Bug#654530: gnome-shell: ~/.local/share/applications/*.desktop not searched

Package: gnome-shell
Version: 3.2.1-8
Severity: normal

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~/.local/share/applications is not searched for applications, e. g. web applications created by epiphany or wine
applications which create a starter. The following example is done with epiphany:

* open epiphany
* go to http://twitter.com
* -> File -> Save as web application
* save as "WebTwitter"
* (notify: WebTwitter is now ready)
* .local/share/applications/epiphany-webtwitter-[0-9a-f]+.desktop is created
* open the gnome shell (e.g. press the windows button)
* type "webtwitter"

expected:

* WebTwitter is selectable to start

but:

* WebTwitter is not found

No .desktop file can be found in .local/share/applications from gnome-shell
This behaviour changes from gnome-shell version to version. Sometimes it works. With 3.2.1 it does not work.

Debian Release: wheezy/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 3.1.0-1-686-pae (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages gnome-shell depends on:
ii dconf-gsettings-backend [gsettings-backend] 0.10.0-3
ii gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0 0.6.15-2
ii gir1.2-atk-1.0 2.2.0-2
ii gir1.2-caribou-1.0 0.4.1-2
ii gir1.2-clutter-1.0 1.8.2-2
ii gir1.2-cogl-1.0 1.8.2-1
ii gir1.2-coglpango-1.0 1.8.2-1
ii gir1.2-folks-0.6 0.6.6-1
ii gir1.2-freedesktop 1.31.1-1
ii gir1.2-gconf-2.0 2.32.4-1
ii gir1.2-gdkpixbuf-2.0 2.24.0-2
ii gir1.2-gee-1.0 0.6.1-3
ii gir1.2-gkbd-3.0 3.2.0-1
ii gir1.2-glib-2.0 1.31.1-1
ii gir1.2-gmenu-3.0 3.2.0.1-2
ii gir1.2-gnomebluetooth-1.0 3.2.1-1
ii gir1.2-gtk-3.0 3.2.3-1
ii gir1.2-json-1.0 0.14.2-1
ii gir1.2-mutter-3.0 3.2.1-2
ii gir1.2-networkmanager-1.0 0.9.2.0-1
ii gir1.2-pango-1.0 1.29.4-2
ii gir1.2-polkit-1.0 0.103-1
ii gir1.2-soup-2.4 2.36.1-1
ii gir1.2-telepathyglib-0.12 0.16.2-1
ii gir1.2-telepathylogger-0.2 0.2.10-2
ii gir1.2-upowerglib-1.0 0.9.15-1
ii gjs 1.30.0-2
ii gnome-bluetooth 3.2.1-1
ii gnome-icon-theme-symbolic 3.2.1-1
ii gnome-settings-daemon 3.2.2-2
ii gnome-shell-common 3.2.1-8
ii gsettings-desktop-schemas 3.2.0-2
ii libatk1.0-0 2.2.0-2
ii libc6 2.13-23
ii libcairo-gobject2 1.10.2-6.2
ii libcairo2 1.10.2-6.2
ii libcamel-1.2-29 3.2.2-1
ii libcanberra0 0.28-3
ii libclutter-1.0-0 1.8.2-2
ii libcogl-pango0 1.8.2-1
ii libcogl5 1.8.2-1
ii libcroco3 0.6.2-2
ii libdbus-1-3 1.4.16-1
ii libdbus-glib-1-2 0.98-1
ii libdrm2 2.4.29-1
ii libebook-1.2-12 3.2.2-1
ii libecal-1.2-10 3.2.2-1
ii libedataserver-1.2-15 3.2.2-1
ii libedataserverui-3.0-1 3.2.2-1
ii libffi5 3.0.10-3
ii libfolks25 0.6.6-1
ii libfontconfig1 2.8.0-3
ii libfreetype6 2.4.8-1
ii libgconf2-4 2.32.4-1
ii libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 2.24.0-2
ii libgee2 0.6.1-3
ii libgirepository-1.0-1 1.31.1-1
ii libgjs0b [libgjs0-libmozjs8d] 1.30.0-2
ii libgl1-mesa-glx [libgl1] 7.11.2-1
ii libglib2.0-0 2.30.2-4
ii libgnome-desktop-3-2 3.2.1-3
ii libgnome-keyring0 3.2.2-1
ii libgnome-menu-3-0 3.2.0.1-2
ii libgstreamer0.10-0 0.10.35-1
ii libgtk-3-0 3.2.3-1
ii libical0 0.44-3
ii libjson-glib-1.0-0 0.14.2-1
ii libmozjs8d 8.0-3+b1
ii libmutter0 3.2.1-2
ii libnm-glib4 0.9.2.0-1
ii libnm-util2 0.9.2.0-1
ii libnspr4-0d 4.8.9-1
ii libnss3-1d 3.13.1.with.ckbi.1.88-1
ii libpango1.0-0 1.29.4-2
ii libpolkit-agent-1-0 0.103-1
ii libpolkit-gobject-1-0 0.103-1
ii libpulse-mainloop-glib0 1.0-4
ii libpulse0 1.0-4
ii libsoup2.4-1 2.36.1-1
ii libsqlite3-0 3.7.9-2
ii libstartup-notification0 0.12-1
ii libtelepathy-glib0 0.16.2-1
ii libtelepathy-logger2 0.2.10-2
ii libx11-6 2:1.4.4-4
ii libxcomposite1 1:0.4.3-2
ii libxdamage1 1:1.1.3-2
ii libxext6 2:1.3.0-3
ii libxfixes3 1:5.0-4
ii libxi6 2:1.4.5-1
ii libxml2 2.7.8.dfsg-5
ii python 2.7.2-9
ii telepathy-mission-control-5 1:5.10.1-1

Versions of packages gnome-shell recommends:
ii gnome-contacts 3.2.2-2
ii gnome-control-center 1:3.2.2-2
ii gnome-session-fallback 3.2.1-1
ii gnome-themes-standard 3.2.1-2

gnome-shell suggests no packages.




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