xdg Archives - Magenaut

How to validate/verify .desktop files?

August 7, 2022 by Magenaut

I have a couple of .desktop files that aren’t working as expected or not at all. I can’t see any error anywhere and asking for help on each one seems unproductive. Is there a way I can verify that I’m using the correct syntax in the file, that it complies with the FreeDesktop standard, so I can apply specific fixes?

xdg-open on debian 9 fails to open browser

August 6, 2022 by Magenaut

I decided to try lxdm (was using fluxbox and xfce), and discovered that for many programs the url handler was failing, producing this error message;

Open a directory in the default file manager and select a file

August 6, 2022 by Magenaut

In a program which I am writing I want to offer the functionality to open the directory where the file which I am currently processing is located and automatically select that file (so that the user does not need to search for it).