How do i rename icons in the applications list

Asked by curtis farley

How do i rename icons in the applications list in Ubuntu 10.10 Netbook Edition? Some Open Office Icons have truncated names, because they are so long. I'd like to shorten them.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
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You can edit the .desktop files in /usr/share/applications and it will change them, you may need to log off and on but that is how you can change them

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