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Applications Editor
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[[project-discontinued|Discontinued]] {{:icons:discontinued.png?nolink|Discontinued}}
Platforms
{{:icons:linux.png?nolink|Linux}}
Download
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**Applications Editor** is a simple [[wp>Linux]] tool to edit the "*.desktop" files relating applications of your menu.\\ Unlike [[XFCE Applications Menu Editor|XAME]] this program is compatible with every DE that use "*.desktop" files from **/usr/share/applications** and **~/.local/share/applications**. ===== Installation ===== - Install the dependencies: gambas3-gb-image, gambas3-gb-gtk,gambas3-gb-qt4, gambas3-gb-form**Note:** //gambas3-gb-qt4// is optional, install it only if you need the [[wp>Qt_(software)|QT]] support for [[wp>KDE]]. - Download the package containing the binaries (BIN) - Give the execution rights to the binary file: chmod +x ApplicationsEditor.gambas - Run the binary file double-clicking on it or typing in a terminal: ./ApplicationsEditor.gambas ===== Changelog ===== ==== v2.0 ==== * Changed the development environment from Gambas2 to Gambas3 ==== v1.2 ==== * Fixed a bug that brought the program to crash when the folder ~/.local/share/applications did not exist. ==== v1.1 ==== * Fixed a bug that did not show the applications in the listbox after a reloading ==== v1.0 ==== * Possibility to edit all applications found in /usr/share/applications and ~/.local/share/applications * Possibility to filter found applications by main categories. * A quick editor to edit all main options of the .desktop file (for amateur users) * An advanced textual editor to edit any option of the .dekstop file (for expert users) * Possibility to add new applications * Possibility to delete the .desktop files of unwanted applications. * First public release: yet not fully tested, please report to me any bug. ===== Thanks ===== * To [[wp>Gambas]] creators. * To my girlfriend for her infinite patience.