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	roflmaoo	2012-08-14 , 14:58
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Hello maemo people.. I wounder is it possible to rename apps? well like:
Open Media Player
Conky
CuteTube
FaceBrick
and other good apps

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	farfary	2012-08-14 , 15:08
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yes , you must edit the .desktop file in
/usr/share/applications/*.desktop
* is a shortcut name off the app

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	roflmaoo	2012-08-14 , 15:50
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Originally Posted by farfary

yes , you must edit the .desktop file in
/usr/share/applications/*.desktop
* is a shortcut name off the app

But it says that the file is read-only

Last edited by roflmaoo; 2012-08-14 at 15:54.

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dzano	2012-08-14 , 16:22
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I'm not expert with xterm, but

chmod 777 filename works for me.

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sixwheeledbeast	2012-08-14 , 16:47
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Originally Posted by roflmaoo

But it says that the file is read-only

Code:

sudo leafpad /usr/share/applications/hildon/xyz.desktop

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	roflmaoo	2012-08-14 , 18:06
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Originally Posted by sixwheeledbeast

Code:

sudo leafpad /usr/share/applications/hildon/xyz.desktop

And what's next?

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mr_pingu	2012-08-14 , 18:16
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Desktopfile looks as follows:

Code:

[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Name=xyz
Exec=/usr/bin/xyz
Icon=xyz
StartupWMClass=xyz
X-Window-Icon=xyz
X-HildonDesk-ShowInToolbar=true
X-Osso-Type=application/x-executable
Terminal=false

Change the "Name=xyz" field to "Name=myapplicationname"

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	roflmaoo	2012-08-14 , 18:43
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Originally Posted by mr_pingu

Desktopfile looks as follows:

Code:

[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Name=xyz
Exec=/usr/bin/xyz
Icon=xyz
StartupWMClass=xyz
X-Window-Icon=xyz
X-HildonDesk-ShowInToolbar=true
X-Osso-Type=application/x-executable
Terminal=false

Change the "Name=xyz" field to "Name=myapplicationname"

It worked !