When I create .desktop files, they don't get found by Trusty's Dash

[John Rose]

Magnifier not found by Trusty's Dash though Manage Launcher (both variants) are. I've tried creating Magnifier.desktop both with 'Manage Launcher', 'Manage Launcher (Administrator)' & Arronax.

root@JohnDesktop:/home/john# ls -l /usr/share/applications/Ma* -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 142 May 7 15:35 /usr/share/applications/Magnifier.desktop -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 322 Oct 1 2013 /usr/share/applications/Manage Launcher (Administrator).desktop -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 281 Oct 1 2013 /usr/share/applications/Manage Launcher.desktop

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: dash 0.5.7-4ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.47-generic 3.13.9
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Wed May 7 16:43:02 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-25 (12 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
SourcePackage: dash
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[John Rose (johnaaronrose)]

Magnifier app not found by Dash whether it's placed in .local/share/applications or /usr/share/applications.

[John Rose (johnaaronrose)]

My mistake. I've found that if I use my own app named Maintain Desktop Configuration Files (written in Gambas using apps from desktop-file-utils & gnome-panel packages) to install a .desktop file from one of my home folders, then the Dash can find it. However, if I use a Terminal cp command then it cannot.