Hi all,
This is my first experience working with POL. I have a computer running SteamOS (built on Debian Jessie). I setup POL in Desktop mode and used it to install Battle.net on a 64-bit virtual drive. This worked fine and I was able to log into Battle.net and install World of Warcraft. I created a Shortcut to WOW from within POL and I can run WOW without any problems from this shortcut.
My goal is to be able to launch WOW from within SteamOS's Big Picture Mode (the main interface). I can't just add the POL WOW Shortcut to it (when I tried, it would just launch POL with no option to play WOW). After researching a bit, it looks like I need to create a Launcher for WOW to add to SteamOS's Big Picture Mode. I've been trying to do this, but I haven't had any luck in getting it to launch. I created a Bash Script using the Launch Commands from the WOW POL shortcut. I made the script executable and then created a .desktop launcher file to launch the script. It does work in Desktop Mode and launches WOW. I can add this launcher to SteamOS BPM, but when I try to execute it it just loads for a few seconds and then returns to the game page. It never actually opens WOW.
I realize that this is a bit of a crossover between SteamOS and POL. I've posted in the SteamOS boards but haven't received any help so far. I figured I'd post here as well in case anyone has any experience with this sort of thing.
Here's the bash script that I'm using:
#!/bin/bash
/usr/share/playonlinux/playonlinux --run "World of Warcraft" %F
And here's the Launcher:
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Name=World of Warcraft
GenericName=World of Warcraft
Comment=World of Warcraft manual Launcher
Exec=/usr/share/applications/worldofwarcraft.sh
Icon=/home/desktop/Pictures/wow-mid.jpg
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Game
Actions=Fullscreen;Standalone;
I appreciate any advice! Thank you
