Percent conventions for applications in desktop icons

pwabrahams · 01-24-2010, 07:12 AM

When you create a desktop icon, the properties of the icon include a command to invoke the application. That command can be given percent parameters like %U. Where are the meanings of those parameters documented?

catkin · 01-24-2010, 07:43 AM

Which desktop are you using?

jlinkels · 01-24-2010, 07:48 AM

It is not really easy to find but this might help you:
http://www.kde-forum.org/artikel/246...e-command.html

jlinkels

pwabrahams · 01-24-2010, 12:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jlinkels

It is not really easy to find but this might help you:
http://www.kde-forum.org/artikel/246...e-command.html

jlinkels

The pointer is to kdelibs/kio/DESKTOP_ENTRY_STANDARDS -- and I'm running Kubuntu Karmic Koala.

Here's a better location:http://standards.freedesktop.org/des...pec-0.9.4.html

jlinkels · 01-24-2010, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pwabrahams

The pointer is to kdelibs/kio/DESKTOP_ENTRY_STANDARDS -- and I'm running Kubuntu Karmic Koala.

And Kubuntu Karmic Koala runs ... ?

jlinkels

catkin · 01-25-2010, 10:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jlinkels

And Kubuntu Karmic Koala runs ... ?

I believe the K in kubuntu denotes KDE.