[tor-bugs] #13375 [Tor Browser]: Tor Browser Script can't be launched from the Linux desktop

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#13375: Tor Browser Script can't be launched from the Linux desktop
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     Reporter:  lunar    |      Owner:  mikeperry
         Type:           |     Status:  needs_review
  enhancement            |  Milestone:
     Priority:  normal   |    Version:
    Component:  Tor      |   Keywords:  tbb-usability, tbb-helpdesk-
  Browser                |  frequent, tbb-usability-stoppoint-app,
   Resolution:           |  MikePerry201503, tbb-4.5-alpha,
Actual Points:           |  TorBrowserTeam201503R
       Points:           |  Parent ID:
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Changes (by mikeperry):

 * keywords:
     tbb-usability, tbb-helpdesk-frequent, tbb-usability-stoppoint-app,
     MikePerry201502R, tbb-4.5-alpha, TorBrowserTeam201503,
     TorBrowserTeam201503R
     =>
     tbb-usability, tbb-helpdesk-frequent, tbb-usability-stoppoint-app,
     MikePerry201503, tbb-4.5-alpha, TorBrowserTeam201503R
 * status:  assigned => needs_review


Comment:

 Ok, I think I've got this working fairly well! See
 https://gitweb.torproject.org/user/mikeperry/tor-browser-
 bundle.git/commit/?h=bug13375&id=08ea97411adede0c6ea701065697cad2f1599f26
 and
 https://gitweb.torproject.org/user/mikeperry/tor-
 browser.git/commit/?h=bug13375&id=5e4af3a1fc25f1f0d56ab2c1d789757b8eb961bf

 For a description of all the ways that TBB can now be launched with this
 .desktop-as-a-script mechanism, see the comments atop the .desktop file:
 https://gitweb.torproject.org/user/mikeperry/tor-browser-
 bundle.git/tree/RelativeLink/start-tor-
 browser.desktop?h=bug13375&id=08ea97411adede0c6ea701065697cad2f1599f26 -
 let me know if this description is unclear or could be improved in any
 way.

 Spaces in the installation path are supported, but at the expense of not
 allowing the user to launch directly from the Browser directory..
 Hopefully that is not common, especially since we use the "web-browser"
 default desktop icon, which should strongly indicate that the user should
 click the thing there to start it, instead of wandering into Browser.

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