Re: .desktop files on GNOME
[ Background: Sergio has written support for gnome .desktop files into
debhelper. ]
Sergio Rua wrote:
> > Are .desktop files actually useful on Debian systems? Doesn't the menu
> > system take care of it?
>
> Yes if you use GNOME because it send Debian menu to second stage.
> Otherwise, no.
Then I think this comes down to a policy question. Do we install
.desktop files in addition to debian menu files? We could instead fix
gnome to treat debian menu entries as first-class entries, or ignore
this altogether.
About 48 .desktop files are currently in Debian, mostly for gnome apps.
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