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I appear to have the same problem... the properties button does not function<BR>
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Running alacarte from the command line yields the following results when pressing the properties button...<BR>
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Traceback (most recent call last):<BR>
File "/usr/share/alacarte/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 470, in on_properties_button_clicked<BR>
self.on_edit_properties_activate(None)<BR>
File "/usr/share/alacarte/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 339, in on_edit_properties_activate<BR>
process = subprocess.Popen(['gnome-desktop-item-edit', file_path], env=os.environ)<BR>
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 679, in __init__<BR>
errread, errwrite)<BR>
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 1259, in _execute_child<BR>
raise child_exception<BR>
OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory<BR>
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I hope this is of some use.<BR>
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alacarte version is 3.5.3-1<BR>
running debian testing/unstable on amd64<BR>
kernel 3.7.8-1-experimental<BR>
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Regards<BR>
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Harry
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