[xubuntu-users] Adding a launcher

[David Sumbler]

Thank you for your help - that's solved it.

David

On Mon, 2025-01-06 at 09:19 -0600, Victor Forberger wrote:
> On 1/6/25 09:08, David Sumbler wrote:
> > I have just installed Android Studio in a folder in my home
> > directory. 
> >   I added this to my PATH in .bashrc, and sure enough Android
> > Studio 
> > launches correctly when I type 'studio' at a bash prompt.
> > 
> > But Android Studio doesn't show up under the "All Applications" in
> > the 
> > whisker menu.  How do I create a new launcher, or persuade xfce4 to
> > create a new one?
> > 
> > 
> 
> You need to create a .desktop file for the app, with that .desktop
> file 
> located in your ~/.local/share/applications folder.
> 
> For example, for the audacity appimage file I have in my .local 
> directory, I have the following Audacity.desktop file in my 
> ~/.local/share/applications folder.
> 
> > [Desktop Entry]
> > Version=1.1
> > Type=Application
> > Name=Audacity
> > Comment=Audacity sound editor
> > Icon=audacity
> > TryExec=/home/victor/.local/audacity.AppImage
> > Exec=/home/victor/.local/audacity.AppImage
> > Actions=
> > Categories=Audio;
> 
> With this .desktop file, Audacity shows up in Whisker under the audio
> category of applications (sometimes, you may need to go into Whisker
> and 
> edit/save the entry for it to appear in the proper category of 
> applications).
> 
> Good luck.
> 
> -Victor
> 
> -- 
> --
> Victor Forberger
> vforberger at fastmail.fm
> blog: http://linuxatty.wordpress.com
> 

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