Folder view applications icons problem

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Hi, there!
I’ve a leap 15.1 fresh installation with KDE desktop environment.
I added a “folder view” widget to the desktop. And then, I copied some applications (e.g. Firefox) from “Applications Menu” to that folder.
When I click on the Firefox icon on the folder on the desktop, it opens KWrite showing the content of “Firefox.desktop” file instead to run Firefox application.

The content of “Firefox.desktop” file is:


[Desktop Entry]
Categories=Network;WebBrowser;GTK;
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Firefox
GenericName=Web Browser
Comment=Web Browser
TryExec=firefox
Exec=firefox %u
Icon=firefox
Terminal=false
StartupNotify=true
MimeType=text/html;text/xml;application/xhtml+xml;application/vnd.mozilla.xul+xml;text/mml;application/x-xpinstall;x-scheme-handler/http;x-scheme-handler/https;x-scheme-handler/ftp;
Type=Application


Actions=PrivateBrowsing;


[Desktop Action PrivateBrowsing]
Name=New Private Browsing Window
Exec=firefox --private-window %u

If I link the application, instead of copy, from “Applications Menu” to the folder, I get the same result.

I think I have to change some setting to get the application running by clicking in its icon on folder view, but I can’t find it.

Can sombody help me?

Thank you very much.

2

If you right-click on firefox.desktop, then select »Properties«, do you get an »Application« tab?

http://susepaste.org/images/39805943.png

You then should be able to fine-tune what will happen in »Advanced Options«.

3

Thank you for reply, unix111!
I tried with the Advanced Options, like Run in a Terminal, but I get the same result.

4

If you create a new user account with YaST for testing and try the same with that new user, can you then launch Firefox from the desktop? If yes, the problem is local to your standard user; if no, the problem is system-wide. Maybe we then can go from there.

5

Thank you, unix111!
But I found the solution to my problem in Internet.

I change the property “behaviourOnLaunch” to “execute” in “~/.config/kiorc” file. (I don’t know, where this property is in System Settings window.)

Thank you very much.