Bug 404789

Summary:	Refresh user application desktop files
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	Siddhartha <kde>
Component:	Application Menu (Kicker) widget	Assignee:	Eike Hein <hein>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	normal	CC:	plasma-bugs
Priority:	NOR
Version:	5.15.1
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	Arch Linux
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description Siddhartha 2019-02-24 21:56:47 UTC

SUMMARY
On ArchLinux, changes to system desktop files are automatically rebuilt after each update by pacman. However, it is a little more difficult to change user desktop files. 

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Make changes to user desktop files in ~/.local/share/applications

OBSERVED RESULT
Changes are not reflected in Kicker


EXPECTED RESULT
There should be a user visible way to refresh the entries. I know about kbuildsycoca5 after a web search, but I think from a usability perspective, there should be a graphical way to refresh the desktop files, maybe in the context menu or in the Menu editor. 


SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
KDE Plasma Version: 5.15.1
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.55
Qt Version: 5.12.1

Comment 1 Eike Hein 2019-02-25 07:42:51 UTC

This must be a bug with file system monitoring on your OS install. kbuildsycoca5 is normally automatically run after changes to relevant directories.