Hi Emmet, I know this document, I also read the corresponding fd.o spec. But my practical experience tells me, that /usr/share/applications/kde is correct. Please checkout the official. http://websvn.kde.org/branches/KDE/3.5/kde-common/admin/acinclude.m4.in?rev=584244&view=markup and search for $xdg_appsdir. It is set to xdg_appsdir='\${datadir}/applications/kde' by default. So basically all KDE apps use this "standard" location. The fd.o update-desktop-database tool, which manages the *.desktop files in $XDG_DATA_DIRS/applications also handles subdirectories in $XDG_DATA_DIRS/applications correctly, so there is no problem in installing the desktop file into /usr/share/applications/kde.
Cheers, Michael 2007/1/10, Emmet Hikory <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > While I agree that many applications store the .desktop file in > alternate locations, and commonly /usr/share/applications/kde for kde > applications, according to http://docs.kde.org/userguide/kde-menu.html > #stored-where, the .desktop files should be stored as follows: > > ".desktop files describe the applications and are stored in: > $KDEDIR/share/applications, /usr/share/applications, > /usr/local/share/applications. These are the system-wide application > .desktop files which are controlled by $XDG_DATA_DIRS." > > The use of this shared directory ensures that applications are > commonly available, despite the user's choice of menuing systems. My > apologies for the lack of reference in my previous post. I'll try to > get something uploaded for dolphin in the next day or so. > > -- > dolpin: desktop file installed twice > https://launchpad.net/bugs/78647 > -- dolpin: desktop file installed twice https://launchpad.net/bugs/78647 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
