- 1 Introduction
- 2 Basic format of the file
- 3 Possible value types
- 4 Localized values for keys
- 5 Recognized desktop entry keys
- 6 The
Execkey - 7 Registering MIME Types
- 8 Extending the format
- A Example Desktop Entry File
- B Currently reserved for use within KDE
- C Deprecated Items
- D The
Legacy-MixedEncoding (Deprecated)
B Currently reserved for use within KDE #
For historical reasons KDE is using some KDE-specific extensions
that are currently not prefixed by a X-KDE- prefix.
KDE specific keys:
ServiceTypes,DocPath,Keywords,InitialPreferenceKDE specific types:
ServiceType,ServiceandFSDevice
KDE uses the following additional keys for desktop entries of the
FSDevice type.
Table B.1: FSDevice Specific Keys #
| Key | Description | Value Type |
|---|---|---|
Dev | The device to mount. | string |
FSType | The type of file system to try to mount. | string |
MountPoint | The mount point of the device in question. | string |
ReadOnly | Specifies whether or not the device is read only. | boolean |
UnmountIcon |
Icon to display when device is not mounted. Mounted devices display icon from the Icon key.
UnmountIcons may be localized with the UnmountIcon[xx]= syntax.
| string |