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[tabbernuk <boamaod@xxxxxxxxx>]

Actually, displaying a name of screenlet in the application menu is
intended behaviour in Ubuntu Natty. Maybe what should be displayed
shouldn't be "WhateverScreenlet.py", but just "Whatever". This can be
done by providing a desktop file in /usr/share/applications or
~/.local/share/applications. In future versions of screenlets, there
will be screenlet.desktop file provided with screenlets, but I believe
the default value will not be empty string (to make the application menu
title disappear). But this is open to discussion.

If you want to modify the behaviour yourself, you have some options:

1. Create a laucher (desktop file) and specify the name for your
screenlet there (it can be left empty, maybe you have to enter one space
or something). Copy it to one of the directories specified above. Log
out to update desktop files or find out how to refresh desktop file
database. You can also copy desktop file from ~/.config/autostart if you
have screenlet in auto start list.

2. Dont want to create desktop files? Use a custom command to start a
screenlet. For example "cat /usr/share/screenlets/screenlets-pack-
basic/Lipik/LipikScreenlet.py | python" gives interesting results,
instead of the name of screenlet, the title will contain just a dot
("."). If you like "-" instead of "." you may try "cat
/usr/share/screenlets/screenlets-pack-basic/Lipik/LipikScreenlet.py |
python".

3. Change the name of the python script to modify the title (it may make
the screenlet not functional, but this depends on the individual
screenlet itself).

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/753652

Title:
  Screenlet-name is shown in global menu