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   On 1/26/24 22:09, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:   
   > On 26 Jan 2024 10:31:52 GMT, TimS wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 26 Jan 2024 at 02:42:07 GMT, "immibis"  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Everyone else says: no, that's a really stupid idea.   
   >>   
   >> ... along with the .desktop files themselves.   
   >   
   > Desktop files are a pretty cool idea   
   > .   
   > Besides offering clickable icons, they are also used to define custom   
   > menu items   
   > . They are   
   > also used to define those “new document” right-click items you see in   
   > common file managers.   
      
   When a desktop file is used as an entry on your desktop, that's fine.   
   When a developer insists that every application on your system must have   
   a desktop file unrelated to it being on your desktop or in any menu,   
   that's a bit crazy.   
      
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