BAMF doesn't consider desktop files in ~/.local/share/applications

[Alex]

Binary package hint: unity

I made a custom Launcher following Jorge Castro's Guide on ask-ubuntu: http://askubuntu.com/questions/34597/how-do-i-make-a-custom-launcher-for-terminal-applications.

After placing the Launcher in ~/.local/share/applications it was visible in the Dash, but I could not drop it on the Launcher. After moving the file to /usr/share/applications this was possible.

The bug IMHO is that now its available system wide - when in truth it is a customization only for my user. I consider this a security risk too - of course depending on the implemented feats of the custom Launcher.

[Marco Biscaro (marcobiscaro2112)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please answer these questions:

* Is this reproducible?
* If so, what specific steps should we take to recreate this bug?

This will help us to find and resolve the problem.

[Alex (aaaaalex)]

Steps to reproduce:

1st: Create a Launcher (something.desktop) in $HOME/.local/share/applications
2nd: Find the Launcher in Dash and try dragging and dropping it onto the Unity Launcher (the thing on the side)
3rd: Move the Launcher you created to /usr/share/applications
4th: Repeat step 2

Sorry for not making this clear.

[Jamie Strandboge (jdstrand)]

Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. We appreciate the difficulties you are facing, but this appears to be a "regular" (non-security) bug. I have unmarked it as a security issue since this bug does not show evidence of allowing attackers to cross privilege boundaries nor directly cause loss of data/privacy. Please feel free to report any other bugs you may find.

[Andrew (andrew-rw-robinson)]

Not only can you not drag launchers, but you can't run them either.
1) run a launcher using alt+f2 and there is a *.desktop file in ~/.local/share/applications for it
2) the icon correctly appears in the dock.
3) right+click and select "Keep in Launcher"
4) close the app
5) Click the launcher in the dock, nothing happens

[Bilal Akhtar (bilalakhtar)]

This is a bug in BAMF.

[Marco Trevisan (Treviño) (3v1n0)]

Mh, is this really related to BAMF? If it's visible dash, then BAMF references it (and uses it for matching). Adding it to the launcher is something related to unity.

[Stefano Bagnatica (thepisu)]

You should see this other bug:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/746343?comments=all

That should be a clear example of this issue (and so related to BAMF).