Bug 254125

Summary: Dynamic entries in kickoffrc configuration file didn't work
Product: [Unmaintained] plasma4 Reporter: Jascha Geerds <geerds>
Component: widget-kickoffAssignee: Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED UNMAINTAINED    
Severity: normal CC: giorgos.tsiapaliokas, mgraesslin
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Debian testing   
OS: Linux   
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Description Jascha Geerds 2010-10-14 10:16:51 UTC 
Version:           4.4 (using KDE 4.4.4) 
OS:                Linux

I tried to use a dynamic entry in my kickoffrc, but it does not work. I followed theese instruction: 

http://techbase.kde.org/KDE_System_Administration/Configuration_Files

The dynamic entries work in any configuration file (like dolphinrc), except kickoffrc. I've a script that dynamicly generates the favorite URLs, but in the menu I see only the script and not the individual programs. It looks as if the script will not start

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
Use any dynamic entry in your kickoffrc, like FavoriteURLs[$ie]=$(/foobar.sh)


file location:
/home/<user>/.kde/share/config/kickoffrc

Actual Results:  
You will see the script file in your kicker menü

Expected Results:  
You should see the favorite programms
Comment 1 Giorgos Tsiapaliokas 2010-12-31 16:36:39 UTC 
are u still facing this issue?

if yes which kde version are u using?
Comment 2 Martin Flöser 2011-12-08 20:15:33 UTC 
we need to know whether this is still an issue in a recent version e.g. 4.7.4
Comment 3 Andrew Crouthamel 2018-09-04 19:13:25 UTC 
Hello! Plasma 4 was replaced by Plasma 5 four years ago by the KDE community. In that time we have made great strides in stability and functionality. We are closing all Plasma 4 bugs as most of them are no longer applicable to the new frameworks Plasma 5 is built upon. If you could, please re-test with the latest version of Plasma 5, and submit a new bug to "plasmashell" if you continue to have an issue. Thank you!