How to have WebStart create start menu items (on Linux)?

[Stefan Reich]

Hi Omair!

On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 5:04 PM, Omair Majid <omajid at redhat.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> * Stefan Reich <stefan.reich.maker.of.eye at googlemail.com> [2014-03-09
> 11:13]:
> > I have successfully deployed a WebStart app on both Windows and IcedTea.
>
> Good to hear!
>

Yes... it's a very important milestone! I want to conquer desktops all over
the world :-) Build trust and such!

>
> > Just about the only thing I'm missing (- apart from a certificate from a
> CA
> > that I can afford - ) is to place entries in the start menu.
> >
> > But anyways - WebStart/IcedTea should be able to do it, right? I am
> getting a
> > desktop short cut alright, just none in the start menu.
>
> I think this feature is currently un-implemented [1]. If you can provide
> patches, I am sure we will try and incorporate them.
>

Oh. Yeah it looks unimplemented anyway.

>
> The implementation of menus is described in the Desktop Menu
> Specification [2].
>

It looks... daunting :/ I'd love to do it, but I think I'll need to write
an AI to solve this. Hah :-)

Many greetings,
Stefan
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