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[Alan Bell <alanbell@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 19/02/12 17:45, Andrew Starr-Bochicchio wrote:
> Alacarte recommends gnome-panel since that's what provides
> /usr/bin/gnome-desktop-item-edit which is what implements the dialog
> to create a new item. Maybe we can breakout that binary into it's own
> package?
>
> $ dpkg -S /usr/bin/gnome-desktop-item-edit
> gnome-panel: /usr/bin/gnome-desktop-item-edit
>
> Then the quicklist could just call:
>
> gnome-desktop-item-edit --create-new ~/.local/share/applications/
yes, that is almost perfect! Adding an "add to launcher" option or 
button would be a slight improvement. Also, when you run something 
without a .desktop file this could be in the quicklist for the temporary 
launcher icon for it, so it fills in some of the information to make the 
icon permanent.

Alan.


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