Turns out a lot of them are broken:
sauerbraten.desktop:
[WD] Line 2: Deprecated key “Encoding”
[EE] Line 10: Invalid category: “Application”
teeworlds.desktop:
[WD] Line 2: Deprecated key “Encoding”
sr-editor.desktop:
[EE] Line 17: Invalid category: “Application”
stone-soup.desktop:
[WD] Line 2: Deprecated key “Encoding”
[EE] Line 10: Invalid category: “Application”
goonies.desktop:
[WD] Line 2: Deprecated key “Encoding”
[EE] Line 9: Invalid category: “Application”
irrlamb.desktop:
[EE] Line 8: Invalid category: “PuzzleGame”
ufoai-safe.desktop:
[WD] Line 3: Deprecated key “Encoding”
[EE] Line 12: Invalid category: “Application”
stuntrally.desktop:
[EE] Line 14: Invalid category: “Application”
blockout2.desktop:
[WD] Line 3: Deprecated key “Encoding”
[EE] Line 9: Boolean setting “Terminal” has invalid value “False”
[EE] Line 10: Invalid category: “Application”
CorsixTH.desktop:
[WW] Line 3: Version 0.41-r1078 is not recognized
[WD] Line 10: Deprecated key “Encoding”
astromenace.desktop:
[WD] Line 2: Deprecated key “Encoding”
[EE] Line 10: Invalid category: “Application”
opendungeons.desktop:
[WW] Line 3: Version 0.7.1 is not recognized
xonotic-sdl.desktop:
[WW] Line 3: Version 2.5 is not recognized
[WD] Line 4: Deprecated key “Encoding”
lix.desktop:
[WD] Line 2: Deprecated key “Encoding”
assaultcube.desktop:
[WD] Line 2: Deprecated key “Encoding”
[EE] Line 7: Invalid Desktop Entry key “MultipleArgs”
nexuiz-sdl.desktop:
[WD] Line 3: Deprecated key “Encoding”
scorched3d.desktop:
[WD] Line 2: Deprecated key “Encoding”
[EE] Line 10: Invalid category: “Application”
vulture-slashem.desktop:
[WD] Line 8: Deprecated key “Encoding”
[EE] Line 9: Invalid category: “Application”
[EE] Line 9: Invalid category: “3DGame”
[EE] Line 9: Invalid category: “PuzzleGame”
cdogs.desktop:
[WD] Line 2: Deprecated key “Encoding”
abuse.desktop:
[WD] Line 2: Deprecated key “Encoding”
[EE] Line 10: Invalid category: “Application”
mrrescue.desktop:
[WD] Line 2: Deprecated key “Encoding”
[EE] Line 10: Invalid category: “Application”
freedroidrpg.desktop:
[EE] In group “Desktop Entry”: URL specified, but desktop entry is not of type “Link”
acreloaded.desktop:
[WD] Line 2: Deprecated key “Encoding”
[EE] Line 7: Invalid Desktop Entry key “MultipleArgs”
fillets-ng.desktop:
[WD] Line 2: Deprecated key “Encoding”
[EE] Line 10: Invalid category: “Application”
[EE] Line 10: Empty category name supplied
pingus.desktop:
[WD] Line 2: Deprecated key “Encoding”
[EE] Line 8: Invalid category: “Application”
lostsky.desktop:
[WD] Line 2: Deprecated key “Encoding”
[EE] Line 10: Invalid category: “Application”
ufoded.desktop:
[WD] Line 3: Deprecated key “Encoding”
[EE] Line 12: Invalid category: “Application”
frozen-bubble.desktop:
[WD] Line 4: Deprecated key “Encoding”
xye.desktop:
[WD] Line 4: Deprecated key “Encoding”
[EE] Line 7: Invalid category: “Application”
[EE] Line 7: Invalid category: “PuzzleGame”
chroma.desktop:
[WD] Line 2: Deprecated key “Encoding”
paintown.desktop:
[EE] Line 8: Invalid category: “Application”
wordwarvi.desktop:
[WD] Line 3: Deprecated key “Encoding”
[EE] Line 9: Invalid category: “Arcade”
nexuiz-glx.desktop:
[WD] Line 3: Deprecated key “Encoding”
pysol.desktop:
[WD] Line 2: Deprecated key “Encoding”
glob2.desktop:
[WD] Line 3: Deprecated key “Encoding”
[EE] Line 11: Invalid category: “Application”
vulture-nethack.desktop:
[WD] Line 8: Deprecated key “Encoding”
[EE] Line 9: Invalid category: “Application”
[EE] Line 9: Invalid category: “3DGame”
[EE] Line 9: Invalid category: “PuzzleGame”
rocksndiamonds.desktop:
[WD] Line 2: Deprecated key “Encoding”
[EE] Line 9: Invalid category: “Application”
blobby2.desktop:
[WD] Line 2: Deprecated key “Encoding”
blobwars.desktop:
[WD] Line 2: Deprecated key “Encoding”
uqm.desktop:
[WD] Line 9: Deprecated key “Encoding”
[EE] Line 10: Invalid category: “Application”
hase.desktop:
[WD] Line 2: Deprecated key “Encoding”
[EE] Line 11: Empty category name supplied
xonotic-glx.desktop:
[WW] Line 3: Version 2.5 is not recognized
[WD] Line 4: Deprecated key “Encoding”
ufoai.desktop:
[WD] Line 3: Deprecated key “Encoding”
[EE] Line 12: Invalid category: “Application”
If your game is in the list, and there is an “[EE]”, this means your Desktop Entry is broken!
[WW] is a warning which might or might not be an error.
[WD] is just a deprecation warning. It's not an error. You can remove the deprecated thing if you want, but it's really not important now.
Most common errors:
- Adding the fake category “Application”. There is no such category, it's pointless. It's always an application!
- Adding categories which are not defined in the standard, like “PuzzleGame”. Appropriate would have been “LogicGame” instead. Only use categories listed here: spec. Non-standard categories like PuzzleGame are an error, as “Categories not in this document must be prefixed by the string ‘X-’ indicating that they are extensions”
- Version misunderstood. This field is for the specification version, not the application version! Current specification version is 1.1
About the “False” in blockout2: Must be lowercase.
Most common warnings:
Deprecated key “Encoding”. All Desktop Entry files are now assumed to be UTF-8 encoded. You can safely remove this key now, but it's not a problem if you don't remove it now.
Another thing I have noticed: Many games do add “Game” to Categories, but a few games don't add the genre. You should probably add one of the more specific game genres as well, like ActionGame or StrategyGame, see the spec. The Categories key for a strategy game would look like this:
- {l Code}: {l Select All Code}
Categories=Game;StrategyGame
How to check YOUR Desktop Entry:
https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Softwa ... ile-utils/
References:
Desktop Entry spec 1.1
Desktop Menu spec 1.1 (includes list of standard categories)
EDIT: Oops. Turns out the “Shooter” category is actually valid now, since Desktop Menu 1.1 (is no longer a draft).