All right, I have just taken a quick look at the source and found the following:
The function "get_all_applications" (gnome-panel/panel-run-dialog.c:817) appears to get the list of applications from the Applications menu. Indeed, adding "gvim" to the menu (in System->Preferences->Main Menu), solves both problems, i.e. the "Run Application" dialog now includes "GVim Text Editor" in the list of known applications and displays the icon when I enter "gvim" in the text box. I am leaving this open for now as I am uncertain whether getting the list from the Applications menu is the Right Thing to do when the menu does not contain all known applications (file-roller is another example of an application that is not included in the menu by default). -- Run Application dialog does not show all known applications https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/186961 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
