On Thu, Sep 1, 2016 at 8:41 AM, IX4 Svs <ix4...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Sep 1, 2016 at 2:21 AM, Andrew David Wong <a...@qubes-os.org> > wrote: > >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA512 >> >> On 2016-08-31 15:50, IX4 Svs wrote: >> > On Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 11:10 PM, Andrew David Wong <a...@qubes-os.org> >> > wrote: >> > >> >> >> >> On 2016-08-15 14:43, IX4 Svs wrote: >> >>> On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 10:19 AM, Andrew David Wong <a...@qubes-os.org >> > >> >>> wrote: >> >>> >> >>>> >> >>>> On 2016-08-14 15:22, IX4 Svs wrote: >> >>>>> Just spent a few minutes to figure this out so I thought I'd >> >>>>> share. >> >>>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> Thanks, Alex! Would you mind if we added this to the docs at some >> >>>> point? >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>> Not at all - especially if you improve my clumsy way of creating the >> >> custom >> >>> shortcut (steps 7-12) and use the proper Qubes way that Nicklaus >> >>> linked to. >> >>> >> >>> Cheers, >> >>> >> >>> Alex >> >>> >> >> >> >> Added: >> >> >> >> https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/signal/ >> >> >> >> >> > Andrew, thanks for adding this to the documentation. >> > >> > I'm afraid my DIY shortcut kludge does not survive some(potentially boot >> > time) script and is wiped away from the taskbar, only to be replaced by >> a >> > default "Chrome browser" shortcut. I admit I don't quite comprehend what >> > the actual implementation of >> > https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/managing-appvm-shortcuts/#tocAnchor-1-1-1 >> > should be. >> >> Neither do I. I've always make my custom shortcuts the same general way >> you do. >> >> > Ah, we have a usability issue here then. > > >> > A worked example that replaces all but the first step of the " Creating >> a >> > Shortcut in KDE" section of https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/signal/ would >> be >> > very much welcome. >> > >> >> Agreed. >> > > Can someone who has figured out how to create one-click buttons to launch > arbitrary applications in AppVMs chime in with an example please? I'll then > test it and Andrew can stick it in the wiki for all Qubes users to benefit. >
I had a look myself and may have figured out the "proper" way of creating a shortcut to launch Signal. By the way I submitted a pull request for the documentation at https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/m anaging-appvm-shortcuts/#tocAnchor-1-1-1 because its language is slightly inaccurate. These instructions (after verification) should replace the shortcut kludge of the signal page you created: My Signal AppVM uses the fedora-23 template, and I have renamed the .desktop file that Chrome created on that AppVM's desktop to signal.desktop. Now what? 1. Open a dom0 terminal, cd to /var/lib/qubes/vm-templates/fedora-23/ 2. Copy Signal:/home/user/Desktop/signal.desktop to dom0:/var/lib/qubes/vm-templates/fedora-23/apps.templates/signal.desktop 3. Lightly edit dom0:/var/lib/qubes/vm-templates/fedora-23/apps.templates/signal.desktop to be as follows: [Desktop Entry] Version=1.0 Type=Application Terminal=false X-Qubes-VmName=%VMNAME% Icon=%VMDIR%/apps.icons/signal.png Name=%VMNAME%: Signal Private Messenger GenericName=%VMNAME%: Signal Comment=Private Instant Messenger Exec=qvm-run -q --tray -a %VMNAME% -- 'qubes-desktop-run /home/user/Desktop/Signal.desktop' 4. Copy Signal:/rw/home/user/.local/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/chrome-<long_string>-Default.png to dom0:/var/lib/qubes/vm-templates/fedora-23/apps.templates/apps.icons/signal.png 5. Copy dom0:/var/lib/qubes/vm-templates/fedora-23/apps.templates/apps.icons/signal.png to dom0:/var/lib/qubes/vm-templates/fedora-23/apps.templates/apps.tempicons/signal.png 6. At this point you should be all set. Ensure Qubes knows about the new menu item you created by starting the fedora-23 template VM and then running in a dom0 terminal: qvm-sync-appmenus fedora-23 7. You should now be able to go back to the GUI and from the Q menu: Q -> Domain: Signal -> Signal: Add more shortcuts... In the window that will appear, you should now have "Signal Private Messenger" on the left list of available apps. I moved this to the "Selected" list and hit OK, which put the entry in my Q menu. 8. Then I went to Q -> Domain: Signal. I right-clicked on "Signal:Signal Private Messenger" and selected "Add to panel". 9. Success! I now have a button in my KDE panel with which I can launch Signal with one click. Hope these steps get documented in the wiki (I'm not attempting a direct edit lest I break something) and are helpful to people. Alex -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to qubes-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to qubes-users@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/CAEe-%3DTdMYk_L7jtL%3DMYa6uVjV5gQqpgV%2Bz64WVsCseenBS%3DiEg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
