Hi Jeff, If you installed gnucash for a single user, then the icon file will be at the path I showed in the previous email (but you'll have to change the login name to yours):
/home/david/.local/share/flatpak/app/org.gnucash.GnuCash/x86_64/stable/active/files/share/gnucash/pixmaps/gnucash-icon.ico If you installed gnucash as a system application for all users, then you will find the icon file here: /var/lib/flatpak/app/org.gnucash.GnuCash/x86_64/stable/active/files/share/gnucash/pixmaps/gnucash-icon.ico For the exec line, you might want to put the full path to the gnucash file, e.g. Exec=flatpak run org.gnucash.GnuCash /home/jeff/Documents/test-2.gnucash So, with a *system* installation and assuming that your login is jeff, then the desktop file might look like this: [Desktop Entry] Type=Application Terminal=false Exec=flatpak run org.gnucash.GnuCash /home/jeff/Documents/test-2.gnucash Name=GnuCash 4.9 FLATPAK test-2 Comment=Manage home and small business accounts Icon=/var/lib/flatpak/app/org.gnucash.GnuCash/x86_64/stable/active/files/share/gnucash/pixmaps/gnucash-icon.ico (Note that the lines may be wrapped, if so, you'll need to unwrap them) Remember to right-click on the file on the desktop and choose "Allow launching". David On Sat, 26 Mar 2022 at 08:25, Jeff <beastmaster...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > I tried this but I cannot locate the actual GNC icon file. I do have > one where I attempted, unsuccessfully, to build GNC 4.9 from source. > > I changed the path to the icon in the build directory. And gave the > exec the path to one of my .gnucash files but the desktop link still > refuses to work. > > > -- > --JEffrey Black M.B.A. > > > > On 3/25/22 3:45 AM, david whiting wrote: > > Hi Jeff, > > > > The following works for me, with gnucash installed for a user: > > > > 1. Create a desktop file (using a text editor) with the entry shown below > > 2. On the Exec line, change Documents/test-2.gnucash to the path to > > your gnucash file > > 3. On the Name line, change this to whatever you want to call it, i.e. > > what you want to see on the desktop > > 4. Change the path for the icon to the correct location (perhaps > > changing /home/david to /home/jeff) > > 5. Save the file as whatever-you-want-to-call-it.desktop > > 6. Go to your desktop > > 7. Right-click on the file on the desktop and select "Allow launching" > > (this step is important) > > 8. Repeat this process for other files, changing the Exec line and > > Name lines accordingly > > > > > > [Desktop Entry] > > Type=Application > > Terminal=false > > Exec=flatpak run org.gnucash.GnuCash Documents/test-2.gnucash > > Name=GnuCash 4.9 FLATPAK test-2 > > Comment=Manage home and small business accounts > > Icon=/home/david/.local/share/flatpak/app/org.gnucash.GnuCash/x86_64/stable/active/files/share/gnucash/pixmaps/gnucash-icon.ico > > > > > > David > > > > > > On Fri, 25 Mar 2022 at 07:38, Jeff <beastmaster...@hotmail.com> wrote: > >> I have never had a problem creating desktop icons for multiple books for > >> GNC on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS prior to installing the FlatPak version for GNC > >> 4.9. > >> > >> Everything I have tried for the desktop icon has failed miserably on the > >> Flatpak version of GNC 4.9. Is there someone who can guide me on > >> creating the desktop icons for this version on Ubuntu version 20.04 > >> LTS. I have multiple sets of books to maintain for family members. > >> > >> -- > >> --JEffrey Black M.B.A. > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> gnucash-user mailing list > >> gnucash-user@gnucash.org > >> To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > >> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > >> If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see > >> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. > >> ----- > >> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > >> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > > > > > -- David Whiting _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.