data/Makefile.am has this in it, which disables the desktop file for spicy: # TODO: not sure if we want to do that #desktopdir = $(datadir)/applications #desktop_in_files = spicy.desktop.in #desktop_DATA = $(desktop_in_files:.desktop.in=.desktop) #@INTLTOOL_DESKTOP_RULE@ # #MIMEFILES = spice-mime.xml.in #mimedir = $(datadir)/mime/packages #mime_DATA = spice-mime.xml #@INTLTOOL_XML_RULE@ These means that spicy doesn't show up as an app in gnome-shell, which makes life difficult - it has to be launched from the command line, or via a custom desktop file. Neither option is user-friendly. Can you enable the desktop file? - Mike
hi Mike, as the comment says: "not sure if we want to do that" We don't think spicy should be the fully-featured spice client. Right now, the official client is spicec. A replacement using spice-gtk is still on going. You might want to use vinagre Spice, which has a desktop file and a nicer UI, although it lacks some functionallity (mainly multi-head)
> We don't think spicy should be the fully-featured spice client. Right now, the > official client is spicec. A replacement using spice-gtk is still on going. You > might want to use vinagre Spice, which has a desktop file and a nicer UI, > although it lacks some functionallity (mainly multi-head) I hope you'll re-consider - it's not a big deal to enable the desktop file. What's the downside, exactly? gtk-spice has exactly the right balance of ease-of-use and functionality for my users, I've found. In terms of mouse handling, and switching back to the desktop, gtk-spice works exactly right. It is a lot harder to get vinagre to work effortlessly on a gnome-shell desktop. Not sure about spicec's functionality, but the non-gtk look is all wrong on my desktop. - Mike
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