Xfce menu Ubuntu Quantal

[Ralf Mardorf]

On Fri, 2013-03-22 at 13:41 -0400, Lawrence H. Bulk wrote:
> 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.

Often an icon isn't used by the Xfce menu or entries can't be sorted in
the order I want them to show up etc. pp., i really need to know where
the config files are. I already know how to configer the Xfce menu this
way.

"Main menu" is the app named "Alacarte". The funny thing is, that
Alacart does show the correct icons and the wanted order of the apps,
but what you see for Alacarte, aka main menu, isn't what you get for the
menu, at least not all the times.