On Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:23:30 +0200 Daniel Mewes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> babbled:
> On Sat, 2008-07-12 at 13:47 +0200, Torfinn Ingolfsen wrote: > > I tried changing the icon line in the .desktop file for > > openmoko-agpsui so that it used an existing icon, but that didn't > > work. Not even after a reboot. > > The following procedure worked for me: > Store the icon as a PNG file into /usr/share/pixmaps (I was not > successful with an xpm file for example). Then change the Icon line of > the desktop file into the file name of the png, including the > suffix .png (some of the existing files omit the suffix, but this did > not work for me). xpm will work if you install: libevas-loader-xpm it's just not installed by default (come on.. xpm! have you seen the mess that format is! i hope xpm dies a horrible death... and soon!) :) > However it is weird, that you cannot see the entry although there is > a .desktop file. Even without any Icon line, the application should show > up in the launcher. Perhaps there is some other mistake in the desktop > file? Perhaps the Categories are not correct? Try changing those to > Office; or something like that. Or start over using one of the other > desktop files as a starting point. if the .desktop file is not formatted and specified correctly it won't be seen and thus not used. i suggest taking a working .desktop file then copying it over the agpsui .desktop and then editing appropriately note: illume EXPLICITLY hides/ignores any .desktop for an app that has Categories=System;Settings; ie that contains System and Settings in the category list. these are held in a config panel instead (that will soon enough get removed) so any such apps will always be hidden as they are not "apps" but config tools. > > Kind Regards. > Daniel > > -- > Daniel Mewes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > Phone: 0800 DAMEWES (3263937; from inside Germany, I call back) > Mobile: +49 (0) 160 8577603 > Pager: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- Carsten Haitzler (The Rasterman) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
