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From: Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: XDG and Freedesktop
Date: Tue, 01 Jul 2025 00:12:14 +0100
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On 2025-06-30, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

> On Sun, 29 Jun 2025 10:35:05 +0100, Nuno Silva wrote:
>
[...]
>> I think the only challenge of this one, once one knows the tools,
>> might be that it requires "desktop entry" files (".desktop").
>
> These are very versatile things. They not only define clickable icons on 
> the desktop, but also menu entries. And also icons in the favourites 
> toolbar. And also custom entries in the “create new document” menu in file 
> managers.

Yes, but they're additional things, which was what I was aiming at with
the «it requires "desktop entry" files» part, as opposed to just
providing a binary name or a command to execute.

If the tool you want to use does not have a desktop entry file, can you
use it for file/protocol associations without creating such a file
first?

-- 
Nuno Silva