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Load desktop entry files(*.desktop) and show them in an application menu for launching commands

Requirements

• py-configparser: parsing desktop entry file
• FiveAM: test framework (optional)

if you are using Quicklisp, then in the REPL:

(ql:quickload :py-configparser)
(ql:quickload :FiveAM)

Usage

• Load module

(load-module "desktop-entry")

• Initialize *entry-list* with the *entry-paths*

(desktop-entry:init-entry-list)

• Add show-desktop-menu command to your keybindings, e.g.:

(define-key *root-map* (kbd "m") "show-desktop-menu")

Customize

• The *entry-paths* is defined as below, you can change the value of it before initialization

(defvar *entry-paths*
  '(#P"/usr/share/applications"
    #P"~/.local/share/applications"))

• Specify other entry-paths

(desktop-entry:init-entry-list [entry paths])

• Add an entry to entry-list

(desktop-entry:add-to-entry-list
  desktop-entry:*entry-list*
  #P"xxx.desktop")

(desktop-entry:add-to-entry-list
  desktop-entry:*entry-list*
  (desktop-entry:make-desktop-entry #P"xxx.desktop"))

(desktop-entry:add-to-entry-list
  desktop-entry:*entry-list*
  (desktop-entry:make-desktop-entry
    '(:name "Google Chrome"
      :entry-type "Application"
      :exec "/usr/bin/google-chrome-stable %U"
      :path nil
      :categories ("Network" "WebBrowser")
      :no-display nil
      :only-show-in nil
      :terminal nil)))

• Add favorite

(desktop-entry:add-favorite-entry <instance of desktop-entry>)
(desktop-entry:add-favorite-entry <name of an entry in *entry-list*>)
(desktop-entry:add-favorite-entry <pathname of a desktop file>)