David King davidk@gnome.org 2014 Showing a launcher and starting your application. Fran Dieguez frandieguez@gnome.org 2009-2013. Leandro Regueiro leandro.regueiro@gmail.com 2011. Application launching Launch your application

An icon in the launcher is the standard way to launch your application. Use the freedesktop.org Desktop Entry Specification standard to create a desktop file, giving your application name, icon and a brief description.