Can't "create application shortcut" in Chromium/Chrome
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Can't "create application shortcut" in Chromium/Chrome
Since I upgraded to Linux Mint 14 64 bit Cinnamon, I can't "create application shortcut" in Google Chromium or Chrome anymore. When I use this Chrome functionnality (under "Tools"), it creates an invalid shorcut on the desk. I can see in the properties of this shortcut that it misses all the parameters that used to be there in previous Mints. I'm using Linux Mint 64 bit Cinnamon since Mint 12, then Mint 13, and it always worked flawlessly before. Now it doesnt anymore. I know there are more complex ways to create web shortcuts, but I don't want to fiddle with this every time I want a new one. This is clearly a regression. Anybody got a clue? Should I create a bug report?
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Re: Can't "create application shortcut" in Chromium/Chrome
In properties Command field what does say and what does it suppose to say?
Re: Can't "create application shortcut" in Chromium/Chrome
In previous Mint versions (12 and 13), properties of shortcuts created in Chrome/Chromium looked like this:
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-7IYH ... 253A12.png
In Mint 14 it looks like this:
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-LzFr ... mint14.png
Cinnamon 1.6.7 does'nt seem to be involved, since my Mint 13 also runs 1.6.7. I have no clue. Chrome (23) and Chromium versions are the same.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-7IYH ... 253A12.png
In Mint 14 it looks like this:
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-LzFr ... mint14.png
Cinnamon 1.6.7 does'nt seem to be involved, since my Mint 13 also runs 1.6.7. I have no clue. Chrome (23) and Chromium versions are the same.
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Re: Can't "create application shortcut" in Chromium/Chrome
It looks you just have desktop icon with no command. I don't know why that happened but you can make launcher by right clicking the desktop>Choose Creaet Launcher and put in the commande field
and it should work. Or might have use
depending on your system.
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/usr/bin/chromium-browser --app=picasaweb.google.com/
and it should work. Or might have use
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opt/google/chrome/google-chrome --app=picasaweb.google.com/
Re: Can't "create application shortcut" in Chromium/Chrome
Thanks for the answer, but I already know that way of creating a launcher. I'm disapponted that the easy way worked in Mint 12 and 13 and not in Mint 14.TheDynamicHamza21 wrote:but you can make launcher by right clicking the desktop>Choose Creaet Launcher and put in the commande field
Re: Can't "create application shortcut" in Chromium/Chrome
I got no time to lose with this bug, so I reinstalled LM13. It's an LTS and it's solid and stable. Good luck for solving this.
Re: Can't "create application shortcut" in Chromium/Chrome
You need to edit the shortcut file with gedit (or equivalent):
For example, edit the first line of the file:
#!/usr/bin/env xdg-open[Desktop Entry]
to be:
#!/usr/bin/env xdg-open
[Desktop Entry]
For example, edit the first line of the file:
#!/usr/bin/env xdg-open[Desktop Entry]
to be:
#!/usr/bin/env xdg-open
[Desktop Entry]