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GNOME Goal: Convert applications to DBusActivatable

Since 3.10, it is possible for applications to specify their D-Bus activation information directly in their desktop files. This provides a clear link between the traditional metadata in the desktop file (name, icon,...) and the bus name under which the running application appears on the bus and enables an entirely D-Bus-based approach for launching and tracking applications.

Guidelines

For information on D-Bus application launching, including how do apply it to your application, see HowDoI/DBusApplicationLaunching.

A module is potentially affected by this goal if it installs a desktop file.

Comments before approval

Do we have a solution for fallout from desktop file renaming ? The desktop file name is used in many places: mime system, gnome-shell favourites, overrides in ~/.local/share/applications,...

Status of this goal

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State	Markup
todo	`<: #ff8080> todo`
patch	`<: #ffcc50> [[GnomeBug:xxxxx\|patch]]`
done	`<: #80ff80> [[GnomeBug:xxxxx\|done]]`
not needed	`<: #80ff80> not needed`

Above are the states and corresponding markup to update the modules state table below.

Tarball	Status
core
at-spi2-core	not needed
at-spi2-atk	not needed
dconf	done
evolution-data-server	not needed
glib-networking	not needed
gnome-bluetooth	not needed
gnome-online-accounts	not needed
gnome-control-center	to do
gnome-desktop	not needed
adwaita-icon-theme	not needed
gnome-keyring	not needed
gnome-menus	not needed
gnome-packagekit	not needed
gnome-session	not needed
gnome-settings-daemon	patch
gnome-shell	patch
gnome-themes-standard	not needed
gsettings-desktop-schemas	not needed
gvfs	not needed
mousetweaks	not needed
mutter	not needed
network-manager-applet	not used anymore
pulseaudio	not needed
telepathy-mission-control	not needed
core-utilities
baobab	done
bijiben	to do
empathy	to do
eog	to do
epiphany	to do
evince	to do
gnome-calculator	to do
gnome-contacts	done
gnome-dictionary	done
gnome-disk-utility	done
gnome-font-viewer	done
gnome-screenshot	done
gnome-logs	done
gnome-system-monitor	to do
gnome-terminal	discussed here
gucharmap	to do
nautilus	done
sushi	not needed
yelp	to do
core-extras
gnome-backgrounds	not needed
gnome-user-share	to do
vino	to do
gnome-user-docs	not needed
core-os-services
accountservice	not needed
avahi	not needed
ConsoleKit	not needed
dbus	not needed
gdm	not needed
NetworkManager	not needed
PackageKit	not needed
polkit	not needed
upower	not needed
core-deps
atk	not needed
atkmm	not needed
cantarell-fonts	not needed
caribou	not needed
clutter	not needed
clutter-gtk	not needed
clutter-gst	not needed
cogl	not needed
desktop-file-utils	not needed
expat	not needed
folks	not needed
gnome-js-common	not needed
gtksourceview	not needed
gdk-pixbuf	not needed
gjs	not needed
glib	not needed
glibmm	not needed
gnome-video-effects	not needed
gobject-introspection	not needed
gst-plugins-base	not needed
gst-plugins-good	not needed
gst-plugins-farsight	not needed
gstreamer	not needed
gtk+	not needed
gtk-doc	not needed
gtkmm	not needed
gudev	not needed
hicolor-icon-theme	not needed
icon-naming-utils	not needed
iso-codes	not needed
itstool	not needed
intltool	not needed
java-gnome	not needed
json-glib	not needed
libcanberra	not needed
libchamplain	not needed
libcroco	not needed
libgee	not needed
libgdata	not needed
libgnome-keyring	not needed
libgnomekbd	not needed
libgsf	not needed
libgtop	not needed
libgweather	not needed
libmusicbrainz	not needed
libnice	not needed
libnotify	not needed
libpeas	not needed
librest	not needed
librsvg	not needed
libsigc++2	not needed
libsoup	not needed
libwnck	not needed
libxml2	not needed
mm-common	not needed
p11-kit	not needed
pango	not needed
pangomm	not needed
poppler	not needed
pygobject	not needed
seed	not needed
shared-mime-info	not needed
sound-theme-freedesktop	not needed
telepathy-glib	not needed
telepathy-logger	not needed
telepathy-farsight	not needed
totem-pl-parser	not needed
tracker	not needed
vala	not needed
vte	not needed
webkit	not needed
yelp-tools	not needed
yelp-xsl	not needed
zenity	doesn't apply here, really
lcms2	not needed
colord	not needed
apps
accerciser	to do
aislerot	to do
anjuta	to do
brasero	to do
cheese	done
devhelp	done
evolution	to do
file-roller	done
gedit	done
ghex	to do
gitg	to do
glade	to do
gnome-boxes	done
gnome-calendar	done
gnome-characters	done
gnome-clocks	done
gnome-color-manager	to do
gnome-devel-docs	not needed
gnome-documents	done
gnome-logs	done
gnome-music	to do
gnome-software	done
gnome-sound-recorder	done
gnome-weather	done
gnome-chess	to do
five-or-more	to do
four-in-a-row	to do
gnome-klotski	to do
gnome-mahjongg	to do
gnome-maps	done
gnome-mines	to do
gnome-nibbles	to do
gnome-photos	done
gnome-robots	to do
gnome-software	done
gnome-sound-recorder	done
gnome-sudoku	to do
gnome-tetravex	to do
gnome-weather	done
iagno	to do
lightsoff	to do
quadrapassel	to do
swell-foop	to do
tali	to do
taquin	done
gnome-nettool	to do
nautilus-sendto	to do
nemiver	to do
orca	to do
polari	done
rygel	to do
seahorse	to do
totem	done
vinagre	to do