[xubuntu-users] How can I edit the whisker menu

[Victor Forberger]

On 03/03/2016 09:15 AM, Lutz Andersohn wrote:
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> On Wed, 2016-03-02 at 20:25 -0800, Kevin O'Gorman wrote:
>> On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 8:27 AM, Lutz Andersohn <landersohn at gmail.com
>> <mailto:landersohn at gmail.com>> wrote: 
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>>     On Tue, 2016-03-01 at 21:09 -0800, Kevin O'Gorman wrote:
>>>     I'm baffled by the whisker menu.  I want to edit what's in it,
>>>     but I'm having little luck.  I'm not even sure what doc to read.
>>>
>>>
>>>     So, of course, I right-clicked on the icon, and went to Edit
>>>     Applications.  On expanding "System" I see a long list of
>>>     applications, including Menu Editor, which sounded promising. 
>>>     But despite appearing in the list for System, it does not appear
>>>     in the actual whisker menu under System and I don't see any
>>>     option to make it do so.  If I can't do that, I don't have much
>>>     hope of adding anything that's actually new.
>>>
>>>
>>>     So what obvious thing is it that I'm missing?  I think what I'm
>>>     looking for should be obvious, and I'm afraid I missed the
>>>     obvious (this is more and more frequent as I get older).
>>>
>>>     -- 
>>>     Kevin O'Gorman
>>>
>>>     #define QUESTION ((bb) || (!bb))   /* Shakespeare */
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>>>     	Please consider the environment before printing this email.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>     Whisker menu assembles the menu from the various *.desktop files
>>     it finds.
>>     Adding a custom item is very easy using MenuLibre: MenuLibre
>>     essentially creates a *.desktop file and Whisker picks it up.
>>     I do that all the time.
>>
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>> I tried looking for *.desktop files, and didn't find anything very
>> helpful -- possibly because there are so many in so many places, and
>> very few of them with names that relate to things I see in the whisker
>> menu.  Also you neglect to connect the dots, and give any help in
>> figuring out just what you accomplish and just how you accomplish it.
>>
>>
>> I'm really floundering here.  How do I get started?
>>
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>> -- 
>> Kevin O'Gorman
>>
>> #define QUESTION ((bb) || (!bb))   /* Shakespeare */
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>> 	Please consider the environment before printing this email.
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> 
> for what it's worth, the desktop files live in
> /usr/share/applications
> and ~/.local/share/applications
> 
> for the most part. Custom entries you make using MenuLibre (or other
> editors) usually go into the latter directory.
> Maybe I misunderstood your question but I think you want to add a custom
> launcher
> If you want step-by-step instuctions to add a custom launcher:
> - open MenuLibre from the Setup window
> - Select your category, click "Add"-"Add Launcher" and enter your custom
> launcher: the program to start, name and so on.
> - Save
> 
> Next time you open whisker menu and look at the category where you just
> created the new launcher, it will be there.
> 
> 
> -- 
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Official documentation about customizing menus and panels are available at:

http://docs.xubuntu.org/1404/settings-preferences.html

- Victor

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