[Fedora-packaging] installing an icon to the desktop?

[Jon Ciesla]

Erik Blankinship wrote:
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 1:03 PM, Bill Nottingham <notting at redhat.com 
> <mailto:notting at redhat.com>> wrote:
>
>     Erik Blankinship (erikb at mediamods.com
>     <mailto:erikb at mediamods.com>) said:
>     > > It is general policy that applications should go into the
>     menus, not on the
>     > > desktop.
>     >
>     > I did not know about that policy, but I guess you are right --
>     no rpms leave
>     > desktop icons.
>
>     I suspect if many apps started to do it, it would become a much more
>     strongly documented policy against it. It's a bad idea. Future
>     versions
>     of some desktops don't even *show* desktop icons by default.
>
>
> While it might be against policy for an rpm to add icons to to the 
> gnome desktop, sometimes the "ol' show just installed apps as icons on 
> the desktop" makes sense for a given audience.  For example, we are 
> making educational software for the OLPC XO and some teachers really 
> like having an icon on their desktop once they've installed some gui 
> software.  They have expressed their preference for this option.
>
> So, with this in mind, I am wondering if there is a way for an rpm to 
> create an icon on the gnome desktop.  If it is possible, could someone 
> point me towards an example or some documentation?
>
> Also, can someone point me to the fedora policy against desktop icons? 
>  It would be helpful to see the policy so as to avoid other pitfalls. 
>  Thanks much!
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/Guidelines
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