Re: [libreoffice-users] LO 5.3 glitches

On Fri, 3 Feb 2017 10:21:38 -0800
Girvin Herr <gherrl@fastmail.com> wrote:

> I can confirm Paul's solution.  I use Slackware Linux and xfce4 for
> my desktop.  xfce provides a similar popup when the .desktop file is
> not +x.  I routinely change the *.desktop files to +x to quiet the
> xfce complaints.
>
> IMHO, This is not exactly a LO problem.  Sure, they could ship the 
> distro with all .desktop files +x but that is not the proper
> solution, nor is it LO's responsibility.  The proper solution is to
> get the packager to make the change, or do it yourself as a part of
> system configuration.
>
> As for changing the .desktop properties, such as the text or icon,
> that information is embedded into the .desktop file, which, as you 
> discovered, is owned by root and cannot be changed without being
> root. I would suggest making a user-editable version by changing the
> symlink to the .desktop file in your ~/Desktop directory to a copy of
> the .desktop file itself.  Just find the desktop file and copy it
> into your ~/Desktop directory.  Doing the copy should change the
> permissions to your user permissions.  If not, then you may have to
> be root to change them.  When you have a user version, then you can
> change the .desktop properties, including its filename which may be
> used as the desktop icon text.  Here, I am assuming your desktop
> abides by the opendesktop standards, which include the ~/Desktop
> directory.  xfce does and so does kde.  If not, you may have to find
> out where your desktop places the .desktop files displayed on the
> desktop.
>
> HTH.
>
> Girvin Herr

well Girvan, I'm a slob and have a working fix, so notwithstanding the
logic of your suggestions, with which I agree, I think I'll park this
advice for another upgrade. I'll send along a note to the packager as
you suggest though.

Thanks!

D

> On 02/03/2017 06:38 AM, Paul D. Mirowsky wrote:
> > Try changing the Icon properties set to allow execute.
> >
> > This may help.
> >
> >
> > On 2/2/2017 7:36 PM, Dave Stevens wrote:  
> > > Minor ones, the download and install were fine and that fixed my
> > > lack of spell-checking that I was complaining of here a while back.
> > >
> > > I'm using Linux Mint 18. The new icons for version 5.3 showed up
> > > in the start menu and they work. My boot process ends at a desktop
> > > so I like to have a LO Writer icon on the desktop so I can start
> > > there if I want. I popped up the start menu, went into "office"
> > > then with the mouse over the LO Writer icon, dragged it to the
> > > desktop, leaving me with a desktop icon as launcher. Clicking on
> > > the desktop icon gives a dialog box with a message, "untrusted
> > > application launcher" and "The application launcher
> > > 'libre-office5-3writer.desktop' has not been marked as trusted. If
> > > you do not know the source of this file, launching it may be
> > > unsafe." Below are two buttons, "Launch anyway" and "Cancel" I
> > > always launch and it works fine. Still it would be nice to make it
> > > trusted.
> > >
> > > Also the icon has a little lock emblem in the top right corner.
> > > Ordinarily I expect to see that when I'm running as a user and
> > > trying to launch a program owned by root. And finally I'd like to
> > > be able to change the icon image and label text but an attempt to
> > > rename through the icon properties dialogue box leaves me with a
> > > message box telling me the item could not be renamed and 'unable
> > > to rename desktop file.'
> > >
> > > All small stuff the upgrade is still very worthwhile.
> > > TIA
> > >
> > > Dave
> > >
> > >  
> >
> >  



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