Jelle de Jong wrote: > Thunar launcher does not behave as I think it should > > Linux xubuntu 6.10 > > Go to the desktop: > > Right clink -> Create launcher.. > Name: bla > wait for a few secs -> Things are now popping up that I can't explain. > Comment: blabla > Command: xterm > -> Press create button > > Test it by executing the launcher it should open xterm > > Now go with thunar to the location where the launcher is located. > In my case the launcher is on the desktop so i go there, I do: > thunar ~/Desktop > > Copy the launcher and past it two times: > > Normally if you copy a file it will show the file name and extension: > > But now it will just show the launchers three times. > Now rename the all the created launchers to: > > bla one > bla two > bla three > > You would expect that the file names have changed but they did not. > > Lest see what really is going on: > ls ~/Desktop | grep bla > shows: > bla.desktop > copy of bla.desktop > another copy of bla.desktop
This is the expected behavior. Renaming .desktop files changes the Name entry, not the file name. > If you want to correct the names you now have to manually open en save > them in a text editor or with the command line tools. Why would you want to? The file name of a .desktop file doesn't matter at all. The only thing that matters is that each file has a unique name, and Thunar takes care of this. > Create a new launcher the input field name will become only the name of > the file not both the name and a entry in the launcher file. Separate > the file name from the launcher name entry. Sure, but why would you complicate things? As said, the file name is irrelevant for launchers. > By the Icon make it possible > to paste a link directly to select a icon. Crtl + L in the dialog > doesn't work great. Err, what? > Now on the desktop you can remove the extension *.desktop from being > shown. But in thunar it will be show like with every other file. Both Thunar and xfdesktop will hide the .desktop extension, except for .desktop files identified as malware. > If you copy and rename files with thunar or with a command line tool. > The name of the launcher will change with it and not only the entry > field in the launcher file. If you want to change the name entry field > you have to edit the launcher. That'd be a bug. Rename in Thunar/xfdesktop will only change the Name field, but never the file name. Benedikt _______________________________________________ Thunar-dev mailing list Thunar-dev@xfce.org http://foo-projects.org/mailman/listinfo/thunar-dev