How do I create a shortcut to Gnome 3 Activities menu?

Question

I created ~/.local/share/applications/bt.desktop file containing entry

[Desktop Entry]
Name=btsync
Exec==~/Progs/btsync
Icon=un-reboot.png
Type=Application
Terminal=true;

Command ~/Progs/btsync works and btsync runs. How do I add this to Activities menu to be just clicked?

Solution 1

This is the correct entry with correct syntax:

[Desktop Entry]
Name=btsync
Exec=/home/ohto/Progs/btsync
Icon=un-reboot.png
Type=Application
Terminal=true

Solution 2

You should create the relevant desktop entry in ~/.local/share/applications. Your entry already contains necessary information, although I also recommend you to add an icon.

Comments

[Mohamed Slama]

did you tried to lock to launcher while app running

[Ohto Nordberg]

App runs on the background, no visible icon when running.

[Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy]

You have error there Exec== should be Exec=. Also use full path , ~ is not understood by .desktop files . Terminal=true does not need semicolon

[Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy]

I will post it as an answer then

[Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy]

Ah, you already posted your own. Well, nevermind then :)

[Ohto Nordberg]

FIle is in the location you mention. I added the icon. Ran Alt+F2 and r to reload Gnome. No luck.