Bug#851305: onboard doesn't show any information in mate-session-properties

[Mike Gabriel]

Hi shirish,

On  Sa 14 Jan 2017 08:49:38 CET, shirish शिरीष wrote:

> at bottom :-
>
> On 14/01/2017, Jeremy Bicha <jbicha at ubuntu.com> wrote:
>> On 13 January 2017 at 15:32, shirish शिरीष <shirishag75 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Onboard doesn't show/share any description when opened up in
>>> mate-session-properties. Sharing a picture for the same. Look forward
>>> to seeing this fixed.
>>
>> I thought /etc/xdg/autostart/onboard-autostart.desktop had
>> NoDisplay=true set so you should not see it in the "Startup
>> Applications" app or whatever MATE calls it.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jeremy Bicha
>>
>
> While what you say is true, i.e. -
>
> ─[$] cat /etc/xdg/autostart/onboard-autostart.desktop | grep NoDisplay
>      5	NoDisplay=true
>
> But it's untrue that it is not displayed in MATE 'Startup Application
> Preferences' as had shared  the screenshot yesterday.
>
> Also, for sake for argument, why should it not be displayed ? It is a
> legitimate service (for blind people hence accessibility) as well as
> for people whose keyboard goes wonky (has happened once or twice in
> the past) and not able to change keyboards in a jiffy. So it's a type
> of self-insurance.
>
> Also, it's part of the MATE universe so it should have a description
> when it's installed, do know it comes from Priorty: 'optional' suite.
>
> Look forward to having it fixed.

Please take some time and propose a patch please. Thanks!

Mike

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