Tom
This is identical to what I'm finding. It seems to be a misguided link
(typo) in the source code. It should be any easy fix even for me :-) Just
need to do it source I believe instead of a user configurable area.
James
At 09:21 AM 6/17/00, you wrote:
>Tom....nope, first off there is no /usr/share/kde (whatever)
>to change permissions on, Second, kmenuedit launches just
>fine from the command line or from it's other link in K(menu),
>but not from the link in the chain K(menu)->Panel->Edit
>Menus.
>
>When selected it pops up an applet that says that the menu
>editor is not installed and persents a button with oops! on
>it. This doesn't sound like permissions to me, it sounds like
>a link to nothing.
>
>I'd just like to know where that link is in the directory tree
>so I can fix it.
>
>Alan
>
>
>Tom Brinkman wrote:
> >
> > On Sat, 17 Jun 2000, you wrote:
> > > On Fri, 16 (06/00) at 19:49 +0000, James Sparenberg
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > All,
> > > > Ok I've answered my own question. It seems to be a link
> problem in the
> > > > menu. If I go to Configure > Other > MenuEdit I get the menu
> editor. If
> > > > I go to Panel > Edit Menu It tells me that the menu editor isn't
> > > > installed. Hmmmm guess I need to file a bug report. The Panel icon of
> > > > course isn't editable arrrggghh. Thanks
> > > ---tom:---
> > >
> > > It is. You either change the permissions on the appropriate directory
> > > (/usr/share/kde something) or start the menu editor as root (su on
> > > terminal and start it from there.)
> > >
> > > Regards
> > >
> > > tom
> >
> > This might just be my particular install (7.1/expert/devel),
> > but before 7.1, I always 'su'd to root and started 'kmenuedit' that
> > way. Still works but the changes both to the menu and the panel
> > aren't 'permanent'. Sooner or later they're lost. I have found
> > that logging out of user, and then back into root's desktop,
> > running the menu editor from there, then the changes will be kept.
> > --
> > ~~ Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > At 07:05 PM 6/16/00, you wrote:
> > > > >All,
> > > > > With 7.1 installed. and finally running I've been "tweeking"
> kde etc
> > > > > to my liking and I've run into two problems. First the rpm
> install from
> > > > > kdepackage of the secure kernel patch had some real trouble, It
> wouldn't
> > > > > complete the install. I went into shell forced it to re-install
> ran ln
> > > > > -sf to make the links and now all is fine.
> > > > > The second one is one I haven't figured out. I seem to have
> lost the
> > > > > ability to edit menu items. It simple gives me a popup error stating
> > > > > that the menu editor is not installed. I've checked and except
> for some
> > > > > games PPP and ISDN programs I've got all of KDE installed. Does
> anyone
> > > > > know what RPM should give me the menu editor? Otherwise all goes
> well so far.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >James
> > > > >
> > > > >P.S. Thanks for the help in advance
> > > > >
> > > ---end quoted text---
> > >
> > > --
> > > Thomas 'tom' Berger, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.mandrakeuser.org/
> > > "Outside? Outside what?"
> > > (http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20000612&mode=classic)
> > > All advice provided without warranty of any kind. I *may* be wrong ...
