qvm-sync-appmenus <template> problems

[anon]

Hello,

I added some non package software directly to

/usr/share/applications/newsoftware.desktop

following the template of another .desktop file

---

[Desktop Entry]
Name=newsoftware
Comment=
GenericName=web
Exec=/home/user/qutebrowser/.venv/bin/python3 -m qutebrowser
Icon=
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=
X-KDE-StartupNotify=false

qvm-sync-appmenus <template>

---

I moved the newsoftware into the AppVM, which I'm assuming is how the
desktop shortcuts is starting successfully now.

after doing qvm-sync-appmenus <template> in dom0

Issue I'm having is 2 -fold ;

1) one AppVM was showing every single installed software reference,
despite having cleared them to the left in qube settings, so I deleted
it , however its still showing in the Q shortcuts, even after having
removed the dir manually and re-running qvm-sync-appmenus.

2) the template is also now showing *Every installed app despite having
cleared them to the left, though the other AppVMs that are based on it
are behaving.


how should I proceed to get things working normally again ?

1)

[anon]

sorry seems 1st posting body was empty , I move all items to the left in
the template qubes settings, then hit 'refresh applications' ; shutdown
template Qube, however in the Q menu still seeing every application ,
frustrating , I can trash the Template, but that's not going to fix the
fact that the shortcuts still exist for the deleted AppVM I imagine?

[verifia...@86.is]

On 2020-07-02 18:04, anon wrote:
> sorry seems 1st posting body was empty , I move all items to the left in
> the template qubes settings, then hit 'refresh applications' ; shutdown
> template Qube, however in the Q menu still seeing every application ,
> frustrating , I can trash the Template, but that's not going to fix the
> fact that the shortcuts still exist for the deleted AppVM I imagine?
>

I may not be understanding your issue correctly, but I've found that at
least one application needs to be selected, or else all applications
available in a VM will be displayed. However, if you move a single
application to the right, only that application will be shown. So, if
there are VMs that I want to have as few applications displayed as
possible, I just leave the "Start" or terminal application in the
"Selected" column.

[anon]

hmm well if in dom0

qvm-sync-appmenus <template> syncs all the appvm's shortcuts based on
that template,


what command in which domain would sync the shortcut menu items for the
Templates ? maybe 'refresh' button at the top of the Qube settings->
Applications?


as I did try moving all but one item from the Right to the Left and
'refreshing' and noticed I get an icon for that one item, but if I move
everything to the right there are many items with the application
listing but no icon, I do get 4 'Warnings' when I do dom0:
qvm-sync-appmenus Template , one says its missing an icon, another is
missing a 'Name' key  hmmm