apps installed from source are hard to lock in launcher

Bug #1000011 reported by Pedro Bessa
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This bug affects 1 person
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
BAMF
Invalid
Low
Unassigned
Unity
Invalid
Low
Unassigned

Bug Description

1. get Sublime Text 2 from http://www.sublimetext.com/2
2. install it
3. launch it
4. lock it in Launcher
5. close it

Expected Results: Sublime Text 2 remains locked in launcher
Actual Results: Sublime Text 2 isn't locked in launcher any longer

Additional Comments: it's laborious to create a .desktop file for Sublime Text 2, an other for Instantbird 1, yet an other for Firefox 13 Beta etc, because the inside of a typical .desktop file is long

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: unity 5.12-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.38-generic-pae 3.2.16
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,unityshell]
Date: Tue May 15 22:12:53 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta i386 (20120328)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=pt_BR:pt:en
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=pt_BR.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

Revision history for this message
Pedro Bessa (pedbessa) wrote :
Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
Omer Akram (om26er)
affects: unity (Ubuntu) → unity
Changed in bamf:
importance: Undecided → Low
Omer Akram (om26er)
Changed in bamf:
status: New → Confirmed
Changed in unity:
status: New → Confirmed
Revision history for this message
Andrea Azzarone (azzar1) wrote :

Newer unity versions fix this issue creating at run-time a desktop file in case it is missing. Marking ad invalid.

Changed in bamf:
status: Confirmed → Invalid
Changed in unity:
status: Confirmed → Invalid
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