A nice explanation of the .desktop file.

[Joble]

Something I still struggle with from time to time.
http://linuxcritic.wordpress.com/2010/04/07/anatomy-of-a-desktop-file/

[Bald Brick]

Something I still struggle with from time to time.
http://linuxcritic.wordpress.com/2010/04/07/anatomy-of-a-desktop-file/

A very good explanation. Most of it I have picked up piece by piece during the last few years, but here it was all in one place.

But the linuxcritic could have mentioned one difference between the .desktop files in /usr/share/applications/ and $HOME/.local/applications: the global ones list the generic names of the apps in a very large number of languages; the local ones (if for instance created by the menu editor) give the generic names only in the current language.

[The Chief]

I learned something! 

an octothorpe (“#”)

Who knew?   

[Old-Polack]

I learned something! 

an octothorpe (“#”)

Who knew?   

Wash your mouth/fingers with strong soap. This is a family forum, after all. 

[The Chief]

I suppose, for C#, we should start saying C octothorpe instead of C sharp....