scriptinator not running script

[DarylKrans]

I have the widget on my desktop and under 'OnClick script' I have the following command

/home/username/Desktop/Tools/<script.sh>

When I click the widget, it displays the command that's supposed to run, but the script never runs.
The permission has execute and I also changed it to 777, but it's still not running.
Another widget that isn't as nice runs the script fine. Am I missing something, or is this behavior not the expected result?

Thank you.

[tubbadu]

Hi, thanks for the report!
if you run /home/username/Desktop/Tools/<script.sh> inside your terminal does it work correctly?

Please also check that it is correctly set in the "OnClick Script" and not on "OnClick Icon"

To understand if it's a problem of the Scriptinator setup or of the script, can you please try to create a new script like this:

#!/usr/bin/bash
konsole # just an example to get a visual feedback if it's working or not

then give it execution permission:

chmod +x /home/user/path/to/script.sh

and try to run it from your terminal:

/home/user/path/to/script.sh

if konsole correctly comes out, try to write /home/user/path/to/script.sh in the "OnClick Script" field of scriptinator and see what happens. If still it does not work, I'll guide you in the debug

[Sadi58]

Finally, I'm preparing to move on to Plasma 6 as Debian Trixie will replace Bookworm in the stable branch, but unfortunately I experience this same problem.
I've using it for a long time with Plasma 5 but the new version failed to execute the same scripts.
I tried everything you suggest above (not literally the same commands, but essentially the same methods), and even more, but no way.

[Sadi58]

For example:
The Init script /home/user/path/to/software-updater-status.zsh has the following output when it's run in terminal:
{PlasmoidIconStart}update-none{PlasmoidIconEnd}
{PlasmoidStatusStart}passive{PlasmoidStatusEnd}
But the widget is still displayed in the system tray although it's marked "Shown when relevant"
The other scripts also do what they're expected to do, e.g. display a KDialog box, when run in terminal, but nothing happens if the widget is clicked etc...

[DarylKrans]

I do apologize, I haven't seen your initial reply to this. Yes, the script runs fine from terminal. Also, thank you.

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[numerfolt]

I have the same problem, my scripts work from terminal just fine, but neither the periodic scripts, nor the on-click script are executed.
I made sure that it really is in on click script, not on click icon.

I get the following output in my journal:
scriptinator errors.txt

plasmashell 6.4.5
KDE Neon