You have led me to the solution: putting the .desktop file in /usr/share/applications is what gets it into Dash. The effects of all the stuff which is found in various .desktop files are unknown to me, but for my application that stuff is very limited, short, and mostly of clear meaning.
-Denis On Thu, Sep 25, 2014 at 12:06 PM, Bill Morita <wamor...@gmail.com> wrote: > Denis > > Try looking for a .desktop file down in /usr/share/applications > and copy it to ~/Desktop > If you cannot find the one you want, try editing a copy of one of the > .desktop files from the above directory. > > -- Bill Morita > 512-569-6387 (Cell) > > On Thu, Sep 25, 2014 at 1:34 PM, Denis Heidtmann <denis.heidtm...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> 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 >> <denis.heidtm...@gmail.com> 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 >> PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org >> http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug >> > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
