Multiple KDE applications in pcmanfm-qt "Applications"

[stefonarch]

Stumbled upon that testing the fix for #1401

Okular and Marble show multiple files in "Applications":

ls /usr/share/applications/ |grep marble
marble_geojson.desktop
marble_gpx.desktop
marble_kml.desktop
marble_kmz.desktop
marble_shp.desktop

In the panel's menu only one is shown.

Expected Behavior

Similar as in the menu only one should be shown

Current Behavior

System Information

• Distribution & Version: all, git master

[tsujan]

Yes but the problem is deeper. See lxqt/libfm-qt#417

I close this not because it isn't valid but because a more fundamental change is needed.

[stefonarch]

I just wonder why KDE need tons of okular.desktop but anyway - I hardly ever look in menu://applications/

[tsujan]

Oh, I think this isn't a bug. All those items in your screenshot have italic texts. It means they are hidden. Do you show hidden files under menu://applications/?

[tsujan]

This is correct (see Krita icons):

[tsujan]

I just wonder why KDE need tons of okular.desktop

If you go to /usr/share/applications and drop them into a text editor, you'll see the differences between them. I'd say KDE does a weird thing but since it adds NoDisplay=true to them, there's no problem.

[stefonarch]

You'r right, for some reason "show hidden" was set there. So no issue, but I didn't think about hidden files there to be honest :)

[tsujan]

Probably, you wanted to test the recursive customization there and showed hidden files under menu://applications/.

I think it's better to check pcmanfm-qt → Preferences → Display → Show icons of hidden files shadowed by default for the user to distinguish hidden files immediately.

[stefonarch]

Good point!