KDE Menu Edit problem

Tez binary_y2k2 at blueyonder.co.uk
Wed Jan 17 11:19:47 UTC 2007


marc wrote:
> I have a habit of creating shortcuts on the desktop while testing, then 
> migrating them to the menu if they prove useful. I can't find a simple 
> way to do this with the KDE Menu.
>
> Unlike Windows, with KDE Menu you cannot drag and drop a shortcut 
> directly onto the menu, since the menu will not open when the shortcut 
> is dragged over it.
>
> Similarly, if you open KDE Menu Edit, you can't drag and drop items onto 
> the list - in fact, this seems to sends it into a bit of a short nap.
>
> Finally, you can't copy and paste an item into the KDE Menu Edit list.
>
> So, my question is: Is there a straightforward way to create a KDE Menu 
> item from an existing desktop shortcut/link?
>
>   
You should just be able to copy the link to ~/.kde/share/applnk/ in the 
subdirectory for the menu you want.
For example yo can copy your link to coolapp to 
~/.kde/share/applnk/Utilities/
then it would be in the Utilities menu

Tez






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