Re: Security issue with .desktop files revisited

2006-03-29 Thread Ludwig Nussel
On Tuesday 28 March 2006 20:18, Thiago Macieira wrote: Ludwig Nussel wrote: I wonder why desktop files get 'executed' at all. Only the programs that display the desktop and the menu need to run what's described in a desktop file. For everything else the default action could be just like the

Exec in .desktop (was Re: Security issue with .desktop files revisited)

2006-03-29 Thread Vincent Untz
On Tue, March 28, 2006 11:32, Francois Gouget wrote: Not even. First KDE, at least, lets you specify multiple commands separated by semi-colon so you could drop the 'sh -c': Exec=/usr/X11R6/bin/xeyes;/usr/X11R6/bin/xeyes Wow. Does the spec allow this? I can't help but think about what we have

Re: Exec in .desktop (was Re: Security issue with .desktop files revisited)

2006-03-29 Thread Francois Gouget
Vincent Untz wrote: On Tue, March 28, 2006 11:32, Francois Gouget wrote: Not even. First KDE, at least, lets you specify multiple commands separated by semi-colon so you could drop the 'sh -c': Exec=/usr/X11R6/bin/xeyes;/usr/X11R6/bin/xeyes Wow. Does the spec allow this? I believe that at

Re: Exec in .desktop (was Re: Security issue with .desktop files revisited)

2006-03-29 Thread Vincent Untz
Le mercredi 29 mars 2006 à 15:50 +0200, Francois Gouget a écrit : Vincent Untz wrote: On Tue, March 28, 2006 11:32, Francois Gouget wrote: Not even. First KDE, at least, lets you specify multiple commands separated by semi-colon so you could drop the 'sh -c':

Re: Security issue with .desktop files revisited

2006-03-29 Thread Travis Watkins
I'd just like to point out that whatever is decided, it has to be something a menu editor can implement, so it has to be something a user can (somewhat) understand. -- Travis Watkins http://www.realistanew.com ___ xdg mailing list