I figured out how make launchers by simply writing *.desktop files. I now have about 6 custom launchers that I use everyday. It is convenient for some of them to be on the panel and some on the desktop and some in other directories based on their context. How could the developers know how I need or want my computer to be set up? The hardest and most frustrating thing about adopting the Unity Desktop was figuring out how to add my own launchers particularly when this was a solved problem in earlier versions of Ubuntu.
BTW, for those who don't know you can look for any *.desktop file on your disk and copy it to a directory in your account. Then you can edit with emacs or your favorite text editor. Or you can right click on it and select "Properties" to change parameters. They are simple text files. You can use the Nautilus file manager to double click on it to run it. You can also drag it to your Unity panel to install it. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/723861 Title: Right clicking on the desktop still displays the “Create Launcher...” option. Status in Ayatana Design: Fix Committed Status in Nautilus: Fix Released Status in Unity Foundations: Invalid Status in “nautilus” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: Right clicking on the desktop still displays the “Create Launcher...” option. This option needs to be removed and this functionality disabled. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ayatana-design/+bug/723861/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
