Is there a good tutorial on how to make a good app launcher in Gnome 3?
I copied one in /usr/share/applications, changed the name and paths accordingly, but it didn't show up in my list of apps then.
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1Did you logout and back in? I remember I had to do that when I manually added an entry in Ubuntu – You'reAGitForNotUsingGit Aug 11 '17 at 11:52
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Hi. Yes, I tried logging in and out, but it didn't do anything. I thought it would be a safe bet copying an existing .desktop file, but seems not :) – uxbal Aug 11 '17 at 12:09
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See this comment from James: https://askubuntu.com/questions/37401/how-do-i-add-a-launcher-for-sh-applications?rq=1#comment41734_37717 – You'reAGitForNotUsingGit Aug 11 '17 at 12:37
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For a simple GUI solution you may try **Alacarte** aka **Main Menu**. – pomsky Aug 11 '17 at 12:59
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What's wrong with the built-in dash/dock in GNOME's overview screen? You can also install `Dash to Dock` GNOME extension. Tell me more about your needs. – heynnema Aug 11 '17 at 14:03
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There's nothing wrong except the created shortcut doesn't show up. – uxbal Aug 11 '17 at 14:46
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What shortcut? Where is it located? Did you drag it into the dock? Start comments to me with `@heynnema` or I may miss them. – heynnema Aug 11 '17 at 16:26