Bug #5075
Desktop Entry File (Linux)
| Status: | Closed | Start date: | 08/16/2017 | |
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| Priority: | Normal | Due date: | 08/23/2017 | |
| Assignee: | Patrik Nilsson | % Done: | 0% |
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| Category: | - | |||
| Target version: | chirp-daily | Estimated time: | 1.00 hour | |
| Chirp Version: | daily | Platform: | Linux | |
| Model affected: | (All models) |
Description
The targeted desktop entry specification version is 0.1, while all modern desktop applications use 1.0+.
You can find the latest version of the specification here: https://standards.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/desktop-entry-spec-latest.html
Based on what I can find I am unsure if version 0.1 has ever existed; maybe a typo? Anyhow there are several issues with the file that I intend to fix (or have already fixed rather).
Issues:
- Update "Version" to 1.0
- "GenericName" key should not mention CHIRP, which is not generic
- "Comment" key "should not be redundant with the values of Name and GenericName" and format being incorrect: "Radio Programming Tool" instead of "Program amateur radios"
- Fix hard-coded icon name extension (Breaks icon themes among other things)
- Fix "Categories" using incorrect non-existing main category "Application"
- Add ability to open files with chirpw
- Add several "Keywords"
Associated revisions
Fix Linux/Unix desktop entry file Fixes #5075 #3491
- Update "Version" to 1.0
- Fix "GenericName" not being generic
- Fix "Comment" being redundant with "GenericName" and wrong format
- Fix hard-coded icon extension
- Fix "Categories" using incorrect non-existing main category "Application",
using "Utility" instead.
- Add ability to open files with chirpw (based on Debian patch)
- Add several "Keywords" for discoverability
Fixing the hard-coded icon enables theming and is a pre-requsite for
adding a scalable icon and/or icons of different sizes. It should also
resolve bug #3491.
The latest version of the Freedesktop specification can be found at:
https://standards.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/desktop-entry-spec-latest.html
A table of acceptable main categories can be found at:
https://standards.freedesktop.org/menu-spec/menu-spec-1.0.html#category-registry
History
Updated by Bernhard Hailer over 2 years ago
- Status changed from New to Closed
- Target version set to chirp-daily
Appears to be complete.