The only purpose of a byte-sized application is to help you create .desktop entry files for downloaded applications.

Last update: Dec 29, 2022

Overview

Turtle 🐢

The only purpose of a byte-sized application is to help you create .desktop entry files for downloaded applications. As of usual with elementary OS in mind. 😎

Cheers! ☕️

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If the source file isn't executable, it will "fail silently"
Using Turtle to add an AppImage which isn't executable will create the .desktop file just fine, but it won't be visible in the App Menu. This is confusing to the user and makes Turtle look broken. I would prefer one of the following scenarios:

Turtle would refuse to create a .desktop entry for non-executable files, displaying an error.

Turtle would silently mark the file as executable, so that it would show in the App Menu (potential security issue!)

Turtle would tell the user that the chosen file is not executable, and ask them whether they want to make it executable or cancel the action.

The last variant sounds like the best UX to me.
opened by m93a 3
Doesn't add quotes to binary paths
Trying to create a launcher for a binary with a path containing any spaces produces a .desktop that doesn't work. This could be solved by making the app add ' to either side of the selected binarys path in the .desktop example:

[Desktop Entry] Encoding=UTF-8 Version=1.0 Type=Application Terminal=false Exec='/example folder with spaces/example-executable' Name=Example name Icon=/example folder with spaces/example image.png

the quotes aren't necessary for icons
enhancement
opened by hanaral 2
No way to remove added .desktop files

It would probably be nice to users to offer a way to remove the generated files. At the very least, opening ~/.local/share/applications for manual editing, or better, listing those files in the app and letting the user modify/delete them.
enhancement

opened by cassidyjames 2
Fix AppCenter listing typos

Instantly add downloaded application to the App Menu. Event AppImage.

Should probably be 'Instantly add downloaded application to the App Menu - even AppImages'

Even better if you mention that it's for application binaries: 'Turtle lets you add any launcherless applications to the App Menu - even AppImages'

opened by hanaral 1
Appdata release has invalid timestamp

Same issue as https://github.com/TenderOwl/Frog/issues/8

I noticed that the date in your release tag is 2021-16-08, which is invalid since this tag uses ISO 8601. It should instead be in YYYY-MM-DD format

opened by danirabbit 0
AppData: omit app name from beginning of description

It's redundant in all places the description is shown, and just pushes the actual description further away, e.g. in the featured banner.

https://github.com/TenderOwl/Turtle/blob/64f380091214cc1e9ae9b96b817106db52d86425/data/com.github.tenderowl.turtle.appdata.xml.in#L9

opened by cassidyjames 0
Drop on plank icon to open an appimage

It'd be great if appimages could be dropped on the plank icon to open them. I imagine under the hood this is just like opening with an app.

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/13716824/133002025-33f42d89-bbeb-4fcd-be2a-74b47e96075c.mp4
enhancement good first issue

opened by ChildishGiant 1

Releases(0.2.0)

0.2.0(Sep 6, 2021)
New

Dark mode support

Drag'n'Drop to add executables

Turtle will ask for permission to allow execution if the selected app is no executable yet (644 -> 774) #13

new buttons to open in the external editor or permanently remove from AppMenu #3

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0.1.5(Aug 28, 2021)
Fix

Add keywords to .desktop file.

Fix appdata release tag

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0.1.3(Aug 26, 2021)
New

Add ability to view the list of added apps and manage their visibility

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0.1.2(Aug 23, 2021)

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0.1.1(Aug 22, 2021)

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0.1.0(Aug 18, 2021)

The Turtle is ready to serve.
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Owner

TenderOwl

Hey there! TenderOwl is small software company based in Moscow and is run by Andrey Maksimov me.

GitHub Repository https://tenderowl/work/turtle

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The only purpose of a byte-sized application is to help you create .desktop entry files for downloaded applications.

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Overview

Turtle 🐢

Comments

If the source file isn't executable, it will "fail silently"

Doesn't add quotes to binary paths

No way to remove added .desktop files

Fix AppCenter listing typos

Appdata release has invalid timestamp

AppData: omit app name from beginning of description

Drop on plank icon to open an appimage

Releases(0.2.0)

0.2.0(Sep 6, 2021)

New

0.1.5(Aug 28, 2021)

Fix

0.1.3(Aug 26, 2021)

New

0.1.2(Aug 23, 2021)

0.1.1(Aug 22, 2021)

0.1.0(Aug 18, 2021)

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TenderOwl

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