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XDG application desktop launcher & configuration cleanup
There were `.desktop` files for applications that are not used anymore for some time now as well as applications that don't require a user-level launcher file anymore. >> Desktop Launchers - `atom.desktop` - Atom [1] was not used anymore since at least February 23 2019 and was replaced by Visual Studio Code [2] in GH-179. - `evolution.desktop` - The usage of Evolution [3] was only temporary and for test purposes regarding the compatibility with different protocols that could be used through opt-in extensions, but it was never the plan to replace the fantasic Thunderbird [4] as main mail application. - `gpick.desktop` - The main reason for a user-level launcher was the missing `MimeType` entry for `application/x-gpick-palette` which has already been patched in the upstream [5]. Anyway, Gpick is also not used anymore since most design related applications include tools to pick colors, like e.g. Firefox's Eyedropper [6] or of course GIMP [7]. - `gtkhash.desktop` - GTKHash [8] is also not used anymore, the user-level launcher was introduced back then to add more keywords for supported hash algorithms. - `jetbrains-ide.desktop` - The user-level launcher was introduced because the used icon name `intellij-idea-ultimate-edition` was not provided by the used icon the ("Numix Circle") so it was changed to the available `idea` icon. Anyway, a symlink was added a long time ago in the icon theme upstream and therefore the custom launcher is not required anymore. - `org.gnome.gedit.desktop` - The user-level launcher was introduced to add more _MIME_ types that should be handled by Gedit [9], this was then resolved shortly afterwards using the correct way through XDG MIME type handling [10]. - `shotwell-viewer.desktop` - The user-level launcher was introduced in order to hide the `shotwell-viewer` application, that is not intended to be called as standalone application, using the `NoDisplay` attribute. Anyway, the launcher is now hidden by default in the upstream [11] and therefore doesn't require a custom launcher anymore. >> XDG Autostart - `dropbox.desktop` - Dropbox [12] was only used for testing purposes and has been replaced by the fantastic and advanced Syncthing [13] and Seafile [14] projects. >> XDG Configurations The `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/gtk-*/bookmarks` file was never really useful since it only support absolute file/directory paths using the `file://` protocol but doesn't resolve environment variables. It also takes less than a minute to manually create the bookmarks using either Nautilus UI or any other GTK application that support the `GtkPlacesSidebar` API [15]. This also allows to dynamically add or remove bookmarks based on the current requirements. Therefore the file has been removed at all. [1]: https://atom.io [2]: https://code.visualstudio.com [3]: https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Evolution [4]: https://www.thunderbird.net [5]: https://github.com/thezbyg/gpick/blob/6adcd1337416e11959a7bc64829ac63459086416/share/applications/gpick.desktop#L10 [6]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Tools/Eyedropper [7]: https://www.gimp.org [8]: https://github.com/tristanheaven/gtkhash [9]: https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Gedit [10]: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/XDG_MIME_Applications [11]: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/shotwell/-/blob/ca03ce2f8e70670d43be00e9f381f9cd22afbceb/data/org.gnome.Shotwell-Viewer.desktop.in#L9 [12]: https://www.dropbox.com [13]: https://syncthing.net [14]: https://www.seafile.com [15]: https://developer.gnome.org/gtk3/stable/GtkPlacesSidebar.html GH-246
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