Specifications

SHARP CORPORATION
Sharp SL-series Zaurus “Qtopia” Development Start-up Guide
Ver 1.11, February 28, 2003, 42/63
Depends:
This entity indicates packages which must also be installed in order
for this package to work. The packages should be listed on a single
line, separated by commas.
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Description
This entity should be a short, (less than 80 characters) description
of the program. It may also include a long description on
subsequent lines, (each indented by a single space character).
Blank lines in the long description may be indicated by a line
consisting of a space character followed by a period, ie " ."
control file example
Package: foobar
Priority: optional
Section: Misc
Version: 0.1
Architecture: arm
Maintainer: Familiar User [e-mail]
Depends: libc6
Description: foo is the ever-present example program -- it does
Everything foo is not a real package. This is simply an example.
3.1.3. desktop File
The .desktop file is used to define the icon and information that will be given to the Qtopia desktop (launcher). The
following entities should be included in this file.
Entities
[desktop Entry]
Comment =
Brief explanation of this application
Exec =
Program file name, or executing script file name
Icon =
Application icon file name
Type =
Type of the installing package. Most program should state
“Application”.
Name =
Application name to be displayed on the desktop
CanFastload =
1 to display the checkbox or 0 to hide the checkbox in the “Details”
window displayed by tap-and-hold the application icon
HidePrivilege =
1 to hide the checkbox or 0 to display the checkbox in the “Details”
window displayed by tap-and-hold the application icon
Note that you must make sure to state exactly the same file name for the program and the icon for the Exec entity
and Icon entity, or the ipk package will either fail to install or fail to execute. The icon file should be created and
saved in PNG format. You may use any size of the icon image so long as it is saved in PNG format. The system
will automatically adjust the size of the icon image to display it on the Qtopia desktop (launcher).