** Description changed: - BAMF doesn't consider any .desktop file saved in - ~/.local/share/applications or any other local folder which contains the - flag OnlyShowIn=GNOME;Unity; so, it's impossible to directly copy any - .desktop file from /usr/share/applications to a local folder to - customize it, without removing the above flag, and this is wrong. + SRU TESCASE + 1 Copy a system desktop file to a local applications folder + (i.e. cp /usr/share/applications/gedit.desktop ~/.local/share/applications/) + 2 Customize that file, for example changing the application name or adding a quicklist + 3 Restart bamfdaemon and unity (or just log-out and re-log-in) + 4 When running the given application in Unity, now unity should the local customized + desktop file, and so the launcher, should match the changed parameters. + + ---- + BAMF doesn't consider any .desktop file saved in ~/.local/share/applications or any other local folder which contains the flag OnlyShowIn=GNOME;Unity; so, it's impossible to directly copy any .desktop file from /usr/share/applications to a local folder to customize it, without removing the above flag, and this is wrong.
** Description changed: SRU TESCASE 1 Copy a system desktop file to a local applications folder - (i.e. cp /usr/share/applications/gedit.desktop ~/.local/share/applications/) + (i.e. cp /usr/share/applications/gedit.desktop ~/.local/share/applications/) 2 Customize that file, for example changing the application name or adding a quicklist - 3 Restart bamfdaemon and unity (or just log-out and re-log-in) + without removing the OnlyShowIn parameter, or adding it setting to OnlyShowIn=Unity; + 3 Restart bamfdaemon and unity (or just log-out and log-in again) 4 When running the given application in Unity, now unity should the local customized - desktop file, and so the launcher, should match the changed parameters. + desktop file, and so the launcher, should match the changed parameters. ---- BAMF doesn't consider any .desktop file saved in ~/.local/share/applications or any other local folder which contains the flag OnlyShowIn=GNOME;Unity; so, it's impossible to directly copy any .desktop file from /usr/share/applications to a local folder to customize it, without removing the above flag, and this is wrong. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/863290 Title: Bamf Ignores some local .desktop files with OnlyShowIn flag To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bamf/+bug/863290/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
