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Add tip for absolute Exec path in documentation
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Update src/running-on-gnome.rst
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Expand Up @@ -58,3 +58,16 @@ Then you can create two desktop files for these scripts to show up among your ap
Version=1.0
Icon=activitywatch
Categories=Utility;

.. tip::
You will most likely have to replace the :code:`Exec` path using the `~` shorthand with a full absolute path, as `~` is not expanded in desktop files.
That is:

:code:`Exec="~/.local/opt/activitywatch/kill.sh"`

Replaced with

:code:`Exec="/home/<your-username>/.local/opt/activitywatch/kill.sh"`

With `<your-username>` replaced with your username.