[Desktop Entry] Name=Emacs (Client) GenericName=Text Editor Comment=Edit text MimeType=text/english;text/plain;text/x-makefile;text/x-c++hdr;text/x-c++src;text/x-chdr;text/x-csrc;text/x-java;text/x-moc;text/x-pascal;text/x-tcl;text/x-tex;application/x-shellscript;text/x-c;text/x-c++; Exec=sh -c 'if [ -n "$*" ]; then exec emacsclient --alternate-editor= --display="$DISPLAY" "$@"; else exec emacsclient --alternate-editor= --create-frame; fi' placeholder %F Icon=emacs Type=Application Terminal=false Categories=Development;TextEditor; StartupWMClass=Emacsd Keywords=Text;Editor; Actions=new-window;new-instance; [Desktop Action new-instance] Name=New Window Exec=emacsclient --alternate-editor= --create-frame %F [Desktop Action new-instance] Name=New Instance Exec=emacs %F