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== Desktop files == | == Desktop files == | ||
If a package contains a GUI application, then it needs to also include a properly installed .desktop file. For the purposes of these guidelines, a GUI application is defined as any application which draws | If a package contains a GUI application, then it needs to also include a properly installed .desktop file. For the purposes of these guidelines, a GUI application is defined as any application which draws a window and runs from within that window. Installed .desktop files MUST follow the [http://standards.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/desktop-entry-spec-latest.html desktop-entry-spec] , paying particular attention to validating correct usage of Name, GenericName, [http://standards.freedesktop.org/menu-spec/latest/apa.html Categories] , | ||
[http://www.freedesktop.org/Standards/startup-notification-spec StartupNotify] | [http://www.freedesktop.org/Standards/startup-notification-spec StartupNotify] | ||
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Revision as of 03:44, 3 May 2017
Desktop files
If a package contains a GUI application, then it needs to also include a properly installed .desktop file. For the purposes of these guidelines, a GUI application is defined as any application which draws a window and runs from within that window. Installed .desktop files MUST follow the desktop-entry-spec , paying particular attention to validating correct usage of Name, GenericName, Categories , StartupNotify entries.