Re: [orca-list] Could it be possible to add a desktop file to Orca

[Fernando Botelho <Fernando Botelho F123 org>]

I think it is a good idea, from the perspective of being friendly to 
beginners, to have a desktop file that starts Orca. More experienced 
users can always delete it.


Thanks,


Fernando



On 11/04/2018 01:28 PM, Alex ARNAUD wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Most of the application can be started by menu but it's not possible 
> to find Orca inside the application menu. Also when you try to add an 
> application to startup you can browse the currently installed 
> applications but without desktop file it's no longer possible. See for 
> exempla this issue: 
> https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-control-center/issues/270 
> (someone pays 100$ for this just because we've drop the desktop file)
>
> IMO, we should provide a desktop file to Orca. On Windows, both Jaws, 
> NVDA and the narrator are discoverable by the start menu. I see no 
> reason that make the end-user more happy without desktop file than he 
> is with.
>
> I can figure out what commit drop desktop file and tell you if you want.
>
> Best regards,
> Alex.
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