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List:       kde-linux
Subject:    Re: [kde-linux] My icons don't work anymore.
From:       Kevin Krammer <kevin.krammer () gmx ! at>
Date:       2005-01-09 18:09:13
Message-ID: 200501091909.13853.kevin.krammer () gmx ! at
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On Sunday 09 January 2005 18:44, Larry Alkoff wrote:

> I found four opera.desktop files

It might not be called opera.desktop

> 1.  /home/lba/.kde/share/apps/RecentDocuments/opera.desktop
> 2.  /usr/share/gnome/apps/Internet/opera.desktop
> 3.  /opt/kde/share/apps/kappfinder/apps/Internet/opera.desktop
> 4.  /opt/kde/share/applnk/Internet/opera.desktop
>
>
> Number 2 seems to be for Gnome and probably has nothing to do with KDE.

Very likely.

> Number 3 seems to be either a barely readable binary file or completely
> munged.  It's attached.

No, it is a valid .desktop file. The strange characters are the UTF-8 encoded 
translations for name and comments.

> Which one would be the desktop file that doesn't work and which one would
> be the K Menu | Internet | Opera file which _does_ work?

Number 4.
KDE prior to 3.2 created the menu from those files under KDEPREFIX/applnk, KDE 
from 3.2 on uses a locations shared with GNOME and other desktops, 
usually /usr/share/applications

> I have found that simply typing "opera" in an xterm brings up opera.
>
> Number 1:
> lba@linda lba $ m /home/lba/.kde/share/apps/RecentDocuments/opera.desktop
> [Desktop Entry]
> Icon=shellscript
> Name=opera
> Type=Link
> URL=file:/usr/local/bin/opera
> X-KDE-LastOpenedWith=kdesktop
>
> The above looks most likely to be the desktop link.

Judging by its location (RecentDocuments) it seems related to the function 
which displays which file you have most recently used/viewed/edited.

> Number 4:
> lba@linda lba $ m /opt/kde/share/applnk/Internet/opera.desktop[Desktop
> Entry] Name=Opera
> Comment=Web Browser
> Exec=opera
> Icon=opera.xpm
> Terminal=0
> Type=Application
>
> The string "Internet/opera" here suggests it's on the K menu.

Yes.

> Does the string "(Desktop Entry") refer to the K menu?

No, desktop entry is the "header" for this kind of files, you'll find them in 
all four of them.

> Is there no way to bring up the properties of a kde desktop icon similiar
> to right clicking on it in Windows? I cannot get to it from the menu editor
> - that only seems to work with K menu items.

The same way: right click it to get the context menu, then choose menu entry 
properties.

However if your entry on the K menu works, just drag it to the desktop to 
create a new copy there.

Cheers,
Kevin
-- 
Kevin Krammer <kevin.krammer@gmx.at>
Qt/KDE Developer, Debian User
www.mrunix.de - German Unix/Linux programming forum
www.qtforum.org - Qt programming forum

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