I know where the general launchers are, the ones in /usr/share/applications
and the likes. What I'm wondering is where unity stores the launchers that are actually pinned to the side bar. Anyone know?
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You can access this information using dconf-editor. Expand com → canonical → unity → launcher
node and see the favorites
key:
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Am I to assume then that window matching information is embedded in the .desktop files themselves?– JaySeeJul 23, 2013 at 3:46
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What do you mean speaking "window matching information"?
.desktop
files generally contain command and icon, and the key is shown also keeps arrangement.– DanatelaJul 23, 2013 at 3:52 -
What I mean by window matching is matching a specific window being drawn to a specific icon. I've had some applications that when I pin them and use the launcher to start them, they create a new icon on the launcher instead of using the existing icon. cough netbeans cough– JaySeeJul 23, 2013 at 3:53
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This means that
.desktop
files on your desktop (or where did you pick them from) have another path to the icon then those in/usr/share/applications
.– DanatelaJul 23, 2013 at 3:59 -
1@Joschua there is
unity://running-apps
entry in the setting. Put it at the very beginning of the list.– DanatelaJul 1, 2014 at 2:53