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[SOLVED] custom launcher missing icon

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http://ubuntuforums.org – In 12.04 I created a custom launcher by right clicking the desktop, creating an empty document, filling in the script, then renaming it to mylauncher.desktop and then finally moving it to the Unity Panel (I can't remember what the proper name for that bar is). It opens the program but my icon doesn't show up. Can anyone tell me what's wrong? I kept checking the path over and over again, but it appears correct. Is the Unity Panel unable to display png files as icons perhaps? Instead of showing the icon it shows a blank question-mark. Code: [Desktop Entry] Type=Application Terminal=F (Hardware)

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Submitted by xskl on 09/30/2012

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