Tdesktop: Add "Quit" to .desktop file?

[orschiro]

Hey guys,

I noticed that Telegram Desktop doesn't have a "Quit" entry which makes it hard to properly close it (at least on GNOME because it doesn't show tray icons by default) without having it continue run in the background. I noticed that other apps like Skype do have a quit entry.

Now, who is responsible for providing this .desktop file? This repo or do I need to address it to the packager (in my case RPMfusion Fedora)?

Thanks guys!

[xvitaly]

@orschiro Just press Ctrl+Q to immediately close Telegram Desktop.

[orschiro]

Just press Ctrl+Q to immediately close Telegram Desktop.

Nice, works well! Still what do you think of adding Quit to the menu icon? Ctrl + Q may not be evident to everyone.

[stek29]

How is that quit exactly supposed to work? What exactly do you mean by "adding Quit to .desktop file"? Could you please provide an example?

[orschiro]

How is that quit exactly supposed to work?

Do exactly the same as Ctrl + Q.

What exactly do you mean by "adding Quit to .desktop file"? Could you please provide an example?

See the below entry for Skype as an example which says "Quit Skype":

[3v1n0]

It's a Desktop QuickAction. They can be defined in desktop files.

Then the telegram binary would need a command to perform this when invoked.

[RussianNeuroMancer]

@xvitaly

Just press Ctrl+Q to immediately close Telegram Desktop.

How to do this from touchscreen?

[damnfella]

@xvitaly

Just press Ctrl+Q to immediately close Telegram Desktop.

How to do this from touchscreen?

Can you bring up a virtual keyboard at any time? If you can, then you should be able to do it.

[RussianNeuroMancer]

Can you bring up a virtual keyboard at any time? If you can, then you should be able to do it.

Gnome Shell on-screen keyboard doesn't have Ctrl button.

[damnfella]

Can you bring up a virtual keyboard at any time? If you can, then you should be able to do it.

Gnome Shell on-screen keyboard doesn't have Ctrl button.

I understand. For now, you could try searching for an alternative on-screen keyboard.
Maybe open an issue in the Gnome repo for the keyboard to add those keys and improve the overall functionality of Gnome with touch?

I don't know if there would be any progress made here unless someone does a pull request for this issue.

[RussianNeuroMancer]

Maybe open an issue in the Gnome repo for the keyboard

Such bugreport exist, but for now developer against this idea ("If that is a problem, that is IMO a usability issue with those applications, and I encourage you to file bugs to them.").

I understand. For now, you could try searching for an alternative on-screen keyboard.

Alternative keyboard do exist, but it's unusable in portrait orientation. Other on-screen keyboards, such as Onboard, is not available in Wayland session (Onboard stop working around Gnome Shell 3.30+ anyway, even in Xorg session). And let's not seriously discuss switching back to Xorg and installing some other keyboard just to have ability to press Ctrl+Q because there is no "Quit" in Telegram's desktop-file, because at this point this will be borderline crazy.

[ilya-fedin]

Is this still actual after tray detection was fixed (1.9.13)?

[RussianNeuroMancer]

Is this still actual after tray detection was fixed (1.9.13)?

Is tray expected to work in Gnome Shell?

[ilya-fedin]

Is tray expected to work in Gnome Shell?

What do you mean?

I'm saying that tray detection has been fixed and code that disables running in background works again.

[xvitaly]

Is tray expected to work in Gnome Shell?

Yes, just install AppIndicator Support extension.