Hi, Im also running elementory. I tried the steps provided and added the .sh extension to the file but it doesn't show up in the applications directory. I placed the .desktop file in the suggested location. Here is the content of my .desktop file
[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Left
GenericName=Left
Comment=Left
Exec=/opt/Left/Left.sh
Icon=/opt/Left/resources/app/icon.png
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Office;IDE; Any help you could provide would be great.