Bug#710653: /usr/bin/gnome-desktop-item-edit: Right-click on desktop should provide the option to add a launcher

[Derek Freder]

Package: gnome-panel
Version: 3.4.2.1-4
Severity: wishlist
File: /usr/bin/gnome-desktop-item-edit

Dear Maintainer,

it took me 10min just to figure out via the www how to create a desktop-
launcher. ( Debian 7 + gnome )
In order to keep things easy for me, I created a desktop-launcher which can
create desktop-launchers.
"gnome-desktop-item-edit --create-new /home/myUser/Desktop"

I think this functionallity is used real often. But in the current gnome, it is
real difficult to make use of it ( I was forced to use the console)  We could
make Debian more user-friendly by providing the option "add laucher" when doing
a right-click on the desktop.

Or maybe in Debian 8 this is already foreseen?



-- System Information:
Debian Release: 7.0
  APT prefers stable-updates
  APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386

Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages gnome-panel depends on:
ii  gconf-service              3.2.5-1+build1
ii  gnome-icon-theme-symbolic  3.4.0-2
ii  gnome-menus                3.4.2-5
ii  gnome-panel-data           3.4.2.1-4
ii  libatk1.0-0                2.4.0-2
ii  libc6                      2.13-38
ii  libcairo-gobject2          1.12.2-3
ii  libcairo2                  1.12.2-3
ii  libdconf0                  0.12.1-3
ii  libebook-1.2-13            3.4.4-3
ii  libecal-1.2-11             3.4.4-3
ii  libedataserver-1.2-16      3.4.4-3
ii  libedataserverui-3.0-1     3.4.4-3
ii  libgconf-2-4               3.2.5-1+build1
ii  libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0         2.26.1-1
ii  libglib2.0-0               2.33.12+really2.32.4-5
ii  libgnome-desktop-3-2       3.4.2-1
ii  libgnome-menu-3-0          3.4.2-5
ii  libgtk-3-0                 3.4.2-6
ii  libgweather-3-0            3.4.1-1+build1
ii  libical0                   0.48-2
ii  libice6                    2:1.0.8-2
ii  libpanel-applet-4-0        3.4.2.1-4
ii  libpango1.0-0              1.30.0-1
ii  librsvg2-2                 2.36.1-1
ii  libsm6                     2:1.2.1-2
ii  libsoup2.4-1               2.38.1-2
ii  libtelepathy-glib0         0.18.2-2
ii  libwnck-3-0                3.4.2-1
ii  libx11-6                   2:1.5.0-1+deb7u1
ii  libxau6                    1:1.0.7-1
ii  libxml2                    2.8.0+dfsg1-7+nmu1
ii  libxrandr2                 2:1.3.2-2+deb7u1

Versions of packages gnome-panel recommends:
ii  alacarte                3.5.3-1
ii  evolution-data-server   3.4.4-3
ii  gnome-applets           3.4.1-3
ii  gnome-control-center    1:3.4.3.1-2
ii  gnome-icon-theme        3.4.0-2
ii  gnome-session           3.4.2.1-4
ii  gnome-session-fallback  3.4.2.1-4
ii  gvfs                    1.12.3-4

Versions of packages gnome-panel suggests:
ii  gnome-terminal [x-terminal-emulator]  3.4.1.1-2
ii  gnome-user-guide                      3.4.2-1+build1
ii  nautilus                              3.4.2-1+build1
ii  xterm [x-terminal-emulator]           278-4
ii  yelp                                  3.4.2-1+b1

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