OK. I got it to work. Just in case anybody else needs to do this, this is how.
First, you need to put the .desktop files in:
/usr/share/applications/hildon/
I previously mistakingly put them in:
/usr/share/applications/hildon-navigator/
Second, when you puth them in the correct location, you don't need to reboot
and don't need to remove:
/home/user/.osso/
It takes effect just by putting the correct files in:
/usr/share/applications/hildon/
Third, here is a file that both creates a launch item and a selector item for
a local emacs (local-emacs.desktop):
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Emacs
Exec=/usr/bin/emacs
StartupWMClass=emacs
Finally, here is a file that creates just s selector item for a remote emacs
(remote-emacs.desktop):
[Desktop Entry]
Name=emacs at tlamachilistli
StartupWMClass=emacs
Jeff (http://www.ece.purdue.edu/~qobi)
