Comment 15 for bug 145418

1. what do you mean exactly? just using the desktop filename? how would you figure in what directory it's stored then and if an user modified version or the system one should be used?
2. when you dnd from the desktop to gnome-panel the actual file is the desktop one
3. the menu should not overlap the gnome-panel bars, you should open a bug about that

when doing a dnd from the gnome-panel to the desktop you want to do a copy so the user can edit the launcher, when doing a dnd to the gnome-panel you want to point to the launcher so changes are reflected

the easier way there would probably to do a copy but update it dynamically when the launcher change or to have a clear error messages about the issue when using use a launcher not available