fix GNOME desktop entry instructions

[meonkeys]

Gotta use absolute paths in Exec in .desktop files or they don't show up automatically. Not sure if this is true for everyone/always, but it was for me.

Sources:

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=256867

https://discourse.gnome.org/t/application-entries-desktop-not-displayed/3670

https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/how-to-create-a-desktop-file-to-show-up-among-my-apps/128596/5

These sources indicate the underlying issue appears has to do with an issue with the user's non-interactive path, but I think the issue might actually be the tilde is not expanded. I didn't attempt to debug further, I just used an absolute path and it worked (they immediately started showing up when I press the "Super" key). Using an absolute path seems like the safer (and more annoying) way to go to make it work for most people. I do wish tilde worked more reliably.

FFR, my desktop right now is GNOME, as shipped with 64-bit Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. I think that means GNOME 3 and Wayland.

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Update GNOME desktop entry instructions to use absolute paths in src/running-on-gnome.rst.

• Documentation:
  • Update src/running-on-gnome.rst to use absolute paths in Exec field of .desktop files for GNOME desktop entries.
  • Replace Exec="~/.local/opt/activitywatch/start.sh" with Exec="/home/user/.local/opt/activitywatch/start.sh".
  • Replace Exec="~/.local/opt/activitywatch/kill.sh" with Exec="/home/user/.local/opt/activitywatch/kill.sh".

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1. src/running-on-gnome.rst:39

• Draft comment:
  Remove the double quotes around the Exec path as they are unnecessary and could cause issues.

  Exec=/home/user/.local/opt/activitywatch/start.sh

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2. src/running-on-gnome.rst:54

• Draft comment:
  Remove the double quotes around the Exec path as they are unnecessary and could cause issues.

  Exec=/home/user/.local/opt/activitywatch/kill.sh

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