From 7be91927ef31da4f3b4a72bc2f820525db65a206 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matthias Klumpp Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2024 22:45:11 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] trivial: Improve desktop-app description a little References to packaging aren't ideal in a world where bundles exist, and general application listings are derived from metainfo data, so clarify what desktop-entry files are for. --- docs/xml/metainfo-desktopapp.xml | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/xml/metainfo-desktopapp.xml b/docs/xml/metainfo-desktopapp.xml index 0ac30fcf..7c90e264 100644 --- a/docs/xml/metainfo-desktopapp.xml +++ b/docs/xml/metainfo-desktopapp.xml @@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ Introduction A desktop application is interactive software that presents a graphical interface to the user. - To appear in application listings, the packaged application must include a Freedesktop .desktop file. + To appear in menus, the desktop application must include a + Freedesktop .desktop file. AppStream generators may pull data from the preexisting .desktop files to represent an application in the AppStream metadata pool. Upstream projects should