Re: Vincent Untz and the "users that like to hate people"

[YE Qianchuan <stool ye gmail com>]

On 02/17/2013 08:28 PM, Ravi Kumar wrote:
> > To create a launcher: Create a *.desktop file (add it
> > to /usr/share/applications/ to launch it in the overview (Activities)):
> >         # example
> >         [Desktop Entry]
> >         Encoding=UTF-8
> >         Version=1.0
> >         Type=Application
> >         Terminal=false
> >         Exec=$HOME/MyApp
> >         Name=My Application
> >         Icon=$HOME/Icons/MyIcon.png
> >
> How this is simple? Can a normal user do it? Can most of people 
> remember what attributes to set in desktop files without taking 
> reference from internet or other desktop files. While other OS makes 
> it easy to do by single few clicks. The point is, get out of your own 
> perspective, because you are comfortable with these tricks. Think from 
> normal users perspective if you are making something that will be used 
> globally.
> I can create shortcuts without much pain, still I would prefer to use 
> UI which can make task easier for me. 
> _______________________________________________

In fact there's an official package called "alacarte", and it's probably 
already in your box.
This is what you want. It provides an easy-to-use UI for normal user and
allows you create a desktop entry by a few clicking and selecting your 
application from a file dialog.