Adding launcher to Gnome destop

AddLauncherGnoneDesktop.txt

I finally had a pressing need to create my own custom launcher in Gnome.  I did not know how to do this but I found numerous examples
on the Internet.  Here is a brief description of how I added a launcher for seamonkey edito.  The file below is in /home/kurtis/Desktop.

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Seamonkey Composer
GenericName=SeamonkeyComposer
Exec=/home/kurtis/bin/seamonkey/seamonkey -editor "/home/kurtis/dev/html/KWRNewTab.html"
# Icon=[icon file [optional]]
Type=Application
StartupNotify=true

Notice that I passed a file to the seamonkey program.  This HTML file represents my essential URLs and I have a copy on every
account.

I also copied the above file to /usr/share/applications directory.

sudo cp Desktop/seamonkey-editor.desktop /usr/share/applications/.

Another solution:

1. Install alacate
2. Create new launcher in Main menu (I chose Other)
3. Fill in all the fields but for the command enter: seamoney
   Putting in the parameter -editor /home/kurtis/dev/html/KWRNewTab.html will not let you save the entry.
4. Use this icon: /usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/seamonkey.png
5. Click OK and then close alacarte.
6. Edit the file: ~/.local/share/applications/alacarte-made.desktop
   and add the parameters: -editor /home/kurtis/dev/html/KWRNewTab.html
   to the Exec= line.