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Idea #22228: when i add an application i have to manually add the correct icon for this app

Written by Egarretsen the 2 Nov 09 at 21:58. Related project: Gnome. Status: New
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It's annoying to have to manually search for an icon, when i manuall enter a command. For example i added vim to my panel (not by browsing, but by typing the command gvim in the input box "Command"), the default icon is selected.
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Solution #1: Auto search corresponding icon when adding laucher by typing the command
Written by Egarretsen the 2 Nov 09 at 21:58.
It would be nice when in the background a search for the corresponding icon would be started (for the example vim hte search would be vim.svg). The the found icon can be suggested. A lot of application-icons can be found by searching on application-name + ".svg".
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Solution #2: No GUI packages allowed without .desktop files and an icon
Written by christopher_lees the 4 Nov 09 at 04:55.
Packages that contain GUI applications should not be accepted unless they contain the relevant .desktop file(s) that will add the program and its relevant icon to the user's main menu.

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robertjlee wrote on the 5 Nov 09 at 23:24
The problem with #2 is that there are hundreds more applications than there are menu items. Personally, I find the menus are already much larger than they need to be (I tend to use Alt+F2 to run programs).

xeniac wrote on the 6 Nov 09 at 11:07
Many GUI Application have a .desktop file, but Ubuntu ignores them for a good reason.

To #1: I just tried the [alt]-[F2] Dialog, when you type the name of an app, chances are good that the right icon appears on the left. Heres the coolnes: you can drag & drop this icon on the Deskop, this creates an launcher. The bad news: the launcher does not add the icon. The good news: this is a lot faster then the usual way.

andruk (Idea reviewer) wrote on the 9 Nov 09 at 00:29
This is a better solution:
http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/5744/


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