Switched to mint-common's additionalfiles, updated desktop files

generate_desktop_files.py

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+DOMAIN = "mintbackup"
+PATH = "/usr/share/linuxmint/locale"
+
+
+import commands, os
+import os, gettext, sys
+sys.path.append('/usr/lib/linuxmint/common')
+import additionalfiles
+
+os.environ['LANG'] = "en_US.UTF-8"
+gettext.install(DOMAIN, PATH)
+
+prefix = "[Desktop Entry]\n"
+
+suffix = """Exec=mintbackup
+Icon=/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintBackup/icon.svg
+Terminal=false
+Type=Application
+Encoding=UTF-8
+Categories=Application;System;Settings
+"""
+
+additionalfiles.generate(DOMAIN, PATH, "usr/share/applications/mintBackup.desktop", prefix, _("Backup Tool"), _("Make a backup of your home directory"), suffix)
+
+
+prefix = "[Desktop Entry]\n"
+
+suffix = """Exec=mintBackup
+Icon=/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintBackup/icon.png
+Terminal=false
+Type=Application
+Encoding=UTF-8
+Categories=Application;System;Settings
+NoDisplay=true
+MimeType=application/x-backup;
+"""
+
+additionalfiles.generate(DOMAIN, PATH, "usr/share/applications/mintBackup_mime.desktop", prefix, _("Backup Tool"), _("Make a backup of your home directory"), suffix)
+
+

makepot

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-xgettext --language=Python --keyword=_ --output=mintbackup.pot usr/lib/linuxmint/mintBackup/mintBackup.py
+xgettext --language=Python --keyword=_ --output=mintbackup.pot usr/lib/linuxmint/mintBackup/mintBackup.py generate_desktop_files.py