Hi Clayne, Thanks a lot for your info. I'm able to make the icon show up on the desktop. However, my app fails to launch. I think there are some path-related issue. My app is actually a Java app. I launch it by:
$>cd /usr/local/MyApp $>java -jar MyApp.jar It is necessary to launch the app in the /usr/local/MyApp directory because it needs some libraries residing in /usr/local/MyApp/lib/. Here is my .desktop file: [Desktop Entry] Name=MyApp Type=Application Path=/usr/local/MyApp Exec=/usr/bin/java -jar MyApp.jar Encoding=UTF-8 Terminal=false Icon=MyAppIcon Categories=Application;Network OnlyShowIn=GNOME;Mobile; There is a MyAppIcon.png in /usr/share/pixmaps/. I can see the icon shows up on my desktop. Do you see any problem in my .desktop file? Thanks, Anthony --- On Mon, 1/5/09, Robison, Clayne B <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Robison, Clayne B <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: [Moblin Dev] how to add my application icon to the Ubuntu Mobile > desktop > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" > <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, January 5, 2009, 10:41 AM > You need to create a .desktop file and put it in one of the > locations listed in $XDG_DATA_DIRS. Here is more info on the > standard: > > Creating a .desktop file: > http://standards.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/latest/ > Moblin customizations: > http://v1.moblin.org/toolkits/basicDevGuides/UIComp/toolkits_DevGds_UIComp_homeScreen.php > > > Notes, caveats, etc: > > 1. I haven't tested whether these standards apply to > moblin 2.0 builds. > 2. If your platform doesn't define XDG_DATA_DIRS, try > looking in /usr/share/applications/hildon. > /usr/share/applications is the default, but some OSes > don't do it correctly. > 3. If you are running Midinux, you will probably need to > add an addition line to your .desktop file: > > Submenu=x > > where x is the number corresponding to the submenu you wish > your shortcut to appear in. > > > Clayne > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Anthony > Wong > Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 9:39 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Moblin Dev] how to add my application icon to the > Ubuntu Mobile desktop > > Hi, > > I'm trying to add an icon to the Ubuntu Mobile desktop > so that I can launch my application by clicking the icon. > Can someone please show me how to do it? > > Here is the configuration of my Compal Jax10: > > Platform: menlow-lpia-ubuntu-hardy-jax10-snapshot1 > Fset: crownbeach-full-mobile-stack-with-proprietary-stuff > > > Thanks, > Anthony > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Moblin dev Mailing List > [email protected] > > To manage or unsubscribe from this mailing list visit: > https://lists.moblin.org/mailman/listinfo/dev or your user > account on http://moblin.org once logged in. > > For more information on the Moblin Developer Mailing lists > visit: > http://moblin.org/community/mailing-lists _______________________________________________ Moblin dev Mailing List [email protected] To manage or unsubscribe from this mailing list visit: https://lists.moblin.org/mailman/listinfo/dev or your user account on http://moblin.org once logged in. For more information on the Moblin Developer Mailing lists visit: http://moblin.org/community/mailing-lists
