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

[Joanmarie Diggs <jdiggs igalia com>]

Hi Alex.

Years ago Orca had a desktop file. GNOME (under which Orca lives)
determined that Orca was not a traditional application, but rather a
built-in accessibility service. As such, we were told that Orca should
not have a desktop file, and that file was removed.

Downstreams who want to can certainly create one and ship it. Doing so
should be easy and easy to maintain. But I won't be re-adding it upstream.

Thank you for your understanding.
--joanie

On 11/4/18 4:28 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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