I suggest instead splitting the option tree earlier. When the user launches a terminal, a quicklist option should be present to pin the current command/recent command to the launcher directly. This converts behavior instead of having to relearn from scratch. So here the user goes to launch minecraft from terminal>types in command>minecraft launches>terminal icon gives visual cue>user hits shiny cue>presented with option to pin command to launchbar> popup with icon, name, comment options.
Giving the option to just directly paste and create launchers from raw, possibly misunderstood commands seems incredibly dangerous.
-- Saleel
On Feb 19, 2012 9:37 AM, Alan Bell <alanb...@ubuntu.com> wrote:
One common request is to add arbitary applications to the launcher. This
is *hard* right now, you have to manually write a .desktop file (by
looking up the syntax on gnome.org or freedesktop.org) and then put it
somewhere that is a system area or a hidden folder. Most users don't
bother because it is too hard and continue to launch things like
minecraft from the terminal.
I would like to be able to right click an empty bit of the launcher or
the BFB and have a quicklist option to add a launcher. This would pop up
a small dialog asking for
Name
Comment
Command to run
Icon
Terminal
and have buttons for:
save for one user in ~/.local/share/applications
save for all users in /usr/share/applications
add to Unity Launcher.
Some means of editing existing .desktop files would also be good
thoughts and comments please . . .
Alan
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