Update: I repeated my first method but chose a much simpler launcher to edit. Now I have something which works satisfactorily from the desktop. The question remains: how do I get it into the Dash? -Denis
On Thu, Sep 25, 2014 at 11:18 AM, Denis Heidtmann <[email protected]> wrote: > Ubuntu 12.04 does not have a context menu for this. I copied an > existing one in the Dash, edited it, and got something that works on > the desktop, but it is filled with stuff the meaning of which I do not > know, and launches slowly. I copied a very simple desktop > configuration file from my other system, made two simple edits > (command and icon), but the system objects--not certified, or > something like that. > > The program I am trying to create a launcher for is the Arduino IDE > 1.06 (Ubuntu is 3 years behind the times.) The executable is a script > located in /usr/local/src/arduino-1.0.6/ Can someone explain how > launchers are created, and how to get them into Dash? (I attempted to > read a thorough explanation of such files, but it was beyond my pay > grade.) > > Thanks, > -Denis _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
