GNU bug report logs - #21042
There exists etc/emacs.desktop. Please consider adding an emacsclient.desktop

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Message #5 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Vaidheeswaran C <vaidheeswaran.chinnaraju <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Cc: Rusi <rustompmody <at> gmail.com>
Subject: There exists etc/emacs.desktop. Please consider adding an
 emacsclient.desktop
Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2015 09:38:45 +0530

I am filing this bug report on behalf of Rusi.  See this thread
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-gnu-emacs/2015-07/msg00254.html

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There exists etc/emacs.desktop.  Please consider adding an
emacsclient.desktop

On my debian wheezy, there is a desktop file for emacs but NOT for
emacsclient.  I have a feeling that, once Emacs repo officially
recommends a emacsclient.desktop file and mention that in NEWS file,
package distributors would be inclined to explore means to package
this file on their distributions.

$ dpkg -S /usr/bin/emacsclient.emacs23
emacs23-bin-common: /usr/bin/emacsclient.emacs23

$ dpkg -L emacs23-bin-common | grep desktop

$ dpkg -L emacs23 | grep desktop
/usr/share/applications/emacs23.desktop

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FWIW (and tangentially related to Emacs), my box ships with a desktop
file for gnuclient.

$ dpkg -L gnuserv | grep desktop
/usr/share/applications/gnuserv.desktop

$ cat /usr/share/applications/gnuserv.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=gnuclient
GenericName=gnuclient
Comment=Client for the GNU Emacs Text Editor
Exec=/usr/bin/gnuclient.emacs
TryExec=gnuclient
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Application;Utility;TextEditor;
MimeType=text/plain

Message #8 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Vaidheeswaran C <vaidheeswaran.chinnaraju <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#21042: There exists etc/emacs.desktop. Please consider adding
 an emacsclient.desktop
Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2015 23:22:25 +0530

> There exists etc/emacs.desktop.  Please consider adding an
> emacsclient.desktop

Two suggestions:

1. Let the default "recommendation" open a new frame.  I use GUI Emacs.
   So, in my case a "-c" in the switch.

    -nw, -t, --tty       Open a new Emacs frame on the current terminal

    -c, --create-frame   Create a new frame instead of trying to
                         use the current Emacs frame

2. A new icon for emacsclient

Message #13 received at 21042 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Vaidheeswaran C <vaidheeswaran.chinnaraju <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 23141 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, 21042 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Rusi <rustompmody <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#23141: 25.1.50; emacsclient.desktop
Date: Sun, 07 Feb 2021 14:55:48 +0100

Vaidheeswaran C <vaidheeswaran.chinnaraju <at> gmail.com> writes:

> There exists etc/emacs.desktop.  Please consider adding an
> emacsclient.desktop

This was added to Emacs 28 earlier this year, so I'm closing this bug
report.

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(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
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