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Re: Debian 5 LXDE Edition .desktop files for wicd and xvkbd

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On the launcher or the dock there are icons for pcmanfm, a browser and a terminal. If we right click on these we have an option to select application bar settings. From here we can add applications to the launcher as long as they have a WORKING .desktop file. Upon installation it seems that the defaults do not work so we need to either make or modify these files to work for us on the xvkbd and wicd applications.

Here is an example of the /usr/share/applications/xvkbd.desktop that I am using on my DT.

[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Categories=Applications;Accessories
Exec=xvkbd -geometry 798x175-0+375 -no-keypad
Icon=/usr/share/icons/nuoveXT2/64x64/devices/gnome-dev-keyboard.png
StartupNotify=true
Type=Application
Terminal=false
MimeType=
Name=Xvkbd On screen keyboard
GenericName=On Screen Keyboard
Comment=On Screen keyboard


No on to wicd:

[Desktop Entry]
Categories=Application;Network;
Exec=sudo wicd-client -n
GenericName=Network Manager
Icon=/usr/share/blueman/icons/connected.png
Name=Wicd Network Manager
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Version=1.0


I would suggest typing:

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sudo nano
Entering the information for xvkbd and save as (with a ctl+o) /usr/share/applications/xvkbd.desktop

Do the same for wicd but save as /usr/share/applications/wicd.desktop

Once those are made right click on say the folder icon ontop of the launcher and go for the settings and add. Now you will see the files you just made available in the list. If you make changes to these please know that you have to restart x to implement the changes.

hope this works for you as well

quotaholic
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