Don't know if it matters but, I see a difference in line 4 at the end non-working has /**'MAC vs. the working copy that has /'MAC.
Thank You, Gyle McCollam Gyle McCollam 609.680.2326 Mobile gmccol...@live.com<mailto:gmccol...@gyleshomes.com> email ________________________________ From: gnucash-user <gnucash-user-bounces+gylemc=gmail....@gnucash.org> on behalf of Jeff <beastmaster...@hotmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 4, 2022 10:14 AM To: Geert Janssens <geert.gnuc...@kobaltwit.be>; gnucash-user@gnucash.org <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> Subject: Re: [GNC] create desktop icons for GNC 4.9 Flatpak on Ubuntu - solved Geert, don't ask me how I did it because I do not know but the new icon now works. Just for kicks and grins I created a desktop file for LibreOffice Writer and it worked right the first time. So then I edited my desktop icon for GNC and compared it to yours and couldn't see any differences except the path and data file name. Renamed my file and copied yours into a text editor, changed the path and filename accordingly. Saved it and right clicked the allow launching and it worked. Working version (copied and edited from your post): [Desktop Entry] Type=Application Terminal=false Exec=flatpak run org.gnucash.GnuCash /media/jeffrey/'Mac Drive'/Ledgers/Dad/Dad.gnucash Name=GnuCash 4.9 FLATPAK Dad Comment=Manage home and small business accounts Icon=/var/lib/flatpak/app/org.gnucash.GnuCash/x86_64/stable/active/files/share/gnucash/pixmaps/gnucash-icon.ico ====== Non-working version: [Desktop Entry] Type=Application Terminal=false Exec=flatpak run org.gnucash.GnuCash /media/jeffrey/**'Mac Drive'/Ledgers/Dad/Dad.gnucash Name=GnuCash 4.9 FLATPAK Dad Comment=Manage home and small business accounts Icon=/var/lib/flatpak/app/org.gnucash.GnuCash/x86_64/stable/active/files/share/gnucash/pixmaps/gnucash-icon.ico To the naked eye they look identical but one works and the other does not. Both are right clicked to allow launching. The only difference I can see, now that I copied and pasted into this e-mail, is that the text width is different. I don't know if that has something to do with it or not (hidden high bit character that doesn't show up in Text Editor perhaps?). I then created an icon for another set of books (which works) and checked the permissions for both. They are not the same. The copy of yours shows a check mark in the 'Allow executing file as program', the second one has a '-' . My original had a check mark too. Thank you! -- --JEffrey Black M.B.A. On 4/2/22 11:28 AM, Geert Janssens wrote: > [Desktop Entry] > Type=Application > Terminal=false > Exec=flatpak run org.gnucash.GnuCash /home/janssege/testfile.gnucash > Name=GnuCash 4.9 FLATPAK Dad > Comment=Manage home and small business accounts > Icon=/var/lib/flatpak/app/org.gnucash.GnuCash/x86_64/stable/active/files/ > share/gnucash/pixmaps/gnucash-icon.ico _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.