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I need a URL handler for an app to work properly.

From what I have found out, *.desktop files in /usr/share/applications have to be edited or created. By now I have not found any documentation on how to set up those files in a correct way, not to damage the system, though.

Does anyone know about comprehensive documentation on this issue?

As a feature request, I would like to be able to add URL handlers easily, e.g. by a GUI.

I need a URL handler for an android app to work properly. A URL handler is used to register an application to be started directly from a browser, like app://parameters.

From what I have found out, To achieve this in general, *.desktop files in /usr/share/applications have to be edited or created. By now I have not found any documentation on how to set up those files in a correct way, not to damage the system, though.

Does anyone know about comprehensive documentation on this issue?

As a feature request, I would like to be able to add URL handlers easily, e.g. by a GUI.

I need a URL handler for an android app to work properly. A URL handler is used to register an application to be started directly from a browser, like app://parameters.

To achieve this in general, *.desktop files in /usr/share/applications have to be edited or created. By now I have not found any documentation on how to set up those files in a correct way, not to damage the system, though.

Does anyone know about comprehensive documentation on this issue?

As a feature request, I would like to be able to add URL handlers easily, e.g. by a GUI.

I need a URL handler for an android app to work properly. A URL handler is used to register an application to be started directly from a browser, like app://parameters.

To achieve this in general, *.desktop files in /usr/share/applications have to be edited or created. By now I have not found any documentation on how to set up those files in a correct way, not to damage the system, though.

Does anyone know about comprehensive documentation on this issue?

As a feature request, I would like to be able to add and edit URL handlers easily, and *.desktop definitions, e.g. by a GUI.GUI. This way you could also change your default browser easily.

I need a URL handler for an android app to work properly. A URL handler is used to register an application to be started directly from a browser, like app://parameters.

To achieve this in general, *.desktop files in /usr/share/applications have to be edited or created. By now I have not found any documentation on how to set up those files in a correct way, not to damage the system, though.

Does anyone know about comprehensive documentation on this issue?

As a feature request, I would like to be able have an interface to add and edit URL handlers and *.desktop definitions, e.g. by best would be a GUI. This way you could also change your default browser easily.

I need a URL handler for an android app to work properly. A URL handler is used to register an application to be started directly from a browser, like app://parameters.

To achieve this in general, *.desktop files in /usr/share/applications have to be edited or created. By now I have not found any documentation on how to set up those files in a correct way, not to damage way without jeopardising consistency of the system, though.

Does anyone know about comprehensive documentation on this issue?

As a feature request, I would like to have an interface to add and edit URL handlers and *.desktop definitions, best would be a GUI. This way you could also change your default browser easily.

I need a URL handler for an android app to work properly. A URL handler is used to register an application to be started directly from a browser, like app://parameters.

To achieve this in general, *.desktop files in /usr/share/applications have to be edited or created. By now I have not found any documentation on how to set up those files in a correct way without jeopardising consistency of the system, though.

Does anyone know about comprehensive documentation on this issue?

As a feature request, I would like to have an interface to add and edit URL handlers and *.desktop definitions, best would be a GUI. This way you could also change your default browser easily.

I need a URL handler for an android app to work properly. A URL handler is used to register an application to be started directly from a browser, like app://parameters.

To achieve this in general, *.desktop files in /usr/share/applications have to be edited or created. By now I have not found any documentation on how to set up those files in a correct way without jeopardising consistency of the system, though.

Does anyone know about comprehensive documentation on this issue?

As a feature request, I would like to have an interface to add and edit URL handlers and *.desktop definitions, best would be a GUI. This way you could also change your default browser easily.

I need a URL handler for an android app to work properly. A URL handler is used to register an application to be started directly from a browser, like app://parameters.

To achieve this in general, *.desktop files in /usr/share/applications have to be edited or created. By now I have not found any documentation on how to set up those files in a correct way without jeopardising consistency of the system, though.

Does anyone know about comprehensive documentation on this issue?

As a feature request, I would like to have an interface to add and edit URL handlers and *.desktop definitions, best would be a GUI. This way you could also change your default browser easily.

I need a URL handler for an android app to work properly. A URL handler is used to register an application to be started directly from a browser, like app://parameters.

To achieve this in general, *.desktop files in /usr/share/applications have to be edited or created. By now I have not found any documentation on how to set up those files in a correct way without jeopardising consistency of the system, though.

Does anyone know about comprehensive documentation on this issue?

As a feature request, I would like to have an interface to add and edit URL handlers and *.desktop definitions, best would be a GUI. This way you could also change your default browser easily.

Documentation on .desktop definitions can be found here: http://standards.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/latest/ar01s10.html (thanks to @r0kk3rz)

I need a URL handler for an android app to work properly. A URL handler is used to register an application to be started directly from a browser, like app://parameters.

To achieve this in general, *.desktop files in /usr/share/applications have to be edited or created. By now I have not found any documentation on how to set up those files in a correct way without jeopardising consistency of the system, though.

Does anyone know about comprehensive documentation on this issue?

As a feature request, I would like to have an interface to add and edit URL handlers and *.desktop definitions, best would be a GUI. This way you could also change your default browser easily.

Documentation on .desktop definitions can be found here: http://standards.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/latest/ar01s10.html (thanks to @r0kk3rz)@r0kk3rz)

I need a URL handler for an android app to work properly. A URL handler is used to register an application to be started directly from a browser, like app://parameters.

To achieve this in general, *.desktop files in /usr/share/applications have to be edited or created. By now I have not found any documentation on how to set up those files in a correct way without jeopardising consistency of the system, though.

Does anyone know about comprehensive documentation on this issue?

As a feature request, I would like to have an interface to add and edit URL handlers and *.desktop definitions, best would be a GUI. This way you could also change your default browser easily.

Documentation on .desktop definitions can be found here: http://standards.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/latest/ar01s10.html (thanks to @r0kk3rz)