How to use the Dekstop Action in desktop files.

Question

I just recognized that desktop files can contain cool actions like e.g shutter:
20 [Desktop Action Redo]
21 Name=Redo last screenshot
22 Exec=shutter --redo
23 OnlyShowIn=Unity;
24
25 [Desktop Action Select]
26 Name=Capture an area of the screen
27 Exec=shutter --select
28 OnlyShowIn=Unity;
29
30 [Desktop Action Screen]
31 Name=Capture the entire screen
32 Exec=shutter --full
33 OnlyShowIn=Unity;
34
35 [Desktop Action Window]
36 Name=Select a window to capture
37 Exec=shutter --window
38 OnlyShowIn=Unity;
39
40 [Desktop Action Active]
41 Name=Capture the current active window
42 Exec=shutter --active
43 OnlyShowIn=Unity;
What is their intention? Is there a way to make them more integrated into the desktop, e.g. as a global hotkey(aside form using their native commands)?
Last edited by manuelschneid3r (2015-04-28 13:53:17)

Answer 1

@jasonwryan Maybe this is hastily. But I find it impolite to move this to NC and post a link that you did not even read. If you did, you would have noticed that the topic goes beyond anything written in this wiki article. I really know what e desktop entry is.
@ooo thank you.
For future readers, from the specs: Application launchers should expose them to the user (for example, as a submenu) within the context of the application. This is used to build so called "Quicklists" or "Jumplists".
Last edited by manuelschneid3r (2015-04-28 20:53:35)