What .desktop file options are available?

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It looks like we've acquired quite a few new options in desktop files lately. Some of these are explained in very narrow posts, such as how to add a static quicklist to a Unity LauncherEntry. Others are difficult to find documentation for. We seem to have non-standard items in some Gnome applications, for instance, beginning with X-GNOME-

So the question is: where can I find information about all of these, including these extensions? Are there extensions for all desktop environments, like KDE, Xfce and LXDE as well? In other words, what I am seeking, is a complete desktop file reference. Before you answer, please check for duplicates in http://standards.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/latest/ar01s05.html. Those are standard and that's a good reference for those. It is all those other types I'm interested in.

score 6 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 19 '12 at 08:35

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http://standards.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/latest/index.html#introduction

This page has some sort of specs for .desktop files.

answered Sep 19 '12 at 08:35

Juzer Ali

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score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 30 '12 at 09:12

There doesn't seem to be any such centralized documentation for all .desktop file options. That would've been nice. I'll mark this as answered for now, but if someone makes such a documentation site, please edit this answer, or add a new one and I'll accept that instead. Because I think the question is valid, even if there are no answers.

What .desktop file options are available?

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