Open a jar application with a single click

[Jerry3904]

{I think this should be a MX default]

I am always annoyed that to run a jar application such as the referencer JabRef neither of the obvious steps works:
1. click on, it b/c that opens Archive Manager
2. right-click > Open with another application, b/c Java is not listed there.
That means that the average user will first need to find out what command is needed, then open a terminal and use it with the correct syntax--not what MX Linux is about!

I did a websearch on "linux launch jar application" and found on the first page the following neat solution:

• Open a root Thunar in /usr/share/applications/
• Click File > Create Document > Empty file
• In the name box that pops up, type java.desktop and click Return
• Click on the newly created file to open it in Leafpad
• Paste in the following:

  Code: Select all

  [Desktop Entry]
  Name=Java
  Comment=Java
  GenericName=Java
  Keywords=java
  Exec=java -jar %f
  Terminal=false
  X-MultipleArgs=false
  Type=Application
  MimeType=application/x-java-archive
  StartupNotify=true

• Save the file and exit.

Now when you click a jar application it will open correctly.

EDIT: this needs an icon for the menu

[skidoo]

Is there a consolidated "collected Thunar custom actions" topic in this forum?
If not, seems like a good project and a good pinned thread candidate.

(140+ results) https://www.google.com/#q=thunar+custom ... munity.org
(800+ results) https://www.google.com/#q=thunar+custom ... github.com
(29k+ results) https://www.google.com/#q=thunar+custom ... collection

Back in the day, we had an extensive custom actions topic at the (now disappeared) SalineOS forum.

[Jerry3904]

Nope. I thought about making it a custom action, but decided it was better to make it what the user expects.

[Stevo]

Is there some package we can add that to, something like antix-goodies?

[anticapitalista]

Any suggestions for the icon?

[Jerry3904]

There's a couple already on board IIRC, will look later

[skidoo]

[redacted]
misunderstood the intended icon usage (for a .desktop launcher) when I posted this

[Stevo]

This one, only edited to say "Java", as in a jar full of Java. (Frappaccino? mmmm)



No problem with copyright, as it's on openclipart.

Edit: like this

java-jar.png

I also attached the zip of the vector svg file. I'm pretty sure that xfce4 can use svg files as icons, though Debian policy seems to require png or xpm bitmaps.

[Jerry3904]

I like it! But do we need a (little tiny) trademark symbol for the name on the label?

[skidoo]

a (little tiny) trademark symbol for the name on the label

it's already there.
Maybe it's too small to be seen unless sub-pixel hinting is enabled?









oops, no... that's just a booger on my screen