All, I have worked to create a .desktop file for small editor package. The desktop file creates the entry in the menu in the proper category/subcategory, but the icon isn't shown. The minimal .desktop file is: [Desktop Entry] Name=GtKate GenericName=GtKate Text Editor Comment=Open Source-Code & Text Files Exec=gtkate Icon=gtkate Terminal=false Type=Application Categories=Qt;KDE;TextEditor;Utility; MimeType=text/plain; The icon is installed to /usr/share/gtkwrite/img I've noticed some apps use /usr/share/appname/icons Is there some part of the xdg icon search that looks in /usr/share/appname for an "icons" directory? The xdg spec says it will search /usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps, and makes reference to user defined paths, but doesn't provide a great deal of detail. So would changing (or soft-linking) my .../img directory to an .../icons directory do it? Or would I need to specify the full path to search somewhere? I've tried: Icon=/usr/share/gtkate/img/gtkate but that didn't cause the icon to appear (though I didn't reload anything, I simply changed the .desktop file). Or is hicolor/48x48/apps the way to go? I notice many apps do not put anything there, but their icon still appears in the menu. What's the best way to go here? -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.