Hi Costas,

Thanks for your suggestion.  It makes the splash screen goes away. However, it 
has started a very tiny terminal on the background.  And this prevents the user 
from starting subsequent terminal.  

Anthony


--- On Wed, 1/7/09, Stylianou, Costas <[email protected]> wrote:

> From: Stylianou, Costas <[email protected]>
> Subject: RE: [Moblin Dev] how to add my application icon to the Ubuntu Mobile 
> desktop
> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" 
> <[email protected]>, "Robison, Clayne B" <[email protected]>
> Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2009, 6:54 AM
> Hi Anthony,
> 
> Try changing the Exec line to this:
> 
> Exec=xterm -e bash /usr/local/MyApp/launch.sh
> 
> Let me know if that works for you.
> 
> Regards
> Costas
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]] On
> >Behalf Of Anthony Wong
> >Sent: 07 January 2009 08:26
> >To: [email protected]; Robison, Clayne B
> >Subject: RE: [Moblin Dev] how to add my application
> icon to the Ubuntu
> >Mobile desktop
> >
> >Hi Clayne,
> >
> >I manage to launch my Java app from the Ubuntu Mobile
> desktop.  Due to some
> >path issue, I need to write a script that first cd to
> the appropriate
> >directory and then calls "java -jar
> MyApp.jar".
> >
> >Here is the content of my new .desktop file:
> >[Desktop Entry]
> >Name=MyApp
> >Type=Application
> >Path=/usr/local/MyApp
> >Exec=/usr/local/MyApp/launch.sh
> >Encoding=UTF-8
> >Terminal=false
> >Icon=MyAppIcon
> >Categories=Application;Network
> >OnlyShowIn=GNOME;Mobile;
> >
> >However, the splash screen "Starting
> MyApp...." does not go away after my
> >Java app is started.  I don't see that problem when
> starting other
> >applications.  The comparison of my .desktop file with
> others shows that
> >the only difference is missing the
> "GenericName" field and "Comment" field.
> >I don't think that is reason for the splash screen
> to stay.  Do you know
> >how to make the splash screen go away?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Anthony
> >
> >
> >--- On Mon, 1/5/09, Anthony Wong
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> From: Anthony Wong <[email protected]>
> >> Subject: RE: [Moblin Dev] how to add my
> application icon to the Ubuntu
> >Mobile desktop
> >> To: "[email protected]"
> <[email protected]>, "Robison, Clayne B"
> ><[email protected]>
> >> Date: Monday, January 5, 2009, 2:20 PM
> >> Hi Clayne,
> >>
> >> Thanks a lot for your info.  I'm able to make
> the icon
> >> show up on the desktop.  However, my app fails to
> launch.  I
> >> think there are some path-related issue.  My app
> is actually
> >> a Java app.  I launch it by:
> >>
> >> $>cd /usr/local/MyApp
> >> $>java -jar MyApp.jar
> >>
> >> It is necessary to launch the app in the
> /usr/local/MyApp
> >> directory because it needs some libraries residing
> in
> >> /usr/local/MyApp/lib/.
> >>
> >> Here is my .desktop file:
> >>
> >> [Desktop Entry]
> >> Name=MyApp
> >> Type=Application
> >> Path=/usr/local/MyApp
> >> Exec=/usr/bin/java -jar MyApp.jar
> >> Encoding=UTF-8
> >> Terminal=false
> >> Icon=MyAppIcon
> >> Categories=Application;Network
> >> OnlyShowIn=GNOME;Mobile;
> >>
> >> There is a MyAppIcon.png in /usr/share/pixmaps/. 
> I can see
> >> the icon shows up on my desktop.
> >>
> >> Do you see any problem in my .desktop file?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Anthony
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --- On Mon, 1/5/09, Robison, Clayne B
> >> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>
> >> > From: Robison, Clayne B
> >> <[email protected]>
> >> > Subject: RE: [Moblin Dev] how to add my
> application
> >> icon to the Ubuntu Mobile desktop
> >> > To: "[email protected]"
> >> <[email protected]>,
> "[email protected]"
> >> <[email protected]>
> >> > Date: Monday, January 5, 2009, 10:41 AM
> >> > You need to create a .desktop file and put it
> in one
> >> of the
> >> > locations listed in $XDG_DATA_DIRS. Here is
> more info
> >> on the
> >> > standard:
> >> >
> >> > Creating a .desktop file:
> >> >
> >>
> http://standards.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/latest/
> >> > Moblin customizations:
> >> >
> >>
> >http://v1.moblin.org/toolkits/basicDevGuides/UIComp/toolkits_DevGds_UIComp_
> >homeScreen.php
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Notes, caveats, etc:
> >> >
> >> > 1. I haven't tested whether these
> standards apply
> >> to
> >> > moblin 2.0 builds.
> >> > 2. If your platform doesn't define
> XDG_DATA_DIRS,
> >> try
> >> > looking in /usr/share/applications/hildon.
> >> > /usr/share/applications is the default, but
> some OSes
> >> > don't do it correctly.
> >> > 3. If you are running Midinux, you will
> probably need
> >> to
> >> > add an addition line to your .desktop file:
> >> >
> >> > Submenu=x
> >> >
> >> > where x is the number corresponding to the
> submenu you
> >> wish
> >> > your shortcut to appear in.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Clayne
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: [email protected]
> >> > [mailto:[email protected]] On
> Behalf Of
> >> Anthony
> >> > Wong
> >> > Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 9:39 AM
> >> > To: [email protected]
> >> > Subject: [Moblin Dev] how to add my
> application icon
> >> to the
> >> > Ubuntu Mobile desktop
> >> >
> >> > Hi,
> >> >
> >> > I'm trying to add an icon to the Ubuntu
> Mobile
> >> desktop
> >> > so that I can launch my application by
> clicking the
> >> icon.
> >> > Can someone please show me how to do it?
> >> >
> >> > Here is the configuration of my Compal Jax10:
> >> >
> >> > Platform:
> menlow-lpia-ubuntu-hardy-jax10-snapshot1
> >> > Fset:
> >>
> crownbeach-full-mobile-stack-with-proprietary-stuff
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Thanks,
> >> > Anthony
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
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