Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2012 17:18:59 +0100 From: Lars Engels <lars.engels@0x20.net> To: Olivier Duchateau <duchateau.olivier@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org, Beeblebrox <zaphod@berentweb.com> Subject: Re: fixing missing launch icons Message-ID: <20121109161858.GX31744@e-new.0x20.net> In-Reply-To: <CAHcdu2rEth-c7TwRFSMEGJj8wFK4gS0Q2CSVP9t3cFEGQ3yRgQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <1352456262220-5759494.post@n5.nabble.com> <CAHcdu2rEth-c7TwRFSMEGJj8wFK4gS0Q2CSVP9t3cFEGQ3yRgQ@mail.gmail.com>
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--dpMTd3/qNg7tbUfA Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, Nov 09, 2012 at 01:49:22PM +0000, Olivier Duchateau wrote: > 2012/11/9 Beeblebrox <zaphod@berentweb.com>: > > Some ports fail to create the launch icon (menu item) in the desktop me= nu. To > > correct this, one is to add in /usr/local/share/application a file by > > <portname>.desktop like so: > > > > [Desktop Entry] > > Encoding=3DUTF-8 > > Name=3D<portname> > > GenericName=3D<Detailed Name> > > Comment=3D<whatever> > > TryExec=3D<portname> > > Exec=3D<portname> > > Icon=3D<picture> > > Type=3DApplication > > Categories=3D<c1>;<c2>;<c3>; > > > > My question is: The menu entries have categories - for example in gnome > > there are Graphics, Office, Internet, etc. How can one specify the cate= gory > > placement (under which category) this icon should go? > > >=20 > There's specification [1] for create (and understand) desktop menu. >=20 > About icons, usually, we can find in /usr/local/share/icons and > /usr/local/share/pixmaps directories. >=20 > Note: some ports don't provide .desktop file, it's not necessarily "bug". But for desktop applications port maintainers should create one: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/porters-handbook/book.html#desktop-entr= ies --dpMTd3/qNg7tbUfA Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (FreeBSD) iEUEARECAAYFAlCdLPIACgkQKc512sD3afjArwCVEB4ySkHaFs53dukzNz6mEpjZ wQCfTg194a5LEBV1RootowR7wsRaU+M= =8Lb1 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --dpMTd3/qNg7tbUfA--
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