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gnome-panel package

  1. Bug #476471
  2. Comment #8

Comment 8 for bug 476471

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Andrew Fenn (andrewfenn) wrote :

This bug is more then a problem with the menu editor program. Adding ".desktop" files to /usr/share/applications isn't working.

You can test this by creating the following file in /usr/share/applications/test.desktop

Insert the information below to the file..

[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Type=Link
Name=Load Google
URL=www.google.com
Categories=GNOME;GTK;Utility;

It should then appear in the menu under "Applications -> Accessories" however it doesn't. desktop files with Type=Application however do appear in the menu as expected. You can test this by changing our test.desktop file like so..

[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Type=Application
Name=Load Google
Exec=/etc/alternatives/x-www-browser www.google.com
Categories=GNOME;GTK;Utility;

The latter example is the only work around I can find however this is definitely broken in gnome-panel and has been for a long time now.