Mirosław Zalewski <[email protected]> writes: > On 23/10/2011 at 01:49, Harry Putnam <[email protected]> wrote: > >> PS - what does %F mean at the end of a command path, such as the one >> for emacs23: /usr/bin/emacs23 %F. > > It is described in .desktop file specification. Take a look: > <http://standards.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/latest/ar01s06.html> > You can read all about .desktop files there. Just click "Home" link at the > bottom of the page to get a table of contents.
from your cited URL. A list of files. Use for apps that can open several local files at once. Each file is passed as a separate argument to the executable program. I figured it was something like that. Something akin to the shells $@. But that doesn't make much sense in the properties of an ICON. How does one pass a list of files when clicking on a menu of icons? So I didn't think it would be just inserted gratuitously but it seems to be so. eh? For example, I see the %F in the properties of the emacs icon.. Or is it expected that user would drag a file to the icon and drop it? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
