desktop - Application

desktop is an application created in 2008.

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Tags: application
Early development of desktop happened in Arch Linux
GitHub supports syntax highlighting for desktop
Read more about desktop on the web: 1.

Example from the web:

[Desktop Entry]

# The type as listed above
Type=Application

# The version of the desktop entry specification to which this file complies
Version=1.0

# The name of the application
Name=jMemorize

# A comment which can/will be used as a tooltip
Comment=Flash card based learning tool

# The path to the folder in which the executable is run
Path=/opt/jmemorise

# The executable of the application, possibly with arguments.
Exec=jmemorize

# The name of the icon that will be used to display this entry
Icon=jmemorize

# Describes whether this application needs to be run in a terminal or not
Terminal=false

# Describes the categories in which this entry should be shown
Categories=Education;Languages;Java;

Example from Linguist:

# http://standards.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/latest/apa.html

[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Name=Foo Viewer
Comment=The best viewer for Foo objects available!
TryExec=fooview
Exec=fooview %F
Icon=fooview
MimeType=image/x-foo;
Actions=Gallery;Create;

[Desktop Action Gallery]
Exec=fooview --gallery
Name=Browse Gallery

[Desktop Action Create]
Exec=fooview --create-new
Name=Create a new Foo!
Icon=fooview-new