DesktopFile

this this(Range byLine, ReadOptions options, string fileName): Undocumented in source.
this this(): Constructs DesktopFile with "Desktop Entry" group and Version set to 1.0

Alias This

desktopEntry

This alias allows to call functions related to "Desktop Entry" group without need to call desktopEntry explicitly.

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Aliases

ReadOptions alias ReadOptions = IniLikeFile.ReadOptions: Undocumented in source.

Enums

Type enum Type: Desktop entry type

Functions

categories auto categories(): Categories this program belongs to.
categories void 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".
desktopEntry inout(DesktopGroup) desktopEntry()
execString string execString()
expandExecString string[] expandExecString(string[] urls): Expands Exec string into the array of command line arguments to use to start the program.
genericName string genericName(): Generic name of the application, for example "Web Browser".
hidden bool hidden()
iconName string iconName()
keywords auto keywords(): A list of strings which may be used in addition to other metadata to describe this entry.
keywords void keywords(Range values): Sets the list of values for the "Keywords" list.
localizedComment string localizedComment(string locale): ditto, but returns localized value.
localizedGenericName string localizedGenericName(string locale): ditto, but returns localized value.
localizedName string localizedName(string locale): ditto, but returns localized value.
mimeTypes auto mimeTypes(): The MIME type(s) supported by this application.
mimeTypes void mimeTypes(Range values): Sets the list of values for the "MimeType" list.
name string name(): Specific name of the application, for example "Mozilla".
noDisplay bool noDisplay()
notShowIn auto notShowIn(): A list of strings identifying the desktop environments that should not display a given desktop entry.
onlyShowIn auto onlyShowIn(): A list of strings identifying the desktop environments that should display a given desktop entry.
removeGroup void removeGroup(string groupName): Removes group by name.
startApplication Pid startApplication(string[] urls): Starts the program associated with this .desktop file using urls as command line params. Note: If the program should be run in terminal it tries to find system defined terminal emulator to run in. First, it probes TERM environment variable. If not found, checks if /usr/bin/x-terminal-emulator exists on Linux and use it on success. xterm is used by default, if could not determine other terminal emulator. Note: This function does not check if the type of desktop file is Application. It relies only on "Exec" value.
startApplication Pid startApplication(string url): ditto, but uses the only url.
startLink Pid startLink(): Undocumented in source. Be warned that the author may not have intended to support it.
terminal bool terminal(): Whether the program runs in a terminal window.
terminal bool terminal(bool t): Sets "Terminal" field to true or false.
tryExecString string tryExecString()
type Type type()
type Type type(Type t): Sets "Type" field to type
workingDirectory string workingDirectory(): The working directory to run the program in.

Static functions

joinValues string joinValues(Range values): Join range of multiple values into a string using semicolon as separator. Adds trailing semicolon. If range is empty, then the empty string is returned.
loadFromFile DesktopFile loadFromFile(string fileName, ReadOptions options): Reads desktop file from file.
loadFromString DesktopFile loadFromString(string contents, ReadOptions options, string fileName): Reads desktop file from string.
splitValues auto splitValues(string values): Some keys can have multiple values, separated by semicolon. This function helps to parse such kind of strings into the range.

Inherited Members

From IniLikeFile

ReadOptions enum ReadOptions: Flags to manage .ini like file reading
loadFromFile IniLikeFile loadFromFile(string fileName, ReadOptions options): Reads desktop file from file.
loadFromString IniLikeFile loadFromString(string contents, ReadOptions options, string fileName): Reads desktop file from string.
group inout(IniLikeGroup) group(string groupName)
addGroup IniLikeGroup addGroup(string groupName): Creates new group usin groupName.
removeGroup void removeGroup(string groupName): Removes group by name.
byGroup auto byGroup(): Range of groups in order how they were defined in file.
saveToFile void saveToFile(string fileName): Saves object to file using .ini like format.
saveToString string saveToString(): Saves object to string using .ini like format.
fileName string fileName()
firstComments auto firstComments(): Undocumented in source. Be warned that the author may not have intended to support it.
addFirstComment void addFirstComment(string line): Undocumented in source. Be warned that the author may not have intended to support it.

DesktopFile

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Alias This

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From IniLikeFile

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