From 33d0469370a745dc5be5db0e98a2d77d6096ef29 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lyn Perrine Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2019 17:29:58 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Add first line for creating own desktop file --- source/5/5.2/desktop_icons.rst | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/source/5/5.2/desktop_icons.rst b/source/5/5.2/desktop_icons.rst index 6a275b03..f40ced64 100644 --- a/source/5/5.2/desktop_icons.rst +++ b/source/5/5.2/desktop_icons.rst @@ -20,3 +20,15 @@ Editing ------- To edit a desktop entry including those on your menu you will need to open the .desktop entry in featherpad or the text editor of your choice you can also on desktop icons right click on the icon and :menuselection:`Open With`. To launch a program with an option simply add that option to the line that starts with Exec=. To change what the name of the desktop file shows up as on the desktop and in file manger change the entry line that starts with Name=. To change the icon to that used by something else change the line starting with Icon=. +Creating +-------- +To create your own desktop file you will need to have certain required fields in your file + +one thing you will need on the first line is + +.. code:: + + [desktop entry] + + +