Show "Program couldn't start" error if .desktop fails

Bug #1117672 reported by Andrea Basso
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This bug affects 3 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Slingshot
Confirmed
Wishlist
Unassigned

Bug Description

When a program crashes before showing its GUI, the user has no clue whether it crashed or it just has long loading times. In case of error, showing a nice dialog could solve the problem.

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Arturo Torres Sánchez (r2d2.art2005) wrote :

I agree, but I don't think Slingshot should handle this... Maybe Apport?

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Cody Garver (codygarver) wrote :

Apport catches crashes and will be disabled on stable release.

Cody Garver (codygarver)
Changed in slingshot:
assignee: nobody → elementary UX Team (elementary-design)
Changed in slingshot:
status: New → Confirmed
summary: - It'd be nice to have a "Program couldn't star" error
+ It'd be nice to have a "Program couldn't start" error
summary: - It'd be nice to have a "Program couldn't start" error
+ Show "Program couldn't start" error if .desktop fails
Changed in slingshot:
status: Confirmed → In Progress
assignee: elementary UX Team (elementary-design) → Fabio Zaramella (fabiozaramella)
Changed in slingshot:
assignee: Fabio Zaramella (fabiozaramella) → nobody
status: In Progress → Confirmed
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