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diff --git a/docs/3_Developer_Guides/3_Creating_a_New_Application.md b/docs/3_Developer_Guides/3_Creating_a_New_Application.md index c98cf1c..ed89ecc 100644 --- a/docs/3_Developer_Guides/3_Creating_a_New_Application.md +++ b/docs/3_Developer_Guides/3_Creating_a_New_Application.md @@ -2,11 +2,13 @@ title: Creating a New Application --- -Applications are either software designed to perform a specific task during a limited amount of -time, or graphical applications presenting the user with an interface they can interact with. +Applications are: -Such applications are executed by `applaunchd`, the AGL -[application launcher service](1_Application_Framework/2_Application_Startup/). +- Software designed to perform a specific task during a limited amount of time. +- Graphical interface allowing user to interact with. + +Applications are executed by `applaunchd`, the AGL +[application launcher service](../1_Application_Framework/2_Application_Startup/). # Basic requirements @@ -58,7 +60,7 @@ refer to the [graphical applications](#graphical-applications) section for more # D-Bus activation -Similarly to [services](2_Creating_a_New_Service.md/#d-bus-activation), applications can +Similarly to [services](../2_Creating_a_New_Service/#d-bus-activation), applications can also be activated through D-Bus. Such applications must name their `.desktop` file after the D-Bus name they register. In addition, @@ -116,16 +118,16 @@ implement the `org.freedesktop.Application` interface as defined in the In addition, graphical applications need to comply with a few more requirements: -1. Each application must set a Wayland application ID appropriately as soon as its main window +1\. Each application must set a Wayland application ID appropriately as soon as its main window is created. -2. The `app-id` must be specified in the desktop entry file by adding the following line: +2\. The `app-id` must be specified in the desktop entry file by adding the following line: ``` StartupWMClass=APP_ID ``` -3. The desktop entry file must be named `APP_ID.desktop`. +3\. The desktop entry file must be named `APP_ID.desktop`. Doing so will ensure other software can associate the actual `app-id` to the proper application. |