editing Applications menu, and the 'universe'

[Richard Cochinos]

Hello, 

I'm pretty new using Ubuntu and Gnome for that matter. I've run into an 
issue the wiki wasn't able to fix. I'd like to customize the App. menu 
to include a catagory, "science", as I use alot of R and TeX and others. 

I am  wondering if there is anyone whose been sucessful at getting 
programs out of the universe to appear in the menu.

I've tried going into Nautilus and hitting crtr-l and them typing 
applications:/// , as the wiki states, but I'm returned an error  

"applications:///" not a valid location
please check the spelling and try again

which means I'm basically stuck. I know I can always add launchers to 
the Menu bar, but that getts pretty crowded and I'd like just to have 
them fall into a menu. Other than that - I'm happy with Ubuntu - 
its usuability is excellent, and other than a few quirks I liked about 
window maker, Gnome has won me over. 

regards,
-- 
 - Richard