<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 12:39 PM, Bill Nottingham <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:notting@redhat.com">notting@redhat.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div><div></div><div class="h5">Erik Blankinship (<a href="mailto:erikb@mediamods.com">erikb@mediamods.com</a>) said:<br>
> Using a .desktop file in my rpm, I have successfully put my gui software<br>
> into the gnome application menu.<br>
><br>
> I am wondering if there is a way to also put the icon onto the gnome desktop<br>
> when installing the rpm?<br>
<br>
</div></div>It is general policy that applications should go into the menus, not on the<br>
desktop.<br><br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I did not know about that policy, but I guess you are right -- no rpms leave desktop icons.</div><div><br></div><div>I was confused by the namesake of the filetype -- "desktop".</div>
<div><br></div><div>While it is against policy, can it be done? How would you do it?</div></div>