tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134723925265805427.post781369802803331926..comments2023-10-31T14:04:04.105+02:00Comments on Rambling around foo: "Where does Unity store its launch bar items?" or "Convincing Ubuntu's Unity 7.4.5 to run the newer version of PyCharm when starting from the launcer"eddyphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13986125106284142716noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134723925265805427.post-7223918511398410892018-05-14T15:00:43.291+03:002018-05-14T15:00:43.291+03:00I indulged my curiosity a bit.
lib/resources.jar ...I indulged my curiosity a bit.<br /><br />lib/resources.jar in pycharm distribution has something to do with generation of desktop entry. So, my guess is that pycharm generates its own entry on launch, but does not overwrite it.Psycho_zshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04552231802295917745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134723925265805427.post-51921042139626748132018-05-14T14:39:59.233+03:002018-05-14T14:39:59.233+03:00So, Unity basically generates a desktop entry from...So, Unity basically generates a desktop entry from running application? How does it fill all the fields like Categories, Comment? It's more than a panel+WM would be able to know, it has to come from somewhere predefined.Psycho_zshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04552231802295917745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134723925265805427.post-67572845249202423072018-05-13T01:21:22.471+03:002018-05-13T01:21:22.471+03:00@Psycho_zs: The .desktop entry is generated by Uni...@Psycho_zs: The .desktop entry is generated by Unity when pinning it on the bar, it is not delivered with the application, obviously, since that contains paths which are specific to my setup.<br /><br />I even tested again by moving away the existing .desktop file, restarting PyCharm and pinning again and the resulting pinned entry starts the right entiry.<br /><br />So the problem is clearly Unity not discriminating between different versions of the same app which are installed in separate directories.eddyphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13986125106284142716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134723925265805427.post-81336295932939575012018-05-10T22:10:35.882+03:002018-05-10T22:10:35.882+03:00So, if the problem was in unupdated desktop entry,...So, if the problem was in unupdated desktop entry, what Unity (or any DE) may have to do with it?Psycho_zshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04552231802295917745noreply@blogger.com