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- FLAVOR: Desktop - HEADLINE: Easy Dock/Launcher Customization - DESCRIPTION: The user should be able to 1) drag any executable to the dock to make a new laun
by sixbrx 10y ago
- FLAVOR: Desktop
- HEADLINE: Easy Dock/Launcher Customization
- DESCRIPTION: The user should be able to 1) drag any executable to the dock to make a new launcher 2) Right click any launcher to be able to choose a dialog to customize command line arguments, initial working directory, and icon.
The user should not have to edit a desktop item file or install or know about Alacarte. Windows got this one right.
- ROLE/AFFILIATION: Software developer for chemists and biologists.
- EwanToo 10y agoI still can't believe the effort this takes on Ubuntu. Windows has done this right for how many years?
- deleted 10y ago[deleted]
- scriptkiddy 10y agoJust so you know, you can launch an executable and it's icon will pop up in the launcher. If you right-click the icon, you can select `Lock to Launcher` and the icon will persist after the application is closed. Still not ideal, but it may hep you. Ideally a user should be able to simply drag and drop an application or file directory to the launcher. It would also be cool to have folders in the launcher for quick access to certain directories where hovering over the icon opens a miniature browser. Sort of like the Android launcher.