From: nospam@needed.invalid   
      
   On Tue, 9/24/2024 3:33 AM, alex wrote:   
   > $ lsb_release -a && echo Desktop environment: $DESKTOP_SESSION   
   > Description:    Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS   
   > Desktop environment: mate   
   >   
   > $ pwd   
   > /home/USER/.local/share/applications   
   >   
   > $ cat 'Copy Tanti auguri.desktop'   
   > [Desktop Entry]   
   > Name=Copy Tanti auguri   
   > Exec=sh -c "echo -n \"Tanti auguri🠠 
   ¾ðŸŽ�🎂🎉🎊🎈\" | xclip -selection clipboard"   
   > Type=Application   
   > Icon=/home/USER/svago/resources/icons/cake.png   
   > X-Desktop-File-Install-Version=0.27   
   >   
   > $ desktop-file-validate Copy\ Tanti\ auguri.desktop && echo OK   
   > OK   
   >   
   > https://pasteboard.co/C5Xr8c0RD1Rj.png   
   >   
   > Why?   
      
   I could find one hint that "desktop-file-validate does not check the Exec".   
      
   You just know the Exec line is antagonizing the software :-)   
      
   Remove the decorative elements and retest. Maybe this much works ?   
      
   Exec=sh -c "echo -n Tanti auguri | xclip -selection clipboard"   
      
   Add back the other materials, as you get things to work.   
      
   I checked this much in the shell, and it was OK. This   
   means the shell handles more than just ASCII. Good so far.   
      
      echo -n Tanti auguri🠠 
   ¾ðŸŽ�🎂🎉🎊🎈   
      
   Then you can try this much.   
      
      echo -n Tanti auguri🠠 
   ¾ðŸŽ�🎂🎉🎊🎈 | xclip -selection clipboard   
      
   You know how it is with trying to beat shell interpretations -- you   
   never know how many shells are interpreting your workmanship.   
      
      "echo -n \\\"Tanti auguri🠠 
   ¾ðŸŽ�🎂🎉🎊🎈\\\" | xclip -selection clipboard"   
      
   But start simple to begin with, so you are "standing on solid ground" while   
   working.   
   If you push for the most extravagant formulation first, there could be multiple   
   problems with the line, and it can take a lot of hours before it is going   
   to "just work" for you.   
      
     Paul   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)