[maemo-developers] application not starting from menu

[From: Faheem Pervez]

You have a DBUS Service file installed in /usr/share/dbus-1/services/? The
format of this file is very simple - just open up one of the existing files
already in there on your tablet.

(Hint: A service name specified as "firefox" is the same as
"com.nokia.firefox") (This applies to osso_initialize, the desktop file and
the DBUS service file. Nothing stops you from using your own name, however.
I once osso_initialized a program with osso_initialize("im.so.high",
"2009...)

Mr Hald is right in saying that you need to osso_initialize it (unless your
dbus service file points to a script) but you only notice the effect of not
doing that after your program has started (mainly: your program is
abnormally terminated after 30 seconds :))

Regards,
Faheem

On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 11:41 AM, Guenther Meyer <d.s.e at sordidmusic.com>wrote:

> hi,
>
> I have a strange problem:
>
> I ported an application to maemo, and the installation seems to work fine,
> it
> also adds an icon to the applications menu.
>
> so the usual way to start it, would be clicking on the icon in the menu.
> when I do this, a banner appears, telling me the application is starting,
> but
> nothing more happens.
>
> when I try to start the application from the command line inside the
> terminal,
> everything works as expected.
>
> any hints?
>
>
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