Comment 5 for bug 526138

Ok, so using a rebuilt version that uses ..._get_value:

cCommand now fills with the entire command value, BUT...
in _launch_from_file:
107 if (cCommand != NULL)
108 {
109 gchar *str = strchr (cCommand, '%');
110 if (str != NULL)
111 *str = '\0';

This sequence truncates the string "kst -caption \"%c\" %i %m" to just "kst -caption \"".
Since there is no code to handle the freedesktop field codes, the function cairo_dock_launch_command_full() is fed an invalid command that chokes with a "no EOF" error when fed to system(). So, long story short, using g_key_file_get_value is a step in the right direction, but we're not there yet.

I did compare it to the gnome-panel code that performs the equivalent task, and gnome-panel handles the launchers in a completely different way. I think I can come up with a patch for this function that will get the right functionality in there without too big a change--only adding a few lines to applet-util.c to handle the various freedesktop field codes.

I'll let you know what I come up with.