LÖVE

I have been using love on windows for a while, and well, I love love. Trouble is, I also love ubuntu.

I just installed 0.7.2 using synaptic. The main executable runs fine - integration into unity is fine...

My trouble is, when I double click on a .love file, I get the same window as if I were to run the main love executable alone. So, the spinning love logo...

What's the issue here? It's the same also if I try to do this from the terminal, with or without a sudo.

In this specific case, I'm trying to run In Your Face City Trains, or iyfct.love. Nothing fancy or silly.

Help?

It seems you need to edit /usr/share/applications/love.desktop, specifically the Exec line. should be Apparently, some desktops don't do this by default (and this may very well be according to the specifications), and this should be fixed for the next release.

You're correct in that the Exec line was missing the %U, but this did not solve the problem.

I have changed that line, restarted my computer, and verified that the change stuck. But still, from the desktop or command line, I still only see the basic spinning LOVE logo.

Could you give us more information about what you have and what you do? Some screenshots for example?

I don't think anyone of us can find the solution with the information we have now.

Did you try to run it from the terminal? (command 'love path/of/file.love')

I know older versions (amongst which most probably 0.7.2) can be affected by a folder named 'love' in the working directory. Maybe the launcher runs it from a path that has a folder like that?

My desktop:


When I double click an a .love file:


When I run from terminal:


When I run from terminal with full path:


The Exec line of /usr/share/applications/LOVE:


As I said, Ubuntu 11.10, LOVE 0.7.2 installed via Synaptic.