Make it easier to add launchers

Registered by mojo2012

It should be enough to drag a shortcut from the gnome menu to the dockbarx to create a new launcher. It is quite annoying, to enter the name of the main class (?) of that app. And to open apps before adding them, just to have that dropdown list filled, is imho, an ugly hack.

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Started by
Matias Särs
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Matias Särs

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If you have an suggestion on how this could be implemented, please share.

Aleksey: Oh, I'm not in linux programming ;-) Sorry, I can't help here. But this might work: As soon as an app starter is dropped to dockbarx, launch it. Compare the list of main classes (?) before and after the app has started. The difference of the two lists is the one to be automatically selected. Then close the app.

Lev: That's a pretty good idea, but it wouldn't work if the app is already running.

Aleksey: I am working on new launchers system. Please wait.

Lev: Can't wait to see what you come up with. The more I think about your idea above though, the more I like it. I have some ideas, but I think I'll wait for your new system.

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