Review Request 129192: Add namespace to desktop and appdata files

Matthias Klumpp matthias at tenstral.net
Sun Oct 16 21:20:37 UTC 2016



> On Oct. 16, 2016, 9:12 p.m., Matthias Klumpp wrote:
> > Please rename the .desktop files too, the name of the .desktop file and the value of the `<id/>` tag must match for this to work.
> > The DBus activation and Wayland window mapping will also only work with the renamed .desktop files.
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> Matthias Klumpp wrote:
>     Ah, I see it's renamed in the cmake install section - a bit unconventional, but it will work.
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> Luigi Toscano wrote:
>     The desktop files for Type=Application are renamed in the patch. The first question was about desktop files which represent Service. If I read the specification correctly, the requirement for the namespace is only for desktop files for applications, is it correct?
>     
>     The second question is: how much does the change break stuff like customer-set file applications and/or shortcuts in panels?

You are correct, the requirement counts only for type=desktop-application components.
Renming the .desktop file will make panel shortcuts vanish, so users will need to re-add them, I'm afraid.


- Matthias


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On Oct. 16, 2016, 2:12 p.m., Luigi Toscano wrote:
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> (Updated Oct. 16, 2016, 2:12 p.m.)
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> Review request for Amarok and Matthias Klumpp.
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> Repository: amarok
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> Description
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> - add the organization namespace to the desktop and then appdata files, according the specification;
> - use the new directory for metadata (metainfo) files.
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> Diffs
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>   src/CMakeLists.txt 327ec10 
>   src/amarok.appdata.xml c580fd5 
>   src/amarok.desktop  
>   src/amarok_containers.desktop  
>   src/dbus/mpris2/MediaPlayer2.cpp a1d1bda 
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> Diff: https://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/129192/diff/
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> Testing
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> Compiles, the files are installed in the expected places.
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> Thanks,
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> Luigi Toscano
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