Xfce menu Ubuntu Quantal

[Lawrence H. Bulk]

It is easy to have new programs show up in the menu in Xfce.

1. Install the new program (either from within your enabled repositories or
directly from the program's web site [e.g. Ubuntu Tweak, Dropbox, etc.])

2. Determine where the "execute" command is located; often this is in a
"hidden" file in your home folder

3. Open the Settings Manager, click on Main Menu, and navigate to the
folder in which you want the program to appear (Accessories, Development,
etc.)

4. Click on New Item. The Create Launcher dialog box will appear.

5. Enter the program's name; often this will be sufficient and all the
other necessary information will be automatically added

6. If this information is not added, you will have to manually add it
yourself

7. Once all information is added and you have clicked on Create, scroll
down the list in the folder and look for the program

8. Make certain that a) the program is checked and b) the name appears in
regular font (not italicized). After checking the program, you may have to
wait a few seconds for the program's name to appear in regular font

9. At that point, when everything is done, close out the Settings Manager
and go to your Applications menu and the subfolder in which you placed the
new program. Find the program and click on it to make sure you have entered
all information correctly and that the program starts normally. (If it
doesn't, you'll have to go back and start all over again)

10. If you wish, you can create a Launcher in your bottom panel for the
program

I hope that this information is of some use to you.

On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 12:34 PM, Ralf Mardorf
<ralf.mardorf at alice-dsl.net>wrote:

> On Fri, 2013-03-22 at 12:30 +0100, Alf Haakon Lund wrote:
> > I've been troubled too sometimes by installed programs not showing in
> > the menu, and not only on xfce. However, lately I almost don't use the
> > menu anymore.
> >
> > I installed synapse which finds most stuff instantly. Just hit
> > ctrl-space and then some letters associated with the program or file I
> > want to run and done.
> >
> > While not solving your actual problem it might be a feasible workaround.
> >
> > Alf
>
> Thank you,
>
> but I want the DE to fit to my workflow and I'm not willing to change my
> workflow to fit to the DE.
>
> Regards,
> Ralf
>
>
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