Re: fixing missing launch icons
I corrected the other error and installed textproc/goldendict. when I run $ update-desktop-database, I get error: Could not parse file /usr/local/share/applications/emma.desktop: Key file does not start with a group I cannot find any reference to the error or to group in the *.desktop standard. -- View this message in context: http://freebsd.1045724.n5.nabble.com/fixing-missing-launch-icons-tp5759494p5763467.html Sent from the freebsd-ports mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-ports-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: fixing missing launch icons
This whole thing makes just absolutely no sense! None of my hand-added items appear in the launch menu (and I have tried several). Of the menu items that already exist, I am able to remove multiple entries and bring them down to single entry, but I am not able to change the category to something else. Is there some higher-level config file for each Desktop where other adjustments must be made?? Strange! -- View this message in context: http://freebsd.1045724.n5.nabble.com/fixing-missing-launch-icons-tp5759494p5759954.html Sent from the freebsd-ports mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-ports-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: fixing missing launch icons
11.11.2012 12:58, Beeblebrox пишет: This whole thing makes just absolutely no sense! None of my hand-added items appear in the launch menu (and I have tried several). Of the menu items that already exist, I am able to remove multiple entries and bring them down to single entry, but I am not able to change the category to something else. Is there some higher-level config file for each Desktop where other adjustments must be made?? Strange! Hm, seems that you miss desktop database update. You may use textproc/goldendict as a reference. Shot version: 1. Makefile should have USE_GNOME=desktopfileutils. 2a. At post-install: stage do run -update-desktop-database (this is for ports). 2b. Insert to pkg-plist (this is for packages): - @exec %%LOCALBASE%%/bin/update-desktop-database @unexec %%LOCALBASE%%/bin/update-desktop-database - That will make update-desktop-database run after port/package install/deinstall and keep the desktop database in concurrent state. -- WBR, Boris Samorodov (bsam) FreeBSD Committer, http://www.FreeBSD.org The Power To Serve ___ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-ports-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: fixing missing launch icons
Thanks for that suggestion. I will try it. When I checked the depends of that port I realized that I have another problem and maybe the reason for this problem is related to it. I have posted the problem here: http://freebsd.1045724.n5.nabble.com/xmlcatmgr-gives-error-for-iso8879-docbook-sk-xmlcharent-td5759961.html Also, to be sure: I must run *$ update-desktop-database* after each port install if the port is a desktop app right? Thanks again. -- View this message in context: http://freebsd.1045724.n5.nabble.com/fixing-missing-launch-icons-tp5759494p5759964.html Sent from the freebsd-ports mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-ports-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: fixing missing launch icons
11.11.2012 14:35, Beeblebrox пишет: Also, to be sure: I must run *$ update-desktop-database* after each port install if the port is a desktop app right? AFAIK, yes. BTW, and after such port is deinstalled. -- WBR, Boris Samorodov (bsam) FreeBSD Committer, http://www.FreeBSD.org The Power To Serve ___ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-ports-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: fixing missing launch icons
Unfortunately, it was too soon to tag the problem solved. I tried an entry like so: Encoding=UTF-8 Name=Emma-SQL GenericName=Emma-SQL Comment=Emma-SQL Manager TryExec=emma Exec=emma Icon=emma Type=Application Categories=Programming Directory=Programming 1. This did not show up anywhere in any sub-menus. 2. When I change the desktop session I use from say Gnome to Fluxbox, the Applications menu changes completely and not only has a very different sub-menu (Directory) structure than Gnome but also many of the menu items are missing, while some menu icons which were not in Gnome become visible. Emma-SQL did not show up in the Fluxbox menu either, btw. 3. Categories has influence on this as well, because to fix a multiple-entry item I just removed the other categories and the icons reverted to a single sub-menu. Thanks and Regards. -- View this message in context: http://freebsd.1045724.n5.nabble.com/fixing-missing-launch-icons-tp5759494p5759860.html Sent from the freebsd-ports mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-ports-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: fixing missing launch icons
On 11/11/12 04:08, Beeblebrox wrote: Unfortunately, it was too soon to tag the problem solved. I tried an entry like so: Encoding=UTF-8 Name=Emma-SQL GenericName=Emma-SQL Comment=Emma-SQL Manager TryExec=emma Exec=emma Icon=emma Type=Application Categories=Programming Directory=Programming 1. This did not show up anywhere in any sub-menus. 2. When I change the desktop session I use from say Gnome to Fluxbox, the Applications menu changes completely and not only has a very different sub-menu (Directory) structure than Gnome but also many of the menu items are missing, while some menu icons which were not in Gnome become visible. Emma-SQL did not show up in the Fluxbox menu either, btw. 3. Categories has influence on this as well, because to fix a multiple-entry item I just removed the other categories and the icons reverted to a single sub-menu. Thanks and Regards. Don't know precisely why this entry didn't show up (if it is exactly as it is here), but there is an item that tells it which DE to allow use under such as Gnome, KDE, etc. I don't have the exact details in front of me now, but looking at the specs under freedesktop.org should shed light on it. HTH ___ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-ports-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: fixing missing launch icons
On Fri, Nov 09, 2012 at 01:49:22PM +, Olivier Duchateau wrote: 2012/11/9 Beeblebrox zap...@berentweb.com: Some ports fail to create the launch icon (menu item) in the desktop menu. To correct this, one is to add in /usr/local/share/application a file by portname.desktop like so: [Desktop Entry] Encoding=UTF-8 Name=portname GenericName=Detailed Name Comment=whatever TryExec=portname Exec=portname Icon=picture Type=Application Categories=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 category placement (under which category) this icon should go? There's specification [1] for create (and understand) desktop menu. About icons, usually, we can find in /usr/local/share/icons and /usr/local/share/pixmaps directories. 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-entries pgpW0c04RyBOv.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: fixing missing launch icons
Lars Engels-2 wrote But for desktop applications port maintainers should create one: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/porters-handbook/book.html#desktop-entries Corrrect, and hence my question. It looks like the variable I was looking for is Directory for sub-menu placement. Thanks for the link Olvier. [SOLVED] -- View this message in context: http://freebsd.1045724.n5.nabble.com/fixing-missing-launch-icons-tp5759494p5759756.html Sent from the freebsd-ports mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-ports-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
