Is there a way to associate a program to a Dash filter?

[Jkhatri]

On 05/08/2012 02:14 PM, Colin Law wrote:
> On 8 May 2012 09:28, Jkhatri<khatri.jatin at gmail.com>  wrote:
>> On 05/08/2012 01:40 PM, Colin Law wrote:
>>
>> On 7 May 2012 23:42, Avi Schwartz<ubuntu-users352 at cfftechnologies.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> I think this is controlled by the Categories entry in the desktop
>> file.  Try putting Development in there.  I have not tried it but
>> looking at some of the desktop files in /usr/share/applications
>> suggests this might work.
>>
>> Colin
>>
>> <<--snip-->>
>>
>> I'm doing this
>>
>> cd to /usr/share/applicaions
>>
>> copy any .desktop file ( as template )
>> edit it as per your need .....
>>
>> or
>>
>> create a launcher with the following in it ( I've created for  irfan-view (
>> windows software) )
>>
>> less :/usr/share/applications/irfanview.desktop
>>
>> [Desktop Entry]
>> Name=IrfanView
>> Comment=Image viewer and editor
>> Exec=wine /home/user1/windows-exe/IrfanView/i_view32.exe
>> Terminal=false
>> Type=Application
>> Encoding=UTF-8
>> Icon=/home/user1/windows-exe/IrfanView/IrfanView_Logo.png
>> Categories=;
>> X-Desktop-File-Install-Version=0.18
>> Name[en_US]=irfanview
> How does that address the OP's question, which was how to get it in
> the Developer category of the dash?
>
> Colin
>
he/she can define the categories in .desktop file ... as you have suggested

sorry if my ans. is wrong

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