to trigger Alexa properly, I simply said "Alexa, run text editor". I immediately saw a blank document open in the xed default text editor on my desktop!
I thought this was pretty cool. But when I tried that "Alexa, run ...." with other programs and websites, nothing worked.
I have since figured out I need to use "Alexa, tell trigger command to open/run (whatever)". A mouthful, but it works.
But why is xed opening with a simple "Alexa, run text editor"? It is coming from triggercmd, because when I delete the trigger entirely in the command editor, it does not work and Alexa says something about "nothing to do". So there is some kind of connection but I cannot find it.
I mean if xed will run with a simple "run" command, why not gedit, or gnote. Tried them, but they will not work with the "run" only voice command, but will with the full "tell trigger command" trigger. Oh, the "voice response" from Alexa does NOT work when using the "run" command, but does using the normal "tell trigger command".
It would be nice, of course, to use a simple "run" for everything I would like Alexa to control on my PC. I mean I think triggercmd is a powerful tool to enable 'voice shortcuts', and have registered for a years worth because I can use it.
But this "run" thing for xed has me baffled. Any ideas?
Thanks,
Monty
