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[Timo Jyrinki <timo.jyrinki@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

** Changed in: ubuntu-ui-toolkit (Ubuntu Raring)
       Status: New => Won't Fix

** Changed in: ubuntu-ui-toolkit
       Status: Fix Released => Confirmed

** Description changed:

  qmlscene is a developer tool, but it is not great as an app launcher. It
  would be worthwhile creating an app launcher which is better than
  qmlscene:
  
  1. integrates better with unity. For example, it does not seem possible to run a QML app with qmlscene and specify a Launcher icon for it, without "installing" the app by copying .desktop files into specific hardcoded directories
  2. is better documented: qmlscene has no man page; the --help text does not mention the --desktop_file_hint option at all
  
  See also http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-5.0/qtquick/qtquick-qmlscene.html
  ("The qmlscene utility is meant to be used for testing your QML
  applications, and not as a launcher in a production environment. To
  launch a QML application in a production environment, develop a custom
  C++ application or bundle the QML file in a module.")
+ 
+ All 'qmlscene' tagged bugs regarding the wrapper:
+ https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/+bugs?field.tag=qmlscene

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1155634

Title:
  App launcher that isn't qmlscene

Status in Ubuntu UI Toolkit:
  Confirmed
Status in “ubuntu-ui-toolkit” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “ubuntu-ui-toolkit” source package in Raring:
  Won't Fix

Bug description:
  qmlscene is a developer tool, but it is not great as an app launcher.
  It would be worthwhile creating an app launcher which is better than
  qmlscene:

  1. integrates better with unity. For example, it does not seem possible to run a QML app with qmlscene and specify a Launcher icon for it, without "installing" the app by copying .desktop files into specific hardcoded directories
  2. is better documented: qmlscene has no man page; the --help text does not mention the --desktop_file_hint option at all

  See also http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-5.0/qtquick/qtquick-
  qmlscene.html ("The qmlscene utility is meant to be used for testing
  your QML applications, and not as a launcher in a production
  environment. To launch a QML application in a production environment,
  develop a custom C++ application or bundle the QML file in a module.")

  All 'qmlscene' tagged bugs regarding the wrapper:
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/+bugs?field.tag=qmlscene

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