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

[From: Daniil Ivanov]

Hi Saurabh!

  Could you post output of the command:
  dpkg -L your_package_name

Thanks, Daniil.

On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 10:50 PM, Daniil Ivanov <daniil.ivanov at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi b0unc3!
>
> On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 4:41 PM, b0unc3 <b0unc3 at email.it> wrote:
>>
>>
>> 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.
>
> No, not true! Only if you offer DBus methods. This not connected to
> navigator menu,
> whatever it is.
>
>>>
>>> 2) What is the need when my application doesn't listen to any dbus event?
>>
>> DBus and osso context are not related.
>
> No, not true! They are. Osso initializes dbus as well.
>
>>
>>>
>>> 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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>
> If you have service file then you need to set application name on dbus
> interface or it will be killed after start
> of application in 2 seconds. Also you need X-Osso-Service line in
> desktop file. However, this is not your case.
>
> Thanks, Daniil.
>