[SOLVED] gnome-terminal+cal+want to create a panel launcher

[cms9000]

I am really not sure where to put this post, so I decided this would be the closest forum I think for my question.

What I want to do is create a launcher on my panel to pop up showing the calendar in the terminal.

I currently have the launcher:

Type: Application
Name: Calendar
Command:gnome-terminal cal

I also did it with:
Type: Application in Terminal
Name: Calendar
Command: cal


With both, when I click it, it runs fast and then closes. Is there a command or something I can add to the command line that will keep the calendar open indefinitely or for a certain amount of time?

And will that work for other things I want to run in the terminal?

[cms9000]

Is there a Bash script I could use instead?

[cms9000]

Well I found this, so I know I can do this. I just have to figure out what to change/add to this.

gnome-terminal -x sh -c "cal -y|less"

[cms9000]

Got it, finally. Prints out one month and closes the terminal in ten seconds.

gnome-terminal -x sh -c "cal; sleep 10"