workrave does not appear in dash due to 2 multiline Comments in workrave.desktop (Comment[pl] & Comment[ru]

[Jack Leigh]

Install workrave
Search for workrave in dash

Workrave is not found (only an Amazon result)

Icon should appear for program

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: workrave 1.10-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-12.21-generic 3.8.2
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-12-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.9.1-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Mar 13 15:35:11 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-03-02 (11 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha amd64 (20130302)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: workrave
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

This is likely an issue with the application's .desktop file causing it not to appear.

[Jack Leigh (leighman)]

Seems to be the multiline Comment translations

[razor7 (ghiamar)]

Edited .desktop contents in /usr/share/applications/workrave.desktop with this and worked.

[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Terminal=false
Icon=workrave
Type=Application
Categories=Utility;GTK;Accessibility
Exec=workrave
Name=Workrave
GenericName=Workrave
Comment=Assists in the prevention and recovery of Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Christian Kirbach (christian-kirbach-e)]

When upgrading deb packages I get:

WARNING:softwarecenter.db.update:The file: '/usr/share/app-install/desktop/workrave:workrave.desktop' could not be read correctly. The application associated with this file will not be included in the software catalog. Please consider raising a bug report for this issue with the maintainer of that application

which is most likely due to this issue.

nazgul@rivendell:~$ desktop-file-validate /usr/share/app-install/desktop/workrave:workrave.desktop
/usr/share/app-install/desktop/workrave:workrave.desktop: error: file contains line "- RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury) oraz wspomaga rekonwalescencj?", which is not a comment, a group or an entry
/usr/share/app-install/desktop/workrave:workrave.desktop: error: line " ???????? ? ?????? ?????? ????????? ??????????." starts with a space. Comment, group and key-value lines should not start with a space. The validation will continue, with the leading spaces ignored.
/usr/share/app-install/desktop/workrave:workrave.desktop: error: file contains line "???????? ? ?????? ?????? ????????? ??????????.", which is not a comment, a group or an entry
/usr/share/app-install/desktop/workrave:workrave.desktop: error: file contains multiple keys named "Categories" in group "Desktop Entry"
/usr/share/app-install/desktop/workrave:workrave.desktop: error: value "Application;Other" for string list key "Categories" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/app-install/desktop/workrave:workrave.desktop: error: value "Utility;GTK;Accessibility" for string list key "Categories" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character

[Christian Kirbach (christian-kirbach-e)]

Using common sense, the following should do:

[Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot (crichton)]

The attachment "patch for desktop file" seems to be a patch. If it isn't, please remove the "patch" flag from the attachment, remove the "patch" tag, and if you are a member of the ~ubuntu-reviewers, unsubscribe the team.

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[Jack Leigh (leighman)]

Do the lines need to be removed from the .po files in the source or is this done through launchpad somehow?

[Viktor (viktor196262)]

[Desktop Entry]
X-AppInstall-Package=workrave
X-AppInstall-Popcon=500
X-AppInstall-Section=universe

Type=Application
Categories=Utility;GTK;Accessibility;
Exec=workrave
Icon=workrave
Comment=Assists in the prevention and recovery of Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI)
Comment[pl]=RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury) oraz wspomaga rekonwalescencjД™
Comment[ru]=запястья и снятии общего мышечного напряжения.
Name=Workrave

X-Ubuntu-Gettext-Domain=app-install-data

#Вот это скопировать и заменить в убунту 13.04

[Mumin Bayoumi (muminbayoumi)]

So any solution for this bug? coz its kinda annoyin see. Sorry for the useless comment.

[Jordi Mallach (jordi)]

It's fixed in Debian...

[Mumin Bayoumi (muminbayoumi)]

How bout Ubuntu. 13.04

[Matt Fischer (mfisch)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. However, I am closing it because the bug has been fixed in the latest development version of Ubuntu - Saucy Salamander.

This is a significant bug in Ubuntu. If you need a fix for the bug in previous versions of Ubuntu, please do steps 1 and 2 of the SRU Procedure [1] to bring the need to a developer's attention.

[1]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates#Procedure