[maemo-developers] Problem running installed app (using icon)

[From: b0unc3]

On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 2:17 PM, saurabh aggarwal <
aggarwal.saurabh at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ok, here's the Noob question -
> 1) Do all apps need a .service file
>

Yes, if you want your app to appear in the task navigator menu.


> 2) What is the need when my application doesn't listen to any dbus event?
>

DBus and osso context are not related.


>
> BTW, my app is a QT application.
>

You can browse the source of some other qt apps to see how to get this done.


>
> -Saurabh
>
>
> On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 5:22 PM, b0unc3 <b0unc3 at email.it> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 1:31 PM, saurabh aggarwal <
>> aggarwal.saurabh at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Here it is -
>>>
>>> [Desktop Entry]
>>> Encoding=UTF-8
>>> Version=0.1
>>> Type=Application
>>> Name=myapp
>>> Exec=/usr/bin/myapp
>>> Icon=myapp
>>> X-Maemo-Category=Main
>>> X-Window-Icon=myapp
>>> X-Window-Icon-Dimmed=myapp
>>
>>
>> I bet you need a valid osso context reference in your app. And also a good
>> .service file (post it here if you have still problems)
>> Follow this guide :
>> http://wiki.maemo.org/Documentation/Maemo_5_Developer_Guide/Application_Development/Writing_a_new_maemo_application
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 4:56 PM, Faheem Pervez <trippin1 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Start by posting the desktop file.
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 12:23 PM, saurabh aggarwal
>>>> <aggarwal.saurabh at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> > Any ideas on how to debug.
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>> Best Regards,
>>>> Faheem
>>>>
>>>> > Regards,
>>>> > -Saurabh
>>>> >
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