Solved error: Failed to register with host portal QDBusError("org.freedesktop.portal.Error.Failed", "Could not register app ID: App info not found for 'org.quickshell'")

README.md

@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ All moving macros with `<Space>`, `g`, and the recording with `q` are disabled.
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 ## Useful Information
+- If you have an error similar to `Failed to register with host portal QDBusError("org.freedesktop.portal.Error.Failed", "Could not register app ID: App info not found for 'org.quickshell'")` see `./modules/other/desktopEntries.nix`
 - `ls` is an alias for `eza`. If you want more info than the normal `ls` run `eza`, `l`, `ll` or `la`
 - `qtbatticon` is a custom battery icon tray, because `cbatticon` and `batticonplus` did not work. Click on it to get more info about the battery.
 - `man` and `manix` use `fzf` for fuzzy search of pages.  

hosts/laptop/configuration.nix

@@ -250,6 +250,8 @@
     black
     nixd
     # for caelestia
+    kdePackages.qtdeclarative # provides qmlls and other things
+    quickshell # we have it but adding it there solves "WARN qt.qpa.services: Failed to register with host portal QDBusError("org.freedesktop.portal.Error.Failed", "Could not register app ID: App info not found for 'org.quickshell'")"
     gpu-screen-recorder
     fuzzel
     papirus-icon-theme

hosts/laptop/home.nix

@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
     #../../modules/home-manager/obsidian.nix obsidian was replaced with a custom solution
     ../../modules/home-manager/thunderbird.nix # email client
     ../../modules/home-manager/eza.nix # ls replacement
+
+    ../../modules/other/desktopEntries.nix # creates .desktop files
   ];
 
   #programs.nixvim = {

modules/other/desktopEntries.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+  ...
+}:
+# add a desktop entry here if you have an error like
+# Failed to register with host portal QDBusError("org.freedesktop.portal.Error.Failed", "Could not register app ID: App info not found for 'org.quickshell'")
+
+{
+  home.file.".local/share/applications/org.quickshell.desktop" = {
+    enable = true;
+    text = ''
+      [Desktop Entry]
+      Name=QuickShell
+      Comment=QuickShell application
+      Exec=quickshell
+      Icon=utilities-terminal
+      Type=Application
+      Categories=Utility;
+      StartupNotify=true
+      X-DBUS-ServiceName=org.quickshell
+    '';
+  };
+}