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I am trying to write *.desktop launchers for 2 applications (Aptana and Dart Editor). I have the same problem with both of them. When I click on the icon, they launch properly but neither are they in Unity sidebar nor alt+tab. I just minimized one and can't open it again :D It's simply GONE! But working.

Here is what I have in aptana.desktop:

[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Terminal=false
StartupNotify=true
Icon[en_US]=/opt/AptanaStudio3/icon.xpm
Name[en_US]=Aptana Studio 3
Exec=env UBUNTU_MENUPROXY=0 /opt/AptanaStudio3/AptanaStudio3 -application com.aptana.commandline.launcher.LauncherApplication "$@" > /dev/null 2>&1 &
Name=Aptana Studio 3
Icon=/opt/AptanaStudio3/icon.xpm

Can anyone spot the problem? The reason I don't just drag&drop the executable is because both, Aptana and Dart Editor, are just tweaked versions of Eclipse. If I did that, I would be able to launch application but then a second icon in the launcher would appear for editor's running instance.

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For darteditor.desktop, I'm using:

[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Name=DartEditor
GenericName=Text Editor
Exec=DartEditor
Type=Application
Terminal=false
Icon=/home/richardworley/dart/icon.xpm
Categories=TextEditor;IDE;Development
X-Ayatana-Desktop-Shortcuts=NewWindow

This is working with Alt+tab and minimizing to the sidebar.

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