That's probably glib/gio's fault. When this happens g_desktop_app_info_new returns NULL when it should return a valid GDesktopAppInfo. It's likely a timing issue that should be fixed in glib/gio or in the script (adding a small timeout after moving the file in the directory). Correct me if I'm wrong.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to unity in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1364070 Title: vivid, utopic and trusty unity (7.3.1+14.10.20140811-0ubuntu1) launcher addition through gsettings isn't picked up Status in Unity: In Progress Status in unity package in Ubuntu: In Progress Bug description: As discussed on IRC, I tried to change the favorites key, and 3 trials on 10 didn't make any change in what the launcher displays. seb128 reproduced it as well. (just be aware that we just create the .desktop file just before). The exact same code seems to work 100% of the time on trusty. So, we: 1. create the desktop file 2. from gi.repository import GLib, Gio gsettings = Gio.Settings(schema_id="com.canonical.Unity.Launcher", path="/com/canonical/unity/launcher/") then, get the favorites list and add the desktop file. 3. gsettings.set_strv("favorites", new_launcher_list) -> No launcher icon added from new launcher list. However, a "$ gsettings get" shows that desktop file (which is present. Note that changing the list and changing it back works. This was first experimented on June 2014 and reported on IRC. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/1364070/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
