Problem Description: When the Categories field of a .desktop file contains multiple categories, the application does not appear in multiple places on the menu/desktop.
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Edit /usr/share/applications/pidgin.desktop
2. Change Categories=Application;Network; to Categories=GTK;Application;Network;Utility;
3. Restart GDM
4. Select "Internet" Category menu filter
5. Select "Accessories" Category menu filter
6. Edit /usr/share/applications/pidgin.desktop
7. Change Categories=GTK;Application;Network;Utility; to Categories=GTK;Application;Utility;Network;
8. Restart GDM
9. Select "Internet" Category menu filter
10. Select "Accessories" Category menu filter
Actual Result:
Icon/Launcher only appears in the "Internet" submenu when Network appears first in list, and only appears in "Accessories" submenu when Utility appears in list first.
Problem Description: When the Categories field of a .desktop file contains multiple categories, the application does not appear in multiple places on the menu/desktop.
Steps to Reproduce: applications/ pidgin. desktop Application; Network; to Categories= GTK;Application ;Network; Utility; applications/ pidgin. desktop GTK;Application ;Network; Utility; to Categories= GTK;Application ;Utility; Network;
1. Edit /usr/share/
2. Change Categories=
3. Restart GDM
4. Select "Internet" Category menu filter
5. Select "Accessories" Category menu filter
6. Edit /usr/share/
7. Change Categories=
8. Restart GDM
9. Select "Internet" Category menu filter
10. Select "Accessories" Category menu filter
Actual Result:
Icon/Launcher only appears in the "Internet" submenu when Network appears first in list, and only appears in "Accessories" submenu when Utility appears in list first.
Expected Result: standards. freedesktop. org/desktop- entry-spec/ latest/ ar01s03. html for valid .desktop file values. Values of type string may contain spaces.
Icon/Launcher appears in both Utility and Network submenus.
Application launches. See http://
Any Workarounds:None