Bug 186418

Summary:	desktop config files are updated globally instead of for individual icons
Product:	[Unmaintained] plasma4	Reporter:	Nathan O'Brennan <nathan>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	normal	CC:	aseigo, nathan, tyrerj
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Compiled Sources
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Nathan O'Brennan 2009-03-07 03:52:00 UTC

Version:            (using KDE 4.2.1)
Compiler:          gcc 4.2.3 
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    Compiled From Sources

I created a shortcut to kwrite by copying the kwrite application icon from the kmenu to my panel. I want this shortcut to allow me to edit and save root owned files so I changed the icon to execute kdesu kwrite %U, then clicked apply. When I click this icon I can access any root owned file and save changes. 

I opened the original kwrite icon and it too allows me to edit and save all root owned files because the global desktop file was updated instead of creating a new file just for the panel.

Copying the application icon should have created a duplicate icon allowing for my modifications rather than globally changing them.

Comment 1 Chani 2009-03-08 00:52:18 UTC

this is related to bug 166284 - I'm tempted to mark it as a duplicate, even. different symptoms caused by the same problem.

Comment 2 Nathan O'Brennan 2009-03-08 02:59:57 UTC

I would agree, the only real difference I see is this bug is not in folderview, but it works the same way regardless. I will track the other bug anyway, thank you for pointing that out.

Comment 3 James Richard Tyrer 2009-03-08 16:33:28 UTC

I should add that it should not be possible to right click: "Icon Settings" and modify the 'desktop' file that the link points to.  This should not happen.  Either it should not be possible or a copy should be created and _only_ the copy be modified.

Comment 4 Aaron J. Seigo 2009-03-24 02:29:24 UTC

yes, it's all the same problem.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 166284 ***