>> There are 5157 .desktop files on the machine I am using now, though I >> think "only" about 924 are relevant. How long does it take to parse 924 >> files on a slow computer? Probably not that long, but too long for a >> basic user interface element. > I have 130 .desktop files within the relevant locations. Are your 5157 > .desktop files in the 'applications' subfolder? If yes, how did you get > to 924 “relevant” and what does that mean?
This number sounded insane to me. So, I checked mine... 19. Many of these are dependencies of things I use. I use dmenu more for scripts that manipulate i3 than real programs.
