DesktopEntry

actions auto actions(): Actions supported by application.
actions string actions(Range values): Sets the list of values for "Actions" list.
categories auto categories(): Categories this program belongs to.
categories string categories(Range values): Sets the list of values for the "Categories" list.
comment string comment(): Tooltip for the entry, for example "View sites on the Internet".
comment string comment(string commentary): Set "Comment" to commentary escaping the value if needed.
dbusActivable bool dbusActivable(): A boolean value specifying if D-Bus activation is supported for this application.
dbusActivable bool dbusActivable(bool activable): setter
displayName string displayName(): Specific name of the application, for example "Qupzilla".
displayName string displayName(string name): Set "Name" to name escaping the value if needed.
execValue string execValue(): Exec value of desktop file.
execValue string execValue(string exec): Set "Exec" to exec escaping the value if needed.
genericName string genericName(): Generic name of the application, for example "Web Browser".
genericName string genericName(string name): Set "GenericName" to name escaping the value if needed.
hidden bool hidden(): Hidden means the user deleted (at his level) something that was present (at an upper level, e.g. in the system dirs). It's strictly equivalent to the .desktop file not existing at all, as far as that user is concerned.
hidden bool hidden(bool hide): setter
iconName string iconName(): Icon to display in file manager, menus, etc.
iconName string iconName(string icon): Set Icon value.
keywords auto keywords(): A list of strings which may be used in addition to other metadata to describe this entry.
keywords string keywords(Range values): Sets the list of values for the "Keywords" list.
localizedComment string localizedComment(string locale)
localizedDisplayName string localizedDisplayName(string locale)
localizedGenericName string localizedGenericName(string locale)
localizedIconName string localizedIconName(string locale)
localizedKeywords auto localizedKeywords(string locale): A list of localied strings which may be used in addition to other metadata to describe this entry.
mimeTypes auto mimeTypes(): The MIME type(s) supported by this application.
mimeTypes string mimeTypes(Range values): Sets the list of values for the "MimeType" list.
noDisplay bool noDisplay(): NoDisplay means "this application exists, but don't display it in the menus".
noDisplay bool noDisplay(bool notDisplay): setter
notShowIn auto notShowIn(): A list of strings identifying the desktop environments that should not display a given desktop entry.
notShowIn string notShowIn(Range values): setter
onlyShowIn auto onlyShowIn(): A list of strings identifying the desktop environments that should display a given desktop entry.
onlyShowIn string onlyShowIn(Range values): setter
showIn bool showIn(string desktopEnvironment): Check if desktop file should be shown in menu of specific desktop environment.
startupNotify bool startupNotify(): A boolean value specifying if an application uses Startup Notification Protocol.
startupNotify bool startupNotify(bool notify): setter
terminal bool terminal(): Whether the program runs in a terminal window.
terminal bool terminal(bool t): setter
tryExecValue string tryExecValue(): Value used to determine if the program is actually installed.
tryExecValue string tryExecValue(string tryExec): Set TryExec value escaping it if needed.
type Type type(): Type of desktop entry.
type Type type(Type t): Sets "Type" field to type Note: Setting the Type.Unknown removes type field.
url string url(): URL to access.
url string url(string link): Set "URL" to link escaping the value if needed.
workingDirectory string workingDirectory(): The working directory to run the program in.
workingDirectory string workingDirectory(string wd): Set Path value.

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