Thank you for your help - that's solved it. David
On Mon, 2025-01-06 at 09:19 -0600, Victor Forberger wrote: > On 1/6/25 09:08, David Sumbler wrote: > > I have just installed Android Studio in a folder in my home > > directory. > > I added this to my PATH in .bashrc, and sure enough Android > > Studio > > launches correctly when I type 'studio' at a bash prompt. > > > > But Android Studio doesn't show up under the "All Applications" in > > the > > whisker menu. How do I create a new launcher, or persuade xfce4 to > > create a new one? > > > > > > You need to create a .desktop file for the app, with that .desktop > file > located in your ~/.local/share/applications folder. > > For example, for the audacity appimage file I have in my .local > directory, I have the following Audacity.desktop file in my > ~/.local/share/applications folder. > > > [Desktop Entry] > > Version=1.1 > > Type=Application > > Name=Audacity > > Comment=Audacity sound editor > > Icon=audacity > > TryExec=/home/victor/.local/audacity.AppImage > > Exec=/home/victor/.local/audacity.AppImage > > Actions= > > Categories=Audio; > > With this .desktop file, Audacity shows up in Whisker under the audio > category of applications (sometimes, you may need to go into Whisker > and > edit/save the entry for it to appear in the proper category of > applications). > > Good luck. > > -Victor > > -- > -- > Victor Forberger > [email protected] > blog: http://linuxatty.wordpress.com >
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