Use command line to add application to gnome classic panel?

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Published on 2012-11-20T16:43:18Z Indexed on 2012/11/20 17:20 UTC
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How can I add an application shortcut to a panel in gnome-classic, using the command line?

I used dconf watch / to see what was happening when I did it by hand, but when I try reproducing that myself:

dmd@rossum:~ $ dconf write '/org/gnome/gnome-panel/layout/objects/test1234/object-iid' 'PanelInternalFactory::Launcher'
error: 0-1:unknown keyword

I run into trouble right away.

How can I add (e.g.) a terminal launcher icon to a panel using the command line?

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