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Generic name is attached to the Name field in the .desktop file
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RESOLVED: FIXED

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Description trondsg 2008-05-15 12:13:28 CEST
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The name of Thunar is Thunar. Not Thunar File Manager. So the desktop file should be like this:
Name=Thunar
Generic Name=File Manager

There are two reasons for this:
1. That's the correct way of doing it.
2. Doing it this incorrect way makes menu software that displays both the Name and the Generic Name look broken, when it's just following the standard.
Example: I write a menu that shows the programs as Generic Name (Name). For Abiword it would look like this: "Word Processor (Abiword)". With Thunar's broken desktop file it would look like this: "File Manager (Thunar File Manager)".

Also, the version selection field for Thunar in this bugzilla lacks 0.9.

Reproducible: Always

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I'm not filing this as minor, as there doing a _reliable_ workaround in the software following the standards is not easy (especially when localisation is involved).
Comment 1 Jannis Pohlmann editbugs 2008-11-28 18:22:21 CET
This is fixed in revision 28940:

	* Thunar.desktop.in.in: Use "Thunar" for Name. This fixes bug #4084.

Bug #4084

Reported by:
trondsg
Reported on: 2008-05-15
Last modified on: 2009-07-17

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Assignee:
Jannis Pohlmann
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2 users

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