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How to Add a Terminal Velocity icon to Ubuntu's Dash and Launcher

seanh edited this page Mar 7, 2013 · 6 revisions

Thanks to Chris Johnston for this tip:

To add a Terminal Velocity icon to Ubuntu's dash and launcher, create a file at .local/share/applications/terminalvelocity.desktop with these contents:

[Desktop Entry]
Comment=Fast note-taking app
StartupWMClass=terminal_velocity
Name=Terminal Velocity
Exec=gnome-terminal --disable-factory --class=terminal_velocity --title="Terminal Velocity" --geometry=80x24+220+120 -e "terminal_velocity -c ~/.tv"
StartupNotify=false
Terminal=false
Version=1.0
X-MultipleArgs=false
Type=Application
Categories=Utility;
Icon=menu-editor

Now if you open the dash and search for terminal velocity, you should see an icon that launches it:

Terminal Velocity Unity Dash icon

You can drag this icon to the launcher like any other dash icon:

Terminal Velocity Unity Launcher icon

When launched this way, Terminal Velocity will also have its own icon in the application switcher:

Terminal Velocity Unity switcher icon