Create custom application launcher in Unity

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The Ubuntu Unity shell does no longer have a convenient way to create custom application launchers like we had in Gnome 2. It is still possible using the following procedure:

1. Create a .desktop file using: 

 gnome-desktop-item-edit --create-new ~/Applications

2. Drag & drop the .desktop file onto the panel

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